Daily Archives: July 21, 2008

The jails and the mentally ill

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Tough story to read in the Chron today about mentally ill folks and the role the county jails have played as de facto health care provider for them. At the Harris County Jail, deputies and health care workers have a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Incentivizing recycling

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Though there’s been some recent good news on the recycling front, the city of Houston still has a long way to go to bring its program up to an acceptable level, which has been having problems for years now. “Everything … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bell’s launch

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

And it’s official: Chris Bell has his formal campaign kickoff yesterday. In a rally held in a sweltering tent outside his new campaign headquarters just blocks from his southwest Houston home, Bell said he sees the seat as “a golden … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The bypass blues

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The bypass giveth, and the bypass taketh away. If motorists on a new branch of Texas 249 glance out their windows as they zip past Tomball, they’ll see a blur of restaurants and shops that soon will be framed in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Check your citizenship

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

MSNBC recently asked the question “Could you pass the latest citizenship test?” Naturally, I had to find out. Here’s the answer: I thought it was pretty easy, and I think most people reading this will find it easy as well, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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