Daily Archives: October 29, 2004

“The Candy Man”, 30 years later

Thirty years ago this Halloween, a man living in the Houston suburb of Deer Park murdered his 8-year-old son by spiking a package of Pixy Stix with cyanide. Halloween has never been the same since. Timothy O’Bryan’s name may have … Continue reading Continue reading

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How long are those lines again?

Tiffany arrived at the West Grey Multipurpose Center around 9:30 to vote, but left after being told it was a 3 hour wait. Rob was already in line then; he comments here that he got there at 8:30 and it … Continue reading Continue reading

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So how are those Congressional races going?

The Christian Science Monitor sees some surprises in the works for the Congressional elections, even in Texas. On the House side, the conventional wisdom is that a turnover is out of reach for Democrats. Still, the past couple of weeks … Continue reading Continue reading

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Last day of early voting

This is it – it’s either today or Tuesday. Expect long lines and be patient. Forty-nine thousand people voted in Harris County on Wednesday, the third straight day this week that the already-heavy turnout has increased. Tiffany will be heading … Continue reading Continue reading

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Even the libertarian Jim Henley

Has there been an upswing in rivers running uphill lately that no one has told me about? Jim Henley has endorsed John Kerry for President. OK, so it’s not much more enthusiastic than the Denver Post endorsement of Bush was, … Continue reading Continue reading

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