Daily Archives: January 22, 2010

Friday random ten: Love, exciting and new

The letter L, like the letter I, offered several possible options for songs beginning with the same word. I thought I’d stick with the classics this time. 1. Love Hurts – Nazareth 2. Love In A Refrigerator Box – Austin … Continue reading

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Judicial Q&A: Judy Dougherty

(Note: I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. There are a lot of judicial races on the ballot in Harris County this election, and so this is intended to help introduce the candidates … Continue reading

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More on Keller

Here’s the Chron story about Sharon Keller getting off lightly in the report produced by Special Master David Berchelmann for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Of interest is the reminder that Keller isn’t out of the woods just yet. … Continue reading

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Boycott us, please!

Now this is something I can really get behind. If you think the folks in Haiti are having a rough time, just wait until Houstonians feel the economic effects of Pastor David Grisham’s boycott against our city of sin. Launched … Continue reading

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Again with KBH and term limits

You do have to admire her lack of self-consciousness. Contending that Gov. Rick Perry has used the state as his personal playground, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison unveiled a government reform plan Monday that includes term limits for Texas governors and … Continue reading

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That cold was good for something after all

It won’t do anything to control the mosquito population, but that cold front did help with some other nuisances. The worst invasive plants are natives of warm climates — South America, mostly — and have limited tolerance to cold temperatures. … Continue reading

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