Daily Archives: July 22, 2004

Phil Rizzuto Park

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, they named a park in New Jersey after Phil Rizzuto, the Yankees’ Hall of Fame shortstop and broadcaster. Holy Cow! Former New York Yankees shortstop Phil Rizzuto was on hand Wednesday to dedicate a park named in his honor. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Playing the ponies with Perry

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

All of you who are surprised to hear that Governor Perry received large campaign contributions from horse racing interests shortly before the special session in which he proposed to allow slot machines at horse tracks, raise your hands. No one? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas Tuesdays on ActBlue

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve set up an ActBlue page for all of the Texas Tuesdays Congressional candidates (ActBlue is for federal candidates only, so no State Rep hopefuls). It’ll serve as a repository for links to the profile/interview posts that we’ve done and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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New frontiers in recruiting

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Via Women’s Hoops and Off Wing Opinion comes this article from The Oregonian about how modern coaches are recruiting players to their college programs. Pam Stackhouse spent a recent workday making phone calls, writing letters and sending e-mails lobbying high … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Democrats of Williamson County

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

It’s not easy being a Democrat in Williamson County these days. With the Democratic National Convention set to unfold next week in Boston, the county’s Democratic candidates aren’t giving voters much to cheer about. Unlike decades past, when they dominated … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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House Ethics Committee meets today

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The House Ethics Committee meets today, and judging from the comments of Chairman Joel Hefley, it looks like they know how to stay bought: “The so-called good government groups always want us to do an outside counsel,” said committee Chairman … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Badnarik in, Nader suing

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Libertarian Party candidate for President Michael Badnarik will be on the Texas ballot in November. Election officials announced Tuesday that the Libertarian Party has met the requirements to get its candidates on the November second ballot in Texas. As a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DriveDemocracy blog

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

New blog in town, from Drive Democracy, featuring “Drive Democracy Director Glenn Smith, former Texas Observer editor Geoff Rips, and one of Texas’ most experienced online activists, Nathan Wilcox” plus various Special Guest Stars. Their initial post is about economic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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