Daily Archives: January 17, 2007

O’Day wins HD29 runoff

And the 2006 election season finally comes to a close. Pearland Republican Mike O’Day won a runoff election Tuesday to replace deceased state Rep. Glenda Dawson. In complete but unofficial returns, O’Day had 3,555 votes to beat another Pearland Republican, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Perry’s bipartisanship, take two

The softer side of Rick Perry made another appearance at his inauguration. “Texas is better off when Republicans and Democrats work together,” the Republican governor told several hundred legislators, guests and spectators in the House chamber, where the inaugural ceremony, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Slippery when icy

I admit I stayed off the highways as I drove to work this morning, but I didn’t find the roads to be particularly icy; if anything, they were just wet. Not everyone has the option of avoiding the freeways, of … Continue reading Continue reading

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Thomas Grasso

I’ll be getting back into my usual swing of things later today, but until then here’s a story from my hometown paper that caught my interest. I’ll highlight the relevant bits: The convicted murderer, a Staten Islander, was eager to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Summer Williams

Meet Summer Williams: Aerospace engineer by day, Houston Texans cheerleader by weekend. Williams is a 25-year old aerospace engineer for the Jacobs Engineering Group, which is NASA’s main scientific support contractor. Williams, a small-town Kansan, is an assistant project manager … Continue reading Continue reading

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