Daily Archives: July 13, 2007

More on inmate outsourcing

The Chron editorializes about the great outsourcing of inmates to Louisiana. A number of factors put Harris County jail managers in the position of having to ship prisoners out of state to lower the inmate population. Some district judges continue … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 1 Comment

Report from the Tejano Democrats endorsement meeting

Stace attended last night’s Tejano Democrats endorsement meeting and has a report on what happened, along with pictures. Although there were several contested races for the coveted endorsement, the most competitive turned out to be, as expected, the Houston City … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2007 | 6 Comments

When CEOs blog badly

Remember John Mackey of Whole Foods, the renegade CEO blogger? Turns out he’s been a presence on the Internet for awhile, and some of it is coming back to bite him. Whole Foods Market Chief Executive Officer John Mackey criticized … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Bidness | 1 Comment

Fundraising numbers – Grant and Jaworski

Mikal Watts isn’t the only Democratic hopeful for 2008 who has announced good fundraising numbers for the second quarter of 2007. Here’s Dan Grant, one of the contenders for CD10: Foreign policy expert Dan Grant today announced that he will … Continue reading Continue reading

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Don’t wear your iPod in a thunderstorm

I suppose this makes sense, even if it is something I’d rather have remained ignorant about. Listen to an iPod during a storm and you may get more than electrifying tunes. A Canadian jogger suffered wishbone-shaped chest and neck burns, … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 3 Comments