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Jacquielynn Floyd

02/19/2010

Customers say Oncor gave them cold shoulder after record snow
The lights are back on (for the most part) after North Texas' spectacular and wretchedly inconvenient snowfall. It's possible, though, that Oncor still has some repair work to do.

02/16/2010

Texas kids' sex ed programs shouldn't end at 'don't'
Despite my abiding love for this state, there are times when it seems like the house is burning down while we're all out in the yard arguing over which nozzle to use on the garden hose.

02/12/2010

Conversation Hearts overhaul is tough for some fans to swallow
Sometimes it's the lesser tradition – the fruitcake, the dreidel, the Easter basket lined with shredded cellophane "grass" – that infuses the holiday with greater meaning.

JUST WONDERING? SWEET SUGGESTIONS
Does Necco accept suggested sayings for its Sweethearts Conversation Hearts?

02/09/2010

Cheers for a city that never gave up on itself
The city of New Orleans, its back-from-the-ashes football team, its delirious fans, are breathing magical life into the old cliché.

02/06/2010

Jury right to give father part of the blame in child's death
No one disputes that Valeria Maxon was dangerously psychotic.

02/04/2010

The voters deserve so much more than Hodge
Just six weeks ago, veteran state Rep. Terri Hodge seemed majestically indifferent to the fraud and bribery charges she faced.

02/03/2010

Rep. Terri Hodge read the writing on the wall
Just six weeks ago, veteran state Rep. Terri Hodge seemed majestically indifferent to the fraud and bribery charges she faced.

02/02/2010

Gadgets create more road hazards
My 10-year-old car came factory-equipped with a picnic table.

01/29/2010

Sudden, tragic impulse led to boy's suicide, family says
It's no disrespect to observe that 9-year-old Montana Lance was what most parents would characterize as "a handful," a bright, excitable boy whose impatience sometimes got the best of him.

01/26/2010

Dragging kids by the hair into legal fights can hurt them
Now that last week's most famous 4-year-old, Taylor Pugh, is back in class, I can say with absolute candor that I have absolutely no interest in the length of his hair.

01/25/2010