Daily Archives: October 29, 2002

Overlooking the obvious

Posted on October 29, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Tony Adragna points me to this Tim Noah piece, in which Noah attempts to uncover the reason for all those nice obits for Paul Wellstone that various right-wingers have been writing: Conservatives grieve Paul Wellstone because there is little or … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Other punditry | 3 Comments

Alison and its aftereffects

Posted on October 29, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

In 2001, Houston Press writer Richard Connelly and his family were flooded out by Tropical Storm Allison. More than a year later, his house was torn down after they got a FEMA buyout. Allison has had a huge effect on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 1 Comment

Judge declines to intervene in Burdine case

Posted on October 29, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Federal Judge David Hittner has declined to force the appointment of Calvin Burdine’s appeals lawyer to his retrial case, agreeing with the argument that forcing the change would enjoin the trial. Looks like I called that one wrong. The ACLU … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Can we count on your vote?”

Posted on October 29, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I spent two hours last night at the Houston headquarters for the Tony Sanchez campaign. I’d volunteered to help call supporters to remind them to vote. It was a good night to make phone calls – it was raining and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2002 | 4 Comments

Webhost update

Posted on October 29, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

According to my webhost, everyone on my server has been moved to a new box. They’re still not sure why the old one was failing, but so far everything looks good on the new one. Thus, I can post normally … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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