Daily Archives: February 26, 2006

Not ricin after all?

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Whatever it was they found in the UT dorm, it apparently was not ricin. A University of Texas at Austin student from Pearland was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital Friday night and “tested negative for any toxin” after she discovered … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Help out a debutant

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I got an email the other day from a former Trinity classmate, Stephanie (Greer) Stradley, whose sister Deb runs a cute blog here in Houston called Debutant. Deb has unfortunately run into some bad times. On October 21, 2005, I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Still more Koufax 2005 nominations

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The Koufax nominations for 2005 are still coming in. Most of the categories are up, but there’s still a couple to go, and voting will commence once they’ve all been compiled. Meanwhile, the latest additions are: Best Blog Community Best … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Eckels wants lights synched

Posted on February 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

County Judge Robert Eckels wants to see more traffic light synchronization. Signals cannot be synchronized in some areas now because signals installed by the county, Texas Department of Transportation and city are often incompatible, he said. Synchronization generally involves setting … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 3 Comments