Daily Archives: June 18, 2007

Philly’s WiFi experience so far

There’s good news and not-so-good news in this story on Philadelphia’s experience with municipal WiFi as provided by EarthLink. Testing by the Houston Chronicle and a private consulting company show that the first phase of Philadelphia’s project works — most … Continue reading Continue reading

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Draft Rick Noriega

Well, now that we’ve got one Noriega safely elected, it’s time to start thinking about another. I’ve talked about Rick Noriega and his consideration of a run against Sen. John Cornyn next year. The prospect of such a candidacy is … Continue reading Continue reading

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Girl Scouts

So I confess I didn’t know much about the Girl Scouts, but after being sent this WaPo story by my friend Hope, and being assured that they don’t have the same abhorrent politics as the Boy Scouts, I could see … Continue reading Continue reading

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Move that brewery

Nancy Sarnoff reports that big changes may be in the works for the Saint Arnold Brewery. The Saint Arnold brewery has become something of a tourist attraction in Houston. But its outer-loop location has the owner thinking a closer-in spot … Continue reading Continue reading

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A few questions for the Cockroach Lady

Remember the story about the Houston Museum for Natural Sciences offering a twenty-five cent per-bug bounty on live cockroaches for an upcoming exhibit? Been wondering how it turned out? Well, wonder no more, as SciGuy Eric Berger asks entomologist Nancy … Continue reading Continue reading

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Ed versus Charles

I’m kind of looking forward to seeing a GOP primary battle for County Judge next year, especially if it’s going to take the tone that’s evident in Kristin Mack’s column from Friday. That would make it about the exact opposite … Continue reading Continue reading

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