Daily Archives: May 17, 2008

The cost of the FLDS case

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

It’s always funny how there’s never any money in the budget for some things, while for others the sky is the limit. For example, the polygamist sect raid, for which the costs are mounting every day. Last month’s raid of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The pill for pigs

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Your moment of Science! for the weekend. [T]he population of Texas wild pigs — now topping 2 million — is exploding thanks to high reproductive rates and few natural predators. The Texas AgriLife Extension Service estimates the hogs cause $50 … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Border coalition sues Homeland Security over the fence

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The fight over the border fence moves to a new front. Texas mayors and business leaders filed a class-action lawsuit Friday alleging Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff hoodwinked landowners into waiving their property rights for construction of a fence along … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bringing the city to the suburbs

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Stories like this really amuse me. It’s hard to imagine The Woodlands Waterway as a drainage ditch, but that’s exactly what it was more than 30 years ago. Today, the 1.25-mile linear park and pedestrian/transit corridor is the heart of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Diet Coke and Mentos: The sequel

Posted on May 17, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Domino Effect. Totally awesome. The Academy Awards needs to have a category for this sort of thing. Thanks to Mike McGuff for the link. Continue reading →

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