Daily Archives: March 22, 2008

Noriega to deliver Democratic radio address

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Cool. Rick Noriega, the Texas Democrats’ nominee to take on Sen. John Cornyn this fall, gets to deliver the party’s weekly radio address on Saturday — the rebuttal, as it were, to President Bush’s weekly address. Noriega is a state … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Some border wall lawsuits dropped

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I hope this is a good sign. The U.S. government dismissed its border fence condemnation lawsuit against the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College on Wednesday and agreed to explore alternatives to a fence with school officials. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Now that’s a high-rise

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Philadelphia shows what it looks like. There is a proposal afoot to build what would be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the second-tallest building in the world when stacked against existing buildings, at 18th and Arch streets, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Our broken math curriculum

Posted on March 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Nothing like an advisory panel report to brighten up the weekend. A presidential panel Thursday said America’s math education system is “broken” and called on schools to focus lessons to ensure children from preschool to middle school master key skills. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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