Daily Archives: January 25, 2010

Goodbye, old friend

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This morning, Tiffany and I took our dog, Harry, to the vet. He did not come home with us. We’d known this day was coming for awhile. Harry was 15 years old, and his health had declined in recent months. … Continue reading →

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Interview with Gordon Quan

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This week I have interviews with the two Democratic candidates for Harris County Judge. First up is former Houston City Council member Gordon Quan. Quan has lived in Harris County since his family came here from China in 1951, when … Continue reading →

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Judicial Q&A: Dennis Slate

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

(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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University Line FEIS filed

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Again via Swamplot, here’s another Examiner story about the current state of light rail construction, in this case the University line. The light rail alignment for Metro’s University route will require the acquisition of about 23 acres of land, much … Continue reading →

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Perry’s paid volunteers

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

This story is just full of mockery opportunities. Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign has unknowingly paid convicted felons as part-time workers under its incentive program to turn out voters for the Republican primary. The campaign lists about 300 part-time workers on … Continue reading →

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Close the Sugar Land prison

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Grits has a question. Why not begin to close Texas’ oldest, most outdated prisons, particularly when locals would benefit from a “higher and better use” of the property and the state is looking to trim the budget? At the top … Continue reading →

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