Daily Archives: April 4, 2007

Council members back Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The recent news about the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation has now brought the first wave of backlash, from some members of City Council. “We are going to do the right thing,” Councilwoman Ada Edwards assured the six people … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Petition for hearings on campaign finance bills

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Over on BOR, the John Courage PAC 501(c)(4) nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy and education organization True Courage Action Network has a link to a petition that they plan to hand delivery to Elections Committee Chair Leo Berman asking him to give … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Eddie Robinson

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Legendary coach at Grambling University Eddie Robinson has passed away at the age of 88. Robinson’s was a career that spanned 11 presidents, several wars and the civil-rights movement. His older records were what people remembered: in 57 years, Robinson … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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CHIP bill passes House

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

On its second attempt, the CHIP restoration bill by Rep. Sylvester Turner passed out of the House. The bill would end some of the eligibility and enrollment restrictions that helped shrink the number of recipients by about 182,000 since 2003. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Read the reports

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Want to know more about the WiFi contract or the task force report on solid waste management? The City Hall blog has you covered here and here, respectively, with a comparison to how other cities do the latter as a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Van Chancellor elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Congratulations, Coach Chancellor! Van Chancellor’s chest swelled with pride when the national anthem played for his undefeated United States women’s team at the Athens Olympics, and there was an overwhelming sense of achievement when the Comets won each of their … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Seventeen named hurricanes predicted

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Last year, the official estimate for the 2007 hurricane season was 14 named storms. Then we heard that La Nina was active, which would tend to increase the number of hurricanes. And sure enough, that esitmate has now been bumped … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The 50 best tech products of all time

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Last year, PCWorld gave us the 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time. Proving perhaps that there’s more good than bad in the world, they now give us (via Dwight) the 50 Best Tech Products of All Time. Looking through … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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