Daily Archives: November 6, 2010

Saturday video break: The 90s started out a lot like the 80s

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Last night, Tiffany and I went to “Feast with the Beasts”, the Houston Zoo’s annual fundraiser. The special musical guest was the Spin Doctors, her favorite band from back in the day. That would be circa 1990, when the music … Continue reading →

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Maybe we’re not on the hook for Keller’s legal fees after all

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Well, at least it’s a small consolation. Clearing up confusion in its dismissal of an ethics rebuke against Judge Sharon Keller, a special court of review has issued an order that no longer makes taxpayers liable for Keller’s legal costs. … Continue reading →

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The impending budget cuts will affect you in ways you don’t realize

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a bit from that big Chron story last weekend about Houston’s ongoing battle against sexually oriented businesses that masquerade as massage parlors and how the budget debacle will make that battle a little harder for the city. Regulating massage … Continue reading →

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Why HEB is not like Wal-Mart

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

I read this story about how residents near the old Wilshire Village Apartments site, where HEB plans to build a new store, will be voting on possible designs for that new store, and I wondered what might have been. Residents … Continue reading →

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