Daily Archives: January 26, 2008

The state of the city 2008

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Here is Mayor White’s State of the City address for 2008, which was delivered yesterday to the Greater Houston Partnership, and here is a brief summary of it in the Chron. The Mayor covered a lot of ground, and I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LaRhonda Torry reinstated to primary ballot

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Via Carl Whitmarsh’s email list, the State Supreme Court has ruled that LaRhonda Torry, who had filed to run against State Rep. Garnet Coleman in HD147, should be restored to the ballot. I wasn’t aware that the First Court of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Los candidatos latinos

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Came across this Spanish-language story on the Chron’s front page about Latino candidates this year, and being interested in what it said but extremely limited in my Spanish proficiency, I plugged the text into Google’s translator to see what I’d … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hooray for the No Call List!

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the best news you’re likely to read today. It wasn’t very long ago that Americans often had lunch and dinner — and sometimes even breakfast — interrupted by phone calls from sales people. Such nuisance calls were sharply reduced … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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