Daily Archives: July 20, 2004

Less talk! More rock!

Well, if you hate radio commercials as much as I do, here’s some good news for you. Beginning Jan. 1, Clear Channel — which owns six San Antonio radio stations — will reduce the number of commercials it plays every … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ginny Schrader

By now, you’ve probably heard of Ginny Schrader, the Democratic candidate in PA’s 8th CD who is the recipient of the good news that incumbent Rep. Jim Greenwood is dropping out. This is good news, as it’s a new pickup … Continue reading Continue reading

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Hello, Pittsburgh!

The 2006 MLB All-Star Game will be in Pittsburgh, and you know what that means: It’s time to play the Economic Impact Game! Pittsburgh should get a desperately needed image boost from baseball’s All-Star Game in two years, but it’s … Continue reading Continue reading

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Money race update

Following up to this post, Rob Booth points me to the FEC search page, which has some more up-to-date info right now than Open Secrets does. A few highlights: From CD01, Max Sandlin has $727K on hand. No info as … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas Tuesdays: Jim Dougherty

Time for another Texas Tuesday, this time featuring Harris County’s own Jim Dougherty. He’s running against the notorious Martha “No Thong” Wong in SD 134, and he should have a decent shot of making a race out of it. Greg … Continue reading Continue reading

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Giant Presidential Head Update

The Bonassus notes that the newly-opened Presidents Park, which features the Giant Presidential Heads of artist David Adickes, is doing just fine, thank you very much. The park has drawn more than 20,000 visitors since March 1, [Everette H. Newman … Continue reading Continue reading

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