Daily Archives: June 11, 2002

Link update time

Posted on June 11, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Congrats to Karin for her new blog location. Update those links, people. And help her figure out a movie made recently that was about women, but which was not also a “disgusting, sappy, Hollywood chick flick?” Can’t help you there, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Good Taste Dept.

Posted on June 11, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The redoutable Jack Cluth has named me the People’s Republic of Seabrook Site of the Day, which puts me in good company. Thanks, Jack! Continue reading →

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Nader update

Posted on June 11, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The NYT’s Harvey Araton shoots down Risible Ralphie’s silly charges about fixed refereeing. Via Ken Layne. Oh, and for those who like to bemoan the lack of competitive balance in baseball, check out this Jayson Stark column which talks about … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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NYT Hatchet Job Update

Posted on June 11, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

NYT Hatchet Job Update Chron columnist Ken Hoffman gets a little snarky without actually crossing over into scorn. Well, Texas is a friendly state, after all. Larry has been keeping track of local bloggers’ responses to this piece of shinola. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Religious tolerance update

Posted on June 11, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I see that the story of the Texas GOP and its broadly inclusive platform have been fairly widely noticed in the blogosphere. Today, state Democratic chair Molly Beth Malcolm fires back: State Democratic Chairwoman Molly Beth Malcolm on Monday said … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Energy Deregulation Update

Posted on June 11, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

NewPower, the erstwhile Enron subsidiary, is pulling out of the Texas market, sending 80,000 customers back to Reliant and TXU while making some people ask if this whole deregulation thing is going to work. Pending regulator approval, Dallas-based TXU Energy … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A legal viewpoint

Posted on June 11, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Recently I posted about a change to Harvard’s sexual assault policy, which would now require “corroborating evidence” for an official school inquiry. My father read this story and was rather appalled by it. Here’s the feedback he sent me, from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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