Daily Archives: December 22, 2003

She doesn’t know squat about guy movies, either

While it’s true that the author of this silly review of Return of the King, which has been rightfully mocked by Ginger and Jim, clearly knows nothing about what kind of movie women like, she also clearly knows nothing about … Continue reading Continue reading

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DUI plateau

The number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities has stopped dropping over the past few years. Bad news, right? Well, let’s take a closer look. Alcohol-related traffic death rates increased or held steady in 19 states between 1998 and 2002, according to … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 3 Comments

Hey, guess what? There’s gonna be a special session!

Get out your hip-waders and prepare to defend your wallets – there’s going to be a special legislative session in the springtime to finally address that big unfulfilled Republican fantasypromise of replacing the Robin Hood school finance system with something … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 4 Comments

Really getting ahead of ourselves

Clay Robison gives his year-end wrapup of political news and gossip, which mostly consists of snarky potshots at rehashed events. One noteworthy item: H — Hutchison, Kay Bailey. Another theory has the senior U.S. senator from Texas running for re-election … Continue reading Continue reading

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