Daily Archives: July 18, 2002

Tough times continue in Central Texas

Posted on July 18, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Man, it just sucks to be dependent on the tourist industry sometimes: The Guadalupe River could be closed to tubing and other recreation below the Canyon Dam for the rest of the year, compounding the economic hardships wrought by the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Get the cheese, the wine’s on its way

Posted on July 18, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

From the bidness section of today’s Chron: A judge’s ruling brings University of Houston political scientist Richard Murray a couple of steps closer to sipping what he calls “nature’s great gift to the world” without having to retreat to his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Priscilla Owen, judicial activist

Posted on July 18, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

President Bush is lobbying for Priscilla Owen, a Texas Supreme Court judge and nominee for the federal bench, to get a hearing from the Senate Judiciary Committee. You can argue about whether the Committee is being needlessly obstructionist or just … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Barra on baseball

Posted on July 18, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Great article on the issues at stake in the baseball labor dispute by Allen Barra of Salon. Continue reading →

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McLane fallout

Posted on July 18, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Not too surprisingly, the Astros players don’t give much credence to owner Drayton McLane’s fiscal sob story from yesterday: “You can throw the names of all these fancy accounting firms around all you want,” said Gregg Zaun, the backup catcher … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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