Kids
Recent News About Kids
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Nothing funny about this humerus lawsuit
In the 2002 caper comedy, "Stealing Harvard," the ethically-challenged Duff (Tom Green) convinces his more scrupulous friend John (Jason Lee) that it's okay to burglarize a rich man's house because his insurance company will reimburse him anyway, and who can feel sympathy for an insurance company? -
Best of Legally Speaking: Going Nuts Over Nuts and Other Legal Silliness
Virginia Tice seems like your average, sweet little 65-year-old lady in Bonneau, S.C.-hardly the sort of person who would spark a First Amendment controversy. But that's exactly what's happened after she pulled her pickup truck into a gas station on July 5 and got a $445 ticket from a local policeman. -
It's time for a 'Regulatory Cocktail' against unethical debt collectors
Medical researchers came up with a breakthrough in the 1980s in their quest to cure patients of HIV. -
Legally Speaking: No brown M&Ms and other adventures in contract riders
It is springtime, and a young man's thoughts turn to . . . summer concert tours, of course. -
Legally Speaking: It's hard out here for a judge, or is it?
In a recent survey performed by AOL Jobs using statistics provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job of judge was rated one of the best "lifestyle jobs" (those that pay above average but which require fewer hours than average). -
Texas senators want Abbott to weigh-in on tax break
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Two Texas state senators are asking Attorney General Greg Abbott for his opinion on a pollution control tax break for a San Antonio-based refinery. -
Legally Speaking: Firing the Sugar Plum Fairy-A Christmas Tale
Twenty-nine-year-old Laura Coppinger has been a fixture of the annual Christmas Traditions festival in St. Charles, Mo. -
Ruining the fun for everyone
Elementary schools all across America have canceled recess. Some even have removed playground equipment. -
Legally Speaking: Going Nuts Over Nuts, and Other Legal Silliness
Virginia Tice seems like your average, sweet little 65-year-old lady in Bonneau, S.C.�hardly the sort of person who would spark a First Amendment controversy. But that's exactly what's happened after she pulled her pickup truck into a gas station on July 5 and got a $445 ticket from a local policeman. -
Legally Speaking: Lawyers - Always taking the fun out of life
St. Louis' City Museum is the sort of hands-on urban wonderland that kids love to explore. -
Legally Speaking: From the Mailbag
One of the intangible rewards that comes with writing a column like this is the hope that your words will have an impact on someone's life. -
Texas Times: Honoring Our Local Heroes - Texas' Volunteer Firefighters
As recent wildfires ravaged parts of Texas, destroying homes and property in their path, thousands of Texans were displaced and endured tremendous losses. Among the hardest hit were a group of individuals who lost their homes to the very fires they were volunteering to fight. -
Honoring Our Local Heroes: Texas' Volunteer Firefighters
As recent wildfires ravaged parts of Texas, destroying homes and property in their path, thousands of Texans were displaced and endured tremendous losses. -
Legally Speaking: Kids, Don't Try This at Home
The "chemical super-freak" and FBI agent portrayed by Nicolas Cage in the action movie "The Rock" would have been sorely disappointed had he come of age in the last decade. The options for budding young scientists are sadly limited, and lawyers and liability concerns are to blame. -
UPS customer has a falling out
Thirty or 40 years ago, when a delivery truck brought a package to someone's home, that someone � or a family member -- was there to receive it. If not, the person next door accepted the package in the neighbor's absence. -
Texas Times: A Father's Day Wish
As a father of two, I've always looked forward to Father's Day as a day to spend some quality time with my daughters. -
Legally Speaking: More Wacky Warning Labels, and Other Assorted Weirdness
One of the things I look forward to is bringing readers news of the annual "Wackiest Warning Labels" contest sponsored by the Roswell, Ga.-based Center for America. -
How to hire a lawyer without knowing you did
Ever wonder about those people on Facebook who have hundreds of "friends"? 532 friends? 693 friends? 875 friends? How does anybody have 875 friends? -
Texas gets it--California doesn't--that's just the way it is
Carl's Jr. hamburger outlets have been popping up all over Texas for several years now and the parent company, CKE Restaurants, is considering moving here, too.