Daily Archives: January 2, 2011

Weekend link dump for January 2

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Am I the only one that thinks “the year 2011” still sounds like science fiction and not reality? I’m delighted to hear that Nancy Lieberman is back in basketball. I think she’d make a fine assistant coach in the NBA. … Continue reading →

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Vote on nuclear waste dump expansion temporarily halted

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Good. A Travis County state district judge on Thursday sided with environmentalists and temporarily halted plans to allow a West Texas radioactive waste disposal site to accept waste from an additional three dozen states. The decision by Judge Jon Wisser … Continue reading →

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Where hippie bohemian attorney dreams go to die

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Via Swamplot, I see that the site of the never-was Sonoma development in the Rice Village has been sold to someone that plans to actually build something. Hanover’s project, called Plaza View, is scheduled to include 385 “high-end” apartments, 14,000 … Continue reading →

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Teach For America grants

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

In other education and budget news, there’s this. Texas lawmakers have ordered a study of Teach for America to help determine if the Peace Corps-like program, which recruits top college graduates to work in needy schools, is worth the state’s … Continue reading →

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