The Law Works - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Thursday at 8:30 pm on WV PBS

Friday at 11:00 am on WV PBS2
The Law Works is a weekly show on West Virginia PBS discussing legal issues that affect daily life. The Law Works considers issues ranging from how to buy a house, to identity theft, and wiretapping.

July 8, 2010

What is America?

Since the sixteenth century, people have been coming to America. They have come for a a variety of purposes: Some seeking religious freedom, some to find their fortune, some just wanted a chance at a better life. Some had no choice. To most, America was the land of opportunity and hope. What is it today?

Links

US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services

Previously on The Law Works

July 1, 2010

Community Medical Centers

Is there a right to health care? If there is, how do you get it? Low income or unemployed, expensive insurance, rising health care costs. These things do not make for easy access to medical care. What can you do?

Links

Find a Community Health Center (USDHHS)

June 24, 2010

Real Answers to Real Questions about Estate Planning

Sometimes people who should be planning their estate, and that includes all of us, put off doing it because we are afraid we will not know the answers to the questions their attorney might ask. Well, we can help.

June 3, 2010

Governments' Role In Mine Safety

Last week we talked about the culture of safety necessary for the protection of our coal miners. But there is another factor important to safety in coal mines - enforcement of mine safety laws by State and Federal officials.

May 27, 2010

Mine Safety

There has been much discussion lately about mine safety, or perhaps the lack of it, and much finger pointing. But what is the process to ensure the safety of miners supposed to be? Who is responsible to see that it is done properly?

May 20, 2010

Wv Secretary of State

We have all heard of allegations of voter fraud, of rigged elections. How are we protected from such things? The person in charge of elections is the Secretary of State.

Dan Ringer has worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting as a volunteer since 1987 in several capacities, including as co-host of 2 prior public affairs series - On the Line With ... and Stateline Friday. He has also hosted numerous WV PBS specials concerning education, voters' rights, and political candidate debates. In 1999 Dan was named WV's first Lawyer Citizen of the Year of the WV Bar Foundation. He served as president of the WV State Bar 1999-2000 and was named the Practitioner of the Year by the American Bar Association in 2000. Dan practices law in Morgantown.

Recent Episodes of The Law Works

July 8

What is America?

July 1

Community Medical Centers

June 24

Real Answers to Real Questions about Estate Planning

June 3

Governments' Role In Mine Safety

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