Daily Archives: January 30, 2004

Two down, 47 to go

Posted on January 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Last year, it was Texas v. New Mexico in a border dispute smackdown. Now it’s a trademark tussle with Wyoming. The silhouette of a bucking horse with lowered head, kicking rear legs and a hat-waving cowboy aboard is everywhere in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Secret assignment

Posted on January 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’m about to take off to perform with the Rice MOB in some kind of Super Bowl-related thing that involves MTV and a rapper named “Chingy”. No, I have no idea who that is – I mean, c’mon, I’m a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The suburbs have no charms to soothe the restless dreams of youth

Posted on January 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Another one for the I-never-would-have-guessed files: Kids in the suburbs drink and screw as much as kids in the evil cities. Two-thirds of suburban and urban 12th-graders have had sex; 43 percent of suburban 12th-graders and 39 percent of urban … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Wayne Graham

Posted on January 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Very nice article on Wayne Graham, coach of your 2003 National Champion Rice Owls baseball team. The season kicks off on February 10, and it’s going to be different this year as The Defending Champions instead of some Cinderella story. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Half a trillion

Posted on January 30, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, guess what? That godawful Medicare bill is gonna cost more than the President promised it would, and in doing so will push the deficit to over half a trillion dollars. The White House will estimate the cost of creating … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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