Daily Archives: December 6, 2003

White wins big

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Wow. Even George Strong’s projection was pessimistic. Annise Parker won by as big a margin, too, and Ron Green knocked off Bert Keller. Only Peter Brown’s close loss kept this from being a clean sweep. Today was a good day. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2003 | 5 Comments

Smoke ’em if you got ’em

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Testimony on school finance reform has started, and that can mean only one thing: How can we raise taxes without making it seem like we really raised taxes? Answer: Raise taxes on select groups of individuals, such as cigarette smokers. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 4 Comments

Address harvesting in comments

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

One of my readers just sent me a note saying he’s been spammed by some outfit that referenced a blog post of mine in which he’d left a comment, of which his email address was a part. I hate spam, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Administrivia | 4 Comments

Runoff today

Posted on December 6, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The 2003 election season comes to a close today. Look on the bright side: even if your candidates lose, at least you won’t be getting any more campaign mailers (six for me yesterday) or phone calls (three yesterday, two recorded … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2003 | 3 Comments