Daily Archives: September 26, 2003

Fill ‘er up!

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

When all-you-can-eat promotions go bad: DES MOINES, Iowa — Darden Restaurants said this week it had replaced the head of Red Lobster, its biggest chain, after an all-you-can-eat crab promotion went awry. Darden President and Chief Operating Officer Dick Rivera … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Food, glorious food | 2 Comments

What’s next for women’s soccer?

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Via Eric McErlain comes this article by Allen Barra about WUSA’a demise. Barra makes a pretty good point in that in terms of league building, the WUSA was putting the cart before the horse. Lamenting the closure of the WUSA … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Other sports | 6 Comments

Brazoria County Democrats

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

If you had asked me which local Democratic organization would be the first to get themselves a blog, I would not have guessed it would be the Brazoria County Democrats. And I would have been wrong, for there it is. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | 2 Comments

Court hangs up do-not-call again

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Argh! Just when Congress was moving to fix the problems in the original legislation that created the national Do Not Call list, another federal judge has put the kibosh on it by ruling it in violation of the First Amendment … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | 4 Comments

Off to committee

Posted on September 26, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

As expected, the job of drawing a new Congressional map has landed in the lap of a joint House-Senate committee, and they’re pretty much starting from scratch. “When I’m walking in, I think everything is on the table,” said Rep. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Killer D's | 1 Comment