Daily Archives: March 2, 2005

The single fatherhood diaries

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Tiffany left today for a two-day business trip out west. We considered having Olivia and I go with her, but since she was going to be busy during the day, we decided that if I was going to be by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on the upcoming HHSC changes

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

More from Father John on the upcoming changes in how the Texas Health and Human Services Commission will be doing its business, and hoe Colorado may be setting the (not good) example for us. I don’t really have anything to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bill to limit campaign contributions submitted

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Campaign finance bill Number Two has been filed. Mega-money donors are usurping the power of the people of Texas to control their government, two Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday as they filed a bill that would limit the amount of money … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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If the plaintiffs win

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Daily DeLay has a suggestion for the five plaintiffs in the TRMPAC lawsuit: If the plaintiffs in the TRMPAC civil suit win, they should donate the money they win in damages to the institute Ronnie Earle is setting up … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Michael Lefkow and Donna Humphrey

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I heard about the awful, gruesome murders of Michael Lefkow and Donna Humphrey, husband and mother of Judge Joan Lefkow, yesterday, but wasn’t really in the right frame of mind to write about it then. Judge Lefkow has been under … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 8 Comments

TRMPAC lawsuit, Day Two: The spector of DeLay

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Tom DeLay may not be a participant in the lawsuit against TRMPAC and Bill Ceverha, but that doesn’t mean he’s not there in spirit. The Young Conservatives of Texas featured U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay in a mailing to Fort Bend … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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HB2 passes out of committee

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

House Bill 2, the omnibus bill overhauling school finance, passed out of committee yesterday. The Committee on Public Education voted 6-3 in favor of the bill. The committee’s three Democrats, Houston Reps. Harold Dutton and Scott Hochberg along with Brownsville … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Georgia to follow Texas’ lead

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

In case you hadn’t heard, the state of Georgia, whose three branches of state government are newly under all-Republican control, are planning to re-redistrict in time for the 2006 elections. MyDD and Ed Kilgore have the details, with Kilgore noting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The cloak of invisibility!

Posted on March 2, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Engineers devise invisibility shield. Need I say more? The idea of a cloak of invisibility that hides objects from view has long been confined to the more improbable reaches of science fiction. But electronic engineers have now come up with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 2 Comments