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• CNN Anchor Thomas Roberts Tells His Tale of Abuse

  Joe Saunders | March 13, 2007 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  For Thomas Roberts, the abuse remained in the shadows. As a successful CNN news anchor, Roberts had buried the hurt, anger, and shame of the abuse-even from himself. Finally, after suffering in silence and fear for 20 years, Roberts came forth and told his tale of horror. Many sexual abuse survivors tell similar tales. They are fearful of recrimination, rejection, and most of all, once again...

• Contaminated Groundwater Found in Sarasota County Landfill

  Joe Saunders | September 20, 2008 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Unsafe levels of iron, arsenic and ammonia have been discovered in the Central County landfill causing concerns about other landfills and a project at Cowpen Slough to convert its water into...

• Hulk Hogan's Son Charged in Auto Accident

  Joe Saunders | November 08, 2007 6:40 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  It took a few months but Nick Bollea, 17 year old son of former wrestler Hulk Hogan, has been charged with felony reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. Toxicology reports show that Bollea was drinking during the day of the accident. However, tests showed that the level of alcohol in his blood was half that in which he'd be considered impaired. He will face a charge of underage...

• New Abuse Case Involves Priest Who Worked in Florida

  Joe Saunders | December 05, 2008 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  I filed another lawsuit this week against the former Rev. Richard Emerson and the Diocese of Gary. Previous lawsuits stem from Emerson's tenure in Florida when he was a priest on loan from the...

• Should Energy Drinks Carry Warning Labels?

  Joe Saunders | September 30, 2008 10:45 AM | 1 CommentSarasota, FL

  We've all seen them in our supermarkets, grocery stores, and gas stations. They're the super caffeinated drinks that some are using as a "pick me up" or a boost of energy prior to exercise or a...

• Diocese of Venice and Priest Abuse

  Joe Saunders | September 04, 2008 8:28 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  While the Catholic Diocese of Venice has escaped the headlines that some dioceses have received regarding the Catholic priest sexual abuse of minors, the Diocese is not without its history in this...

• Death by Taser in Canada

  Joe Saunders | November 17, 2007 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Robert Dziekanski had just landed in Vancouver on his first-ever flight. He was forty years old and about to start a new life in British Columbia with his mother. According to one witness who videotaped the event, Dziekanski was acting erratically but not violently. No drugs or alcohol were involved. Yet, the police confronted him and 46 seconds later tasered him to death. He was hit with...

• FDA Approves New Medtronic Stent in Spite of Report

  Joe Saunders | October 11, 2007 5:31 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  In spite of a recent scientific report citing certain health risks, the FDA voted to approve Medtronic's new cardiac stent, Endeavor. Data published a few days before the vote raised questions about the risk of blood clots linked to use of the drug coated stent. However, the FDA panel did suggest the FDA require that Medtronic conduct a 5 year post-approval study to assess the risks...

• FDA Cites Cold Medicine Dangers for Children

  Joe Saunders | September 29, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Cold and cough medicines purchased over the counter for children under six years of age can cause serious side effects, including death, concluded an FDA analysis of the safety of children's cold and cough medicines. The FDA has had 54 reports of children's death as a result of using decongesants containing pseudoephedrine, phenylephrine and ephedrine. The FDA has told companies marketing...

• Congress Gives FDA More Power to Monitor Drug Safety

  Joe Saunders | September 21, 2007 8:18 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Congress has passed legislation giving the FDA new powers of oversight concerning the pharmaceutical industry including more authority to require changes to drug labels, demand additional safety studies and limit the distribution of medications when safety concerns arise. The new legislation includes an interesting twist in that it may limit protection of pharmaceutical companies for drugs that...