Daily Archives: January 1, 2006

Award season

Your last chance to make nominations for the Koufax Awards is tomorrow at 11:59 PM (presumably Eastern time). If you haven’t done so already, review the categories, then go back to that first link and make your choices. When the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Looking ahead in City Council

The Chron takes a look at the new makeup of City Council. After Tuesday’s inauguration, the ideological makeup on the council will switch — from a slight edge of Republican members to one favoring those who, like White, are Democrats. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Filing news: Garcia and Franklin

The Red State is first out of the box to report some excellent news: Lt. Cmdr. Juan Garcia, who flirted with a run for Senate, will be challenging State Rep. Gene Seamon in HD32 (PDF map). Greg has the press … Continue reading Continue reading

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New football coach for Rice

The MOB will commence working on its Annual Salute To The New Coach script now that Tulsa defensive coordinator Todd Graham has signed on to replace the departing Ken Hatfield. Graham served as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for … Continue reading Continue reading

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Keep those beads to yourself

Another casualty of Hurricane Katrina – Atlanta police say “No bead tossing!” during the pre-Sugar Bowl parade. The ban was widely interpreted as an effort to head off the practice of women baring their breasts in exchange for Mardi Gras … Continue reading Continue reading

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Four on the floor

Today marks my fourth anniversary of blogging. That’s a little mind-boggling to me, since it just doesn’t feel that long. My archives are right there on the sidebar, though, so I can’t deny it. It’s been four fun years for … Continue reading Continue reading

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