Daily Archives: July 14, 2004

Come home to the city

Posted on July 14, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

As long as we’re talking about attracting people to a city’s downtown, I’ll mention this op-ed from Sunday by Rice prof Stephen Klineberg, who talks about why suburban Anglos are expressing more interest than before in moving back to inner … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Say goodnight, Jimy

Posted on July 14, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Looks like the era of Jimyball is ending. Astros manager Jimy Williams and his coaching staff will learn their fates at 1 p.m. today with former Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers manager Phil Garner set to become the franchise’s 14th … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Drink ’em if you got ’em

Posted on July 14, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The main thought that occurs to me as I read this article about Conroe’s attempts to bring a little life to its downtown now that an archaic anti-alcohol law has been lifted is that the Conroe Chamber of Commerce had … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Daily DeLay update

Posted on July 14, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron finally writes a story of its own on the DeLay/Enron revelations. Nothing new, really, but there is a new line of defense put forth by Jonathan “Caricature Assassination” Grella: DeLay spokesman Jonathan Grella said there was nothing wrong … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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