Daily Archives: May 22, 2008

Another front in the air quality battle

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Mayor White has a new plan to target chemical plants that have dragged their feet about reducing benzene emissions: Contesting their permit renewals with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ): The plan represents a shift in White’s focus from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DA probes Sheriff’s surveillance of Ibarra brothers

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Good. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office acknowledged Wednesday it is investigating the sheriff’s office surveillance of two brothers who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the department over their 2002 arrest. The prosecutor’s office released a letter from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Early overview of the District Clerk race

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

OK, I admit it. Even I can’t think of a scenario under which the race for Harris County District Clerk makes it onto the public’s radar. It’s a low-profile, clerical office. There are no scandals surrounding it that I know … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Dick Sutcliffe

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Dick Sutcliffe, creator of the classic stop-motion children’s show Davey and Goliath, has died at the age of 90. Along with Gumby creators Art Clokey and Ruth Clokey Goodell, Sutcliffe created the Sunday-morning series to spread a religious message without … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Astrodome as movie studio?

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Don’t like the proposal to turn the Astrodome into a hotel/convention center? Well, how does turning it into a movie studio grab you? Transforming the Astrodome into a huge production studio would preserve the landmark, create jobs and pull revenue … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Remake that greenback!

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This was something I didn’t expect. The U.S. discriminates against blind people by printing paper money that makes it impossible for them to distinguish among the bills’ varying values, a federal appeals court ruled today. The ruling upholds a decision … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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