Daily Archives: August 3, 2012

Friday random ten: Going for the gold

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Continuing the Olympics theme this week: 1. Band of Gold – Freda Payne 2. Gold – Emmylou Harris 3. Heart of Gold – Johnny Cash 4. Gold for Bread – Blitzen Trapper 5. Not Enough Gold In The World – … Continue reading →

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Is it time for an election administrator?

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Campos revives an old topic. I think it is way past time to get an Election Administrator over at the County and take running the elections out of the hands of the ideologues and partisans. [County Judge Ed Emmett] and … Continue reading →

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Metro and UH make nice

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

Good. Construction of a light-rail line that would cross University of Houston property can continue now that UH and Metro officials settled differences that threatened to delay the project. UH announced in a statement Tuesday that university officials have agreed … Continue reading →

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We need more doctors and nurses

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

If the state of Texas ever expands Medicaid, or less likely does something on its own to improve access to health care for its residents, it’s going to have to confront a different problem: A persistent shortage of doctors and … Continue reading →

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Do July showers bring August hurricanes?

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Charles Kuffner

So we had a nice, wet, not too hot July that among other things help erase the drought in Harris County. What could possibly be bad about that? Increased risk of hurricanes, that’s what. [Impact Weather forecaster Chris] Hebert studied … Continue reading →

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