Daily Archives: January 23, 2009

Update on yesterday’s evolution happenings

In the comments to yesterday’s post about the vote taken by the State Board of Education that stripped out “strengths and weaknesses” language about evolution, Martha noted that there was another vote on this to be taken today. I haven’t … Continue reading

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Update on yesterday’s evolution happenings

In the comments to yesterday’s post about the vote taken by the State Board of Education that stripped out “strengths and weaknesses” language about evolution, Martha noted that there was another vote on this to be taken today. I haven’t … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: We the people

This just seems appropriate: And now a brief break from all the new music for a selection of patriotic tunes from my collection. 1. The Star Spangled Banner – Eddie from Ohio 2. America the Beautiful – Ray Charles 3. … Continue reading Continue reading

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Friday random ten: We the people

This just seems appropriate: And now a brief break from all the new music for a selection of patriotic tunes from my collection. 1. The Star Spangled Banner – Eddie from Ohio 2. America the Beautiful – Ray Charles 3. … Continue reading

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Beware Lt. Govs bearing gifts

On the surface, hearing that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst now favors tuition re-regulation sounds like a good thing. A lot of people, Democrats especially, have been screaming about this for months. But as always, the devil is in the details. … Continue reading Continue reading

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More on Larry Swearingen

I’ve blogged before about Larry Swearingen, who is on death row and is scheduled for execution on January 27 even though forensic evidence clearly demonstrates his innocence of the murder of Melissa Trotter. Multiple experts, including the Harris County medical … Continue reading Continue reading

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More on Larry Swearingen

I’ve blogged before about Larry Swearingen, who is on death row and is scheduled for execution on January 27 even though forensic evidence clearly demonstrates his innocence of the murder of Melissa Trotter. Multiple experts, including the Harris County medical … Continue reading

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We have the beginnings of a budget

And with it, some idea of how deep the hole is. Maintaining basic state services over the next two years will cost Texas almost $84 billion, $3.7 billion more in general revenue than the state expects to raise during that … Continue reading

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We have the beginnings of a budget

And with it, some idea of how deep the hole is. Maintaining basic state services over the next two years will cost Texas almost $84 billion, $3.7 billion more in general revenue than the state expects to raise during that … Continue reading Continue reading

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