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• Must See Video: Dogs Greeting Soldier Coming Home From 14 Mths in Iraq

  I'm late in the game here, lots of folks have been sharing this video for awhile. I found it on Mental Floss, and I discover that Andrew Sullivan posted in a year ago. Still, how…

• I Rank Within Top 3 in Google Search Results for My Blog Posts and the Search Results are in the Millions

  Yesterday, I went roaming thru my blog post stats and found some very nice results. Like I'm hitting with posts in the top 3 out of millions in Google search results, and with posts that…

• Monday, August 17 - Prepare for Delays Getting into the Courthouse: the Keller Impeachment Starts at 9:30 am

  Tomorrow morning, the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Sharon Keller of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals will start at 9:30 am in the courtroom of Judge David Berchelmann.A friend just sent over a "tweet"…

• Byrd and Melanie Billings Murder in Florida: When Do the Florida Sunshine Laws Kick In? How Does Billings Case Impact the Casey Anthony Defense?

  A Florida Grand Jury has just indicted the seven men whose mugshots we've already come to recognize as the "Ninja Warriors" arrested for the murder of Byrd and Melanie Billings. Each of the men --…

• Byrd and Melanie Billings Murder in Florida: My First Impressions

  Those of you reading regularly know that I practice in the local Children's Court, so I was especially interested in the first few new stories on the murder of a couple who had adopted so…

• Ed Freeman Is a Name I Want To Know

  A friend sent this to me by email just now, and I thought it would be a good idea to post it on the web. While Ed Freeman died last August, not in the same…

• Ann Coulter vs. Peggy Noonan on Sarah Palin. Catfight!

  Just read this column by Peggy Noonan and then read this column by Ann Coulter.The topic in both articles: Sarah Palin.You know what I'd like to see? Ann Coulter and Peggy Noonan face to face.…

• The Troy Davis Case Worries Me

  Troy Davis sits on Death Row in Georgia, and he may well be executed by the State of Georgia ... which to someone like me, sitting here in Texas, isn't that big of a news…

• Judge Samuel Kent Resigned Again

  Well, when the Senate guys showed up to serve a summons on Judge Samuel Kent, there in prison, he had something for them, too. A short little note that said he resigned effective the end…

• Sarah Palin Suit Against the Media for Defamation: WOW

  Wow. Sarah Palin's attorneys have put several news organizations (and at least one blogger) on notice that a suit for defamation might be forthcoming if things continue on certain stories regarding the "real" reasons that…