Rockwall Herald-Banner (Texas) Opinion

Editor addresses send-in items

2012-05-20T11:52:42-05:00

I often hear people wondering if they should lift heavy or lighter weights.

More law, disorder

2012-05-19T11:51:00-05:00

If you thought last week’s assemblage of the bizarre and ridiculous from the legal system was as strange as it gets, then as Al Jolson would say “You ain’t seen nothing yet.” Here are some more of the weirdest happenings in our courts recently.

Looking at this weekend's movies

2012-05-18T11:53:50-05:00

BATTLESHIP

Take a pinch of “Independence Day,” add water to “War of the Worlds” and blend in a heaping portion of “Transformers,” and you have director Peter Berg’s

Greetings may be in the cards for retirement days

2012-05-17T17:50:45-05:00

As you can tell, I’m in the twilight of my work career.
To stress how anxious I am for retirement to arrive, I could say that I’m just dying to retire. But I’m not going to say that. I’m really not that anxious.

You can’t balance this budget

2012-05-14T12:33:11-05:00

I recently saw an explanation, in the most simplistic form, of why our country continues to spiral deeper and deeper into debt.

Going green helps keep bodies fit

2012-05-13T11:32:07-05:00

Over the summer it may seem that it’s a hard time to continue to eat healthy while you may be running kids to t-ball practice, going to meet your friends at the lake,

Law and Disorder

2012-05-12T13:31:18-05:00

During any given week, the legal system gets more than its fair share of strange filings, odd litigants, or unusual results. For example, remember your mother’s threats to wash your mouth out with soap if you used dirty words?

Looking at this weekend's movies

2012-05-11T13:34:20-05:00

DARK SHADOWS

Two centuries after witch and spurned lover Angelique Bouchar (Eve Green) used her powers to turn him into a vampire, Barnabus Collins (Johnny Depp) escapes from his grave and returns to the family mansion, Collinwood Manor.

New running focus — from hills to heroes

2012-05-10T18:30:27-05:00

My nervous cough started on May 7.
Here’s the deal about the cough. It’s a gagging-type, sports-related cough that usually starts the morning of one of my 5ks or other competitive runs.

That which we call a company, by any other name

2012-05-06T12:55:24-05:00

With all apologies to Shakespeare, just as a rose would smell as sweet if we called it by another name, one would think that it shouldn’t matter what business owners name their companies. However, as corporate lawyers will attest,