Joey LeMay

Joey LeMay is a former MintPress Staff Writer. He has worked in the newspaper industry as an editor, editorial board member and award-winning editorial writer.

Mass. Takes Dated Approach To Justice System With ‘Three Strikes’ Law

(MintPress) – The state of Massachusetts is taking a throwback approach to its justice system by revitalizing a once-popular three strikes policy which takes aim at repeat offenders. A three strikes law typically imposes extended prison terms or life sentences for those who are convicted of three or more criminal offenses. Critics of the law, […]

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By Joey LeMay
In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, Stanford law student Susannah Karlsson works on the case of Shane Taylor at the Mills Legal Clinic on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calf. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(MintPress) – The state of Massachusetts is taking a throwback approach to its justice system by revitalizing a once-popular three strikes policy which takes aim at repeat offenders. A three strikes law typically imposes extended prison terms or life sentences for those who are convicted of three or more criminal offenses. Critics of the law,

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Despite Industry’s Profits, Professional Wrestlers Still Struggle Without Health Insurance

(MintPress) – Throughout parts of the 1980s and 1990s, James Harris was one of the many attractions that filled arenas across the country for the World Wrestling Federation. He performed under the name Kamala and grew into one of the industry’s most recognizable performers of the modern era. But time has not been kind to […]

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By Joey LeMay
In this image released by WWE, actor and wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson competes in the 25th Anniversary of Survivor Series at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 in New York. (AP Photo/WWE)

(MintPress) – Throughout parts of the 1980s and 1990s, James Harris was one of the many attractions that filled arenas across the country for the World Wrestling Federation. He performed under the name Kamala and grew into one of the industry’s most recognizable performers of the modern era. But time has not been kind to Harris. Over the course of

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Have a ‘Good’ Job? Be Thankful – Less Than One-Quarter Of Americans Do

(MintPress) – If there’s one unifying factor for Americans of all walks of life, it’s the worry of a stubbornly high unemployment rate. Those who once complained about their jobs have been muted by those who complain about not having a job. But an overwhelming majority of Americans could have another gripe on their hands: […]

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In this July 25, 2012 file photo, job seekers visit a Primerica booth at a job fair in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

(MintPress) – If there’s one unifying factor for Americans of all walks of life, it’s the worry of a stubbornly high unemployment rate. Those who once complained about their jobs have been muted by those who complain about not having a job. But an overwhelming majority of Americans could have another gripe on their hands: They don’t have a “good

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Cybersecurity Bill Defeat Adds To Long List Of Failed Internet Legislation

(MintPress) – Nearly a week ago, a GOP filibuster blocked a cybersecurity bill that would have created security standards for the computer systems that oversee the country’s most important infrastructure, such as mass transit systems and power grids. The bill has since been shelved by Congress, but President Barack Obama has insisted that America has not […]

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Physical Infrastructure Issues Government Accountability Office Director Mark Goldstein, right, with Federal Protective Service Director L. Eric Patterson, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday, July 24, 2012, before the House subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies hearing on securing federal facilities. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

(MintPress) – Nearly a week ago, a GOP filibuster blocked a cybersecurity bill that would have created security standards for the computer systems that oversee the country’s most important infrastructure, such as mass transit systems and power grids. The bill has since been shelved by Congress, but President Barack Obama has insisted that America

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Massive Olympic Spread Displaces Locals, Exiles Homeless Populations

(MintPress) – Much of what the world thinks it knows about East London was probably learned over the past week and a half during tributes to the Olympic Games. A sprawling Olympic park with state-of-the-art athletic facilities and contemporary apartment-style living for the athletes defines East London during the pomp and circumstance of these Games. […]

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A homeless man sits on a sofa where houses were demolished in the Favela do Metro shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Residents of communities like Metro, located on the surroundings of the Maracana stadium, are being pushed out of their homes to make way for new roads, Olympic venues, and other projects as part of preparations to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

(MintPress) – Much of what the world thinks it knows about East London was probably learned over the past week and a half during tributes to the Olympic Games. A sprawling Olympic park with state-of-the-art athletic facilities and contemporary apartment-style living for the athletes defines East London during the pomp and circumstance of these

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Docs Show History Of Hazardous Waste Site In City Park Near Illness Cluster

This is Part Three of a MintPress series about a cluster of rare illnesses in a Minneapolis, Minn. suburb. Click here to read Part One. Click here to read Part Two. (MintPress) – During the spring of 1989, Jeremy Hurkman and his friends stumbled upon a rare site at a public park in Brooklyn Park, Minn. – a northern […]

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Kim Hutchens researches a cluster of rare illnesses and cancers in areas of Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Photo by Joey LeMay/MintPress)

This is Part Three of a MintPress series about a cluster of rare illnesses in a Minneapolis, Minn. suburb. Click here to read Part One. Click here to read Part Two. (MintPress) – During the spring of 1989, Jeremy Hurkman and his friends stumbled upon a rare site at a public park in Brooklyn Park, Minn. - a northern suburb of Minneapolis.

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Despite Obama’s Plans, FFHA Rejects President’s Proposal To Help Those In Underwater Mortgages

(MintPress) – President Barack Obama had lofty ambitions for his multi-faceted approach to turn around America’s reeling economy. Earlier in the week, however, one of those goals was belittled and shot down. A major piece of Obama’s campaign when he took office at the peak of the economic downturn was to ease the impacts of […]

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By Joey LeMay
Fannie Mae on Wisconsin Avenue, in northwest Washington, Friday, July 11, 2008. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

(MintPress) – President Barack Obama had lofty ambitions for his multi-faceted approach to turn around America’s reeling economy. Earlier in the week, however, one of those goals was belittled and shot down. A major piece of Obama’s campaign when he took office at the peak of the economic downturn was to ease the impacts of the housing crisis by

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