Daily Archives: September 18, 2002

The wild card

King Kaufman makes the standard complaint about how the wild card in baseball has ruined what would have been a great pennant race between the A’s and Angels. The wild card strikes again. In the wild-card era, which began in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Kirk backs down

Democratic Senate candidate Ron Kirk has backed away from his prior statement that GOP candidate John Cornyn wouldn’t be so gung-ho for war in Iraq if the soldiers involved were children of privilege. In a written statement, Kirk sought to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Lawsuit filed to halt I-10 widening

The Katy Corridor Coalition has filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the proposed expansion of I-10 on the west side of town. The suit alleges that concerns about pollution, noise, flood abatement, and property losses haven’t been adequately … Continue reading Continue reading

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New blogs

Some new blogs added to my blogroll recently: Ungodly Politics Raving Atheist Alas, a blog, who among other things knows his stuff about comic strips. Dawn Olsen William Burton, whose post on atonement I linked to yesterday. TalkLeft Serenity Quest … Continue reading Continue reading

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