Entries by Billy Cunningham

The Justice System Exposes Corporate Safety Shenanigans Again

What we would know about the defective General Motors’ (GM) defective ignition switch that has resulted in the injuries and deaths of innocent people without the civil Justice system?  NOTHING!   When a corporation like GM makes a dangerous product that results in people being killed or injured, should the defects or deaths and injuries be […]

Marine Corps Toys for Tots

This is Billy Cunningham, a member of the Cpl. Joseph Whitehead Marine Corps League Detachment #1370 in Gulf Shores, helping to organize the toys collected for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.  He says his contribution was small compared to the hard work of other detachment members, especially Steve and Freda Fleming.  The detachment […]

Railroad Crossings Need Lights and Gates

Railroad crossings are dangerous places.  Trains are rolling down a track with an inability to stop if a car is on the track.  Those cars need to be adequately warned before ever getting on the track.  The best protection to warn these cars are flashing lights and gates.  However, railroad companies do not want to […]

NURSING HOME OMBUDSMEN

On Monday, January 28, 2013, USA Today had an article about ombudsmen and their authority to look out for the health, safety and rights of elderly or disabled people living in nursing homes or assisted-living centers.  The Long-Term Care Ombudsmen Program was authorized by the Older American Act of 1965 and was set up to […]