Daily Archives: February 3, 2008

Post-Super Bowl blogging

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May I never hear another word about how freaking great the Patriots, Tom Brady, and Bill Belichick are. UPDATE: Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet. Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Constables

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting for the March 4 primaries begins in 16 days, and so the Chron has kicked off its endorsements with recommendations in the Constable primaries, for which there are six contested races. They went with incumbents across the board, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Chron overview of GOP County Judge candidates

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron today has candidate profiles of GOP County Judge hopefuls Ed Emmett and Charles Bacarisse. They had a similar set of stories last Sunday for the GOP candidates for DA. I certainly hope this means that at the very … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Construction begins – for real! – at the Ed Sacks site

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Back in October, I observed that there was some ground-leveling going on at the old Ed Sacks Waste Paper site on Montrose/Studemont just north of Allen Parkway/Memorial. I thought it meant construction would start real soon. I suppose that’s true, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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One degree makes a big difference

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

If you want to get an idea for how busy the hurricane season is going to be, check the water temperature. When the water in the hurricane breeding grounds of the Atlantic warms one degree in the dead of summer, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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