Daily Archives: September 6, 2005

RIP, Bob Denver

Posted on September 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Goodbye, Gilligan. Bob Denver, whose portrayal of goofy castaway Gilligan on the 1960s TV show Gilligan’s Island made him an iconic figure to generations of TV viewers, has died. He was 70. He died Friday at Wake Forest University Baptist … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Let them keep their phone numbers

Posted on September 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Via Dwight, a simple and elegant way to help evacuees and their loved ones find each other: Let them keep their old phone numbers. Is it too much to ask Bell South to: Let displaced account holders log in and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Melissa Noriega reports from the George R. Brown

Posted on September 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Melissa Noriega is the wife of State Rep. Rick Noriega. She served as State Rep for their district in his place this session while he was serving in Afghanistan with the Texas Army National Guard. She sent me the following … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Deamonte Love

Posted on September 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

If this story doesn’t move you, I don’t know what would. BATON ROUGE, La. — In the chaos that was Causeway Boulevard, this group of refugees stood out: a 6-year-old boy walking down the road, holding a 5-month-old, surrounded by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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That’s resourcefulness

Posted on September 6, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

This is the best thing Homeland Security has ever done. The Yves St. Laurent and Tommy Hilfiger labels may be phony, but the thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims getting knockoff items seized by federal customs officials probably don’t mind. Displaced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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