Suzie Whitman of Highland Village: Children are always watching
"What's wrong with kids today?" That has been the lament of every generation since the beginning of time. Each one believes the youth of their era is worse than the previous.
Ashleigh Heaton of Coppell: Olympic athletes outshine sports
I wish every day was the Olympics – and not just because of the sports.
Keith A. Brown: We are desecrating the Trinity Forest
In the 1820s, the Tawakoni tribe came into conflict with Anglo-American settlers. The name Tawakoni is interpreted as "river bend among red sand hills." True to their name, they had settled in Texas near the Brazos River. Forced by settlers to endure a migration northward, they spent time along the Trinity River as well.
Leeanne Rebic Hay: Without cash, small businesses don't have a prayer in the legal system
I chuckle every time I hear these "economists" spout their platitudes about how a "down economy" is a great time to start a small business. In December on this page, I wrote about the government abandoning the small-business person. Now I'm going to share with you how small business gets beaten down by dishonest employees and the judicial system. Get a cup of coffee ...
Lorrie Irby Jackson of Garland: If life were like the movies, we'd forgive more easily
It had all the makings of a clichéd, Kleenex-crumpling cry-fest: an alcoholic mother, an embittered daughter and all the heart-wrenching drama the two of them could create. But the Lifetime film Sins of the Mother , which premiered Sunday, actually proved to be a compelling one – thanks to its honest portrayal of working toward forgiveness.
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