Daily Archives: May 7, 2010

Friday random ten: Hi, Mom!

In honor of Mother’s Day, ten maternal songs: 1. Mother And Child Reunion – Paul Simon 2. My Old Mother – The Mollys 3. Sylvia’s Mother – Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show 4. I’ll Tell Me Ma – Flying … Continue reading

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Was it worth it for two prototypes?

I’m really at a loss to understand how the previous Metro board could have put $900 million at risk to make it easier for their manufacturer to build two prototype light rail cars. Eight days after federal officials rejected the … Continue reading

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Gallegos versus Grier

State Sen. Mario Gallegos is not a fan of HISD Superintendent Terry Grier. He has made this clear through two letters he has released. This one, from April 8, raises questions about Grier’s past record in other school districts, while … Continue reading

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Analyzing the Republican judicial primaries

Last month, I printed an analysis of the Democratic judicial primaries by University of Houston political science professor Brandon Rottinghaus, who along with grad student Chris Nicholson built a mathematical model to predict the number of votes a candidate would … Continue reading

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Keller may yet face criminal charges

Grits read through the TEC ruling against Sharon Keller, who was hit with a record $100K fine for various failures to disclose financial information, and notes that the system isn’t done with Keller yet, as there is still the matter … Continue reading

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Amending the CPSIA

I’ve written before about the Handmade Toy Alliance, of which my cousin Jill Chuckas is the secretary. The HTA was formed after the passage of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 because it was interpreted by the … Continue reading

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