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Joe Hazelbaker is an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Ohio and a small sporting goods retail business owner. He lives in Southeastern Ohio with his daughter.

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Sports & Recreation > Hunting Is hunting animals a legitimate sport?: 3 of 25
A sport is, by definition, an activity requiring athletic skill or prowess and of a competitive nature. Many textbook definitions include "hunting" as an example of the term. In its purest form, I too believe hunting belongs in that category. Unfortunately, however, too often hunting is pursued in an unethical and unsportsman... More..
Personal Finance > Health Insurance How to handle a health insurance claim dispute: 1 of 8
Heath insurance is a legal contract that binds both parties. If your insurer underpays or won't pay at all, you have enforceable rights. Here's how to handle the handlers.This article will discuss the three options you have for challenging a health insurance claim. First, however, the article discusses several tips you can us... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hiking & Backpacking How to break in new hiking boots: 1 of 8
As the owner of a specialty outdoor store, I get asked the question "how do I break in new hiking boots" quite a lot. Just as the materials, techniques, and styles of hiking footwear have changed so has the answer to this question. Today, many types of hiking footwear are wearable "out of the box." I'll discuss the issue in m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Constitutional & Contract Law Understanding the difference between libel and slander: 1 of 8
Historically, written defamation has been called libel, while spoken defamation has been called slander. In Ohio, where I practice, and other states, this distinction has been eliminated and courts simply refer to both acts simply as defamation. Thus, in many places, there is no longer a difference between libel and slander.T... More..
Home & Garden > Trees & Shrubs How trees affect the atmosphere: 1 of 8
Most of us value trees for their aesthetic and other tangible contributions they make to our lives. There are, however, greater intangible, or at least less directly tangible, benefits of trees, without which lifewellit just wouldn't be.Trees are the most efficient members of the carbon cycle, that crazy process whereby the w... More..
Home & Garden > Trees & Shrubs How to plant a containerized tree: 1 of 8
Containerized trees are probably the most commonly purchased and planted. Trees in containers are large enough to make a difference in the landscape, have enough root growth to allow the tree to become firmly established, but are small and light enough to be easily handled.Containerized trees can be planted any time of year. ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hiking & Backpacking The difference between internal frame and external frame backpacks: 1 of 7
Backpackers have two options when choosing a backpack frame: "external" or "internal". Those words describe the major differences between these two categories of backpacks: internal frames have the frame (or frame sheet) on the inside while external frames have the frame on the outside. Simple as that.~ BACKGROUND ~Back in th... More..
Relationships & Family > Marriage & Divorce (Other) The government's role in marriage: 1 of 7
Marriage can be both a legal contract and a sacred contract. In order to be formally married in the United States one must accept the rights and responsibilities associated with the legal contract, but not necessarily those of the sacred or religious contract. These legal rights and responsibilities are created by state gover... More..
Personal Finance > Health Insurance Should you contribute to a health savings account?: 1 of 7
There are two and only two situations where you can and should consider a health savings account (HSA): 1) when you have a high deductible health insurance plan, or 2) you're relatively healthy and are paying high premiums for a low deductible health plan.HIGH DEDUCTIBLEIndividuals who are unable to obtain a health insurance ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Birthday gift horror stories: 3 of 19
I've never been much of a romantic, but giving a set of new tires to my wife for her birthday plummeted me on her list of most romantic men (considerably below Mr. T, I imagine). Yes, please pity this fool.It's not that I thought tires were romantic. In fact, SHE had mentioned that she thought we should spend birthday money o... More..