Daily Archives: September 26, 2006

Martha Wong and the Case of the Missing Party Identifier

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

What do you do when your campaign signs identify you as a Republican in a year where that isn’t such a great thing to be? Why, you do a little ad hoc editing, of course. See? Duct tape really is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bar owners argue against expanded smoking ban

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

City Council took up the question of widening the ban on smoking to include bars yesterday, and bar owners railed against it for the most part. While various organizations have expressed support for a stronger ban, it was clear at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fastow gets six years

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Andy Fastow receives his punishment, and it’s less than what it could have been. Andrew Fastow, Enron’s former chief financial officer, received a 6-year prison sentence today for his role in the 2001 demise of the energy company. Fastow’s sentence … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Baseball’s living history

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Meet Silas Simmons, the oldest living player from the black major leagues near the turn of the century. Simmons, known as Si, was born on Oct. 14, 1895 – the same year as Babe Ruth and Rudolph Valentino, and before … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interview with Rep. Ana Hernandez

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

In addition to interviewing all of the Democratic candidates for State House in Harris County, I wanted to make sure I also spoke to the incumbent Reps who face Republican opposition. With today’s interview of Rep. Ana Hernandez, the incumbent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lampson poll

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sure you know about Shelley Sekula Gibbs’s “if wishes were horses” poll from a couple of weeks ago. I’ve now received word from the Nick Lampson campaign about their own poll, one that is (shall we say) a bit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Maverick County says “No fence here!”

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

The people of Laredo don’t want a fence through their community. Neither do the people of Maverick County. This isn’t as polarizing an issue as it is in other parts of the country because, I think, this district has been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Those meddling kids!

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I kind of like the way the Friedman campaign is responding to all of the negative publicity they’ve gotten lately. There’s just nothing more attractive than whiny victimhood, is there? So far, though, none of Friedman’s opponents have taken credit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Jail or probation?

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

If you were arrested for drunk driving and given a choice between probation and jail time, which would you choose? As Grits notes from a story over the weekend, the rational option in Harris County is probably jail. No, on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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