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Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Since L.A. Judge Charles Lee was our Lawyer of 1984 , we're giving a different attorney Lawyer of the Day "honors." Joseph Levine of New York is helping to give a bad name to both lawyers and gamblers. He's pleaded guilty to second-degree grand larceny, after stealing more than $400,000 from his clients, including money that was to be used for heart surgery for his client's daughter. That's cold....
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Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Charles Lee is a UVA Law grad, former Latham & Watkins-ite , soon-to-be-retired judge in L.A. Superior Court, and "Chef de Mission" for the 2008 Olympics. But back in 1984, he was the lawyer who saved the Olympic Games. Beijing has its hands full this year with pollution, rioting migrant workers, and sea-blanketing algae blooms in the Olympics sailing venue. Back in 1984, Los Angeles faced a challenge...
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Inhabitat (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
BIOS Design Collective is a working group of academic and professional designers “exploring the application of biological patterns to architecture.” The latest project to pull natural science into the built environment is the PhotoBioReactor Sculpture by Charles Lee. Part sculpture, part renewable fuel factory and part bio-remediation plant, the design brings artistic, yet functional, forms [...]
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
An environmental group has lined up against Orange County in its lawsuit to tap into sensitive lakes in the Kissimmee River basin, and a Realtors group also has blasted county leaders for waging the fight. Charles Lee, Audubon of Florida...
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BlueNC - Comments (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Remember Charles Lee Whitman? You know, the University of Texas Bell Tower Shooter. He used a bolt action like the one pictured above to kill 18 students. He was stopped from killing far more by students who retrieved their personally owned rifles. These students kept Mr. Whitman pinned down until police and more armed citizens could ascend the tower steps and kill him. Motivations of the shooter...
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BlueNC - Comments (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Remember Charles Lee Whitman? You know, the University of Texas Bell Tower Shooter. He used a bolt action like the one pictured above to kill 18 students. He was stopped from killing far more by students who retrieved their personally owned rifles. These students kept Mr. Whitman pinned down until police and more armed citizens could ascend the tower steps and kill him. Motivations of the shooter...
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STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008
No one seemed to know the level of anguish behind Thornton's smile. His deception. His delusion. His demons. Most folks around town knew about the spectacle of Thornton's protests against City Hall. The histrionics at meetings. The lawsuits.
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Busted Coverage (Free subscription) | 05/02/2008
The wrong path in life: from NFL to prison. “Cuff ‘Em” is a daily look at who’s in trouble with the law. It's our hope to limit this to 5 sports-related morons, but it can be modified at our discretion or if there is a sudden outbreak of superior stupidity. We can't make up this charade. Another [...]
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Motionographer (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Nice reel from Josh Michnik aka Charlesleelovesyou.com, take a peek! Post from: Motionographer
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/28/2008
KIRKWOOD | The man who killed five people at Kirkwood City Hall used a stolen gun. Police have no idea where Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton got the weapon. Thornton killed two police officers, two members of the city council and the public works director in a rampage at a council meeting earlier this month.
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In Search of Enlightenment (Free subscription) | 02/16/2008
The latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine has this interesting article by Charles Lee and Cynthia Morton entitled "Structural Genomic Variation and Personalized Medicine". The article appears in the section for "Clinical Implications of Basic Research". The authors note the importance of this recent study which revealed that the almost exclusive attention given to qualitative differences...
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kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 02/16/2008
Mayor Mike Swoboda, in critical condition since being shot Feb. 7 by Charles Lee Thornton at a City Council meeting, on Friday showed signs of improvement.
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STLtoday.com (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
An autopsy showed that Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton was struck twice by police bullets to end his deadly shooting rampage Feb. 7 at Kirkwood City Hall.
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Dvorak Uncensored (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton Associated Press - 2/8/08: A gunman carrying a grudge against City Hall left a suicide note on his bed warning “the truth will come out in the end,” before he went on a deadly shooting spree at a council meeting, his brother told The Associated Press on Friday. Arthur Thornton, 42, said in an [...]
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton always seemed to be fighting City Hall. Even before he shot and killed five people at a City Council meeting, thousands of dollars in parking tickets and citations piled up against the asphalt company owner. He raged at meetings...
