Daily Archives: January 8, 2003

Murray, Carter enter Hall of Fame

Posted on January 8, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Eddie Murray and Gary Carter were elected to the baseball Hall of Fame yesterday, meaning the baseball writers’ judgment matched that of Internet voters. Ryne Sandburg did get jobbed by the voters, but at least it was his first year … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Council will pay outside firm to expunge K-Mart arrests

Posted on January 8, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

The Houston City Council will go ahead and pay that outside law firm to expunge the K-Mart arrests despite its previous concerns. I still think it’s too expensive, but at least it’ll get done. Continue reading →

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It’s official: The hole is deeper than we first thought

Posted on January 8, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Our newly married state comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander Strayhorn has announced that the state budget deficit isn’t $5.1 billion as she once insisted but really will be significantly more. Strayhorn said she will release the official estimate of what lawmakers … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Yao thinks differently

Posted on January 8, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Rockets center and budding cultural phenomenon Yao Ming has done a TV commercial for Apple Computers: The ad, first shown Tuesday at the semi-annual Macworld trade show, features Yao and Verne Troyer, the actor who plays Mini-Me in the Austin … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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