Daily Archives: March 16, 2003

In fairness to New Mexico

Posted on March 16, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Having had my fun with New Mexico’s recent spate of legislative looniness, I feel compelled to point out this affirmation of civil rights and liberties which has been introduced into their state house. Go read the whole thing and ask … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in National news | 1 Comment

Texas fires back at New Mexico

Posted on March 16, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Well, it had to happen sooner or later. The pressure of New Mexico’s recent legislative goofiness was too much for our own elected officials to bear. Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson was the first to break when he proposed resolving the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | 2 Comments

The price of doing business

Posted on March 16, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s Chron has a rather dispiriting piece about support for the death penalty in our great state: The recent flurry of news about capital punishment has not swayed the opinions of Texans, who remain committed to the death penalty, even … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 2 Comments

Little Hipps update

Posted on March 16, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Found the following link in the comments to this entry about the closing of San Antonio landmark Little Hipps, from reader Mags. Here’s the relevant bit: Have you missed Little Hipps? You may want to load up for a drive … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Food, glorious food | 2 Comments