Daily Archives: December 20, 2008

Meet your blogger

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Hair Balls has initiated a weekly get-to-know-your-local-bloggers feature, and they started it off by interviewing me. After all these times interviewing other people, it’s a little funny to be on the other end of the questions. Thankfully, I made it … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on Leo Vasquez

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the full Chron story on Leo Vasquez, who appears to be the favorite to be selected by Commissioners Court as Paul Bettencourt’s replacement for Harris County Tax Assessor. Just a couple of points to note. First, since I was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Another casualty of Ike

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Health insurance. Stephanie Goodman, a spokeswoman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, said more than half of the 72,000 children statewide who did not re-enroll in Medicaid are from the Houston and Beaumont areas — both hit by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Commit for Life blog

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center now has a blog. Here’s some of what you can expect from their blogging efforts: Conversations on how we can work together to save lives Personal stories from blood recipients and their families Success … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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From the “What might have been” files

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Swamplot is doing a bunch of year-end awards, and I think my favorite may be the Best Project Cancellation or Delay, which includes four different projects that I’ve been following. I think Sonoma, the infamous Hippie Bohemian Attorney project, is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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