Daily Archives: May 21, 2003

Darlie Routier loses appeal

The state Court of Criminal Appeals has unanimously rejected Darlie Routier’s appeal for a new trial. Routier’s attorneys had argued that the trial transcript, which was known to contain many errors, prevented them from raising legal issues, but the court … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 15 Comments

Baseball, money, and meaning

Unlearned Hand, who just finished watching the 1950s episode of Ken Burns’ Baseball miniseries, has a question: It really is a shame how the money has corrupted baseball. I have no doubt that this is equally true of other sports, … Continue reading Continue reading

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DPS covers its tracks

The Texas Department of Public Safety is under heavy criticism for how it handled the search for the missing Democratic legislators last week, with allegations of harassment of the legislators’ families and misleading the Department of Homeland Security about Pete … Continue reading Continue reading

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Talk Like A Pirate Online

One of the most popular posts I wrote last year, at least in terms of Google searches that led to this site, was this one about National Talk Like A Pirate Day. Well, thanks to an email I received last … Continue reading Continue reading

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Have petard, will hoist

Seems like just yesterday that the main leg breakerpolitical consultant for mayoral candidate Michael “Boy Wonder” Berry was accusing Orlando Sanchez for being soft on tax scofflaws. Turns out that Berry has issues of his own: Monday, Berry’s campaign consultant … Continue reading Continue reading

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One month to Harry

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix will be released on June 21, which will probably do more to stimulate the economy than any Bush tax cut ever will. Book Magazine has several articles on Harry and author JK … Continue reading Continue reading

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