Daily Archives: October 26, 2005

Sheryl Swoopes comes out

Houston Comets star Sheryl Swoopes has outed herself in a magazine article. “My reason for coming out isn’t to be some sort of hero,” Swoopes said in an interview that appears in the current issue of ESPN The Magazine. “I’m … Continue reading Continue reading

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A committee of one

Hey, remember that blue ribbon panel that Governor Perry announced last month to figure out what to do with school finance? It’s been five weeks since John Sharp was named its chair, and he’s hard at work talking to editorial … Continue reading Continue reading

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A little piling on Kay

Another month, another fifty-state report by SurveyUSA on Senator popularity. Our senior member stays in the top half of the Senate with a 58% approve/35% disapprove tally. You can see her tracking numbers here, where the most notable thing is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: Is that all there is?

For the second consecutive day, there are no endorsements in the Chron’s op-ed pages (though there is the anticipated Rosa Parks obituary), which leads me to wonder if they’ve done all the endorsing they plan to do. Why that would … Continue reading Continue reading

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My question for Bill

This article on Calvin and Hobbes cartoonist Bill Watterson is interesting, but ultimately doesn’t tell us a whole lot about the famously publicity-shy cartoonist that we haven’t read elsewhere. With one exception: Bill Watterson, 47, hasn’t made a public appearance … Continue reading Continue reading

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Game Three notes

Crap. Only good thing I can think of to say is that I gave up and went to bed after the ninth. One question: I know she was cute and all, but why did the Fox cameras keep focusing on … Continue reading Continue reading

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