There is little dispute over the notion that a man who is not married to the mother of his child should pay the child support that a court has ordered of him. The term "deadbeat dad" is one without many equals for eliciting a negative reaction in our society. However, a recent case out of Detroit, Mich., highlights the reality that in some instances, the sometimes aggressive laws that are designed to provide for a...
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How many of you have experienced going to your mailbox and finding a ticket issued courtesy of a red light camera? These sneaky machines have become popular in high-traffic areas across the country. Still, they are also controversial in both their legality and in the motivations of the elected officials who choose to install them. Houston discontinued their use of these cameras after they were voted down in a 2010 referendum. And now the Houston...
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How many of us pride ourselves on the ability to multitask? Did you know that our brains are not actually capable of focusing effectively on more than one task at a time? While we do have an amazing machine inside our skulls that can take in billions of pieces of information every day, when needing to engage in an activity, the brain must "task switch" from one to the other. This neurological fact is critically...
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The nation is understandably worried about a health danger that has reached our shores for the first time. And here is Texas, the anxiety is perhaps felt even more acutely as the one person known to have tested positive for Ebola and then eventually die from the horrific diagnosis in our country was here within the borders of our state. We have been reassured by the Centers for Disease Control that the United States is...
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The star of the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Peterson, is a favorite of both fans watching the sport and fantasy football team owners. He is a marquee player in every stadium that he enters, and had the football world in awe as he returned to the field in 2012 to record impressive statistics just months after ACL surgery. Now, he faces some criminal charges that may change how he is viewed by fans and whether he...
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Following the release of new video by TMZ Sports, the Baltimore Ravens decided this week to terminate its contract with star running back Ray Rice. The condemning footage, taken inside an elevator at an Atlantic City casino, shows Rice hitting his then-fiancee Janay Palmer, causing her head to slam into a railing. She was rendered unconscious by the hit. Video that had been released earlier this year showed Rice dragging Palmer out of the elevator,...
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As certainly anyone in Texas knows, high school and college football are both in full swing with crowds filling stadiums across the state every Friday night and Saturday. And this week, players with the National Football League take to the field for the start of their regular season. Depending on their particular allegiance, fans are wondering if the Dallas Cowboys can find a way to make it to the playoffs this year under the leadership...
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It is difficult to be asked into your boss' office to have him tell you that your work performance is unacceptable or maybe even that you are being fired. But, it may be even worse to have your employer call you a liar during a press conference held in one of the largest cities in the country and insist you never will work for him again. Sergeant Ryan Chandler, who worked for the homicide division...
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Even though the final episode aired on AMC almost a year ago, Breaking Bad was placed back into the spotlight this week as it dominated the Emmy Awards. Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Drama Series - these categories and others were won by the show about a high school chemistry teacher who manufactures meth when a cancer diagnosis leaves him worried about the fate of his family. While all of the...
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The notion of politicians being viewed as criminals is nothing new. Our country's history is filled with stories of elected officials who altered ballot counts and stole money and did drugs and bribed voters and occasionally even murdered. Even in the state of Texas, our politicians have not found themselves immune from charges of wrongdoing in recent years. What is unusual, however, is for a longstanding sitting governor to be indicted on federal charges. In...
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