Linda P. Campbell thought her best job ever was covering the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. — until she took up opinion writing for the Star-Telegram in 2000. She writes about legal issues, education, families and myriad other topics. And she volunteers as a baseball-soccer mom in her other fulltime job.

E-mail: lcampbell@star-telegram.com

NYC summer internship will be a lesson for one teen -- and her parents

| |Wednesday, May. 16, 2012

Maybe it just seems like a housing hunt by snail mail and bulletin board postings was easier 33 years ago, before Al Gore envisioned the Internet or Marc Zuckerberg brought social media to the masses.Read more

Fort Worth school board drama includes racial politics

| |Wednesday, May. 09, 2012

It's hard to know which was more telling about the Fort Worth school board's selection of new officers Tuesday night: Trustee Carlos Vasquez's admission of raw racial politics -- or Trustee Ann Sutherland's admission that some board members had done a deal before the meeting, one they were stunned to see come undone.Read more

Will Texas Supreme Court race hinge on the name Smith or Willett?

| |Wednesday, May. 02, 2012

You just have to roll your eyes with an OMG! when Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willett says stuff like this.Read more

How to win women voters to your team

| |Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2012

After watching umpteen hours of college baseball the past two weekends, it occurred to me that American women are like catchers.Read more

Making the best choice for Fort Worth school board seat

| |Wednesday, Apr. 11, 2012

Fort Worth trustees struggle to pick a new member; or do they?Read more

5th Circuit Judge Jerry Smith goes way outside the record

| |Wednesday, Apr. 04, 2012

Debate over healthcare law stirs injudicious overreaching.Read more

SAT cheating scandal is as much about ethical lapses as security flaws

| |Wednesday, Mar. 28, 2012

What schools and other institutions can teach is the continuing life lesson that wrong choices carry bad consequences.Read more

A younger sister sets an example through timeless values

| |Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2012

A young lawyer's commitment to simple truths is a gift to a grateful older sister.Read more

Premiums buy healthcare, not sex

| |Wednesday, Mar. 07, 2012

Limbaugh v. law student drowns out reasoned talk on coverage.Read more

Rick Santorum's distortions of JFK's speech turn the stomach

| |Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012

These are the days that try human souls.Read more