Daily Archives: December 26, 2008

Friday random ten: Sleigh bells ring

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t have a whole lot of Christmas music in my collection, but I do have enough for a Friday Random Ten, and if this isn’t the time for a Christmas random ten list, then when would it ever be? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Statewide smoking ban proposed

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve been saying that a statewide smoking ban would be on the legislative agenda next spring. Well, here it comes. State Sen. Rodney Ellis , D-Houston , and state Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton, said they plan to file a bill … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Madoff scandal and the Innocence Project

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This hurts, but it could have been worse. Panic ensued at the Innocence Project of Texas when a powerful Wall Street investor was arrested this month and accused of swindling investors out of $50 billion. One of the organizations that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Another Mayor for Senate?

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Bill White, meet Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, who is issuing non-denial denials about his potential interest, along with everybody else in the state, in Kay Bailey Hutchison’s Senate seat. Leppert’s a Republican, so the field would be even more crowded … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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UTSA football

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The University of Texas-San Antonio will be getting itself a football team. The University of Texas System Board of Regents today approved UTSA’s plan to add a football program. The plan calls for UTSA to develop an $84 million athletic … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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