Daily Archives: March 12, 2004

McCourt memoir

Posted on March 12, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I see that Frank McCourt is dipping into the memoir well once again. Frank McCourt thought writing a novel would be a liberating experience, but the award-winning author said on Thursday he has abandoned that project in favor of something … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Oh, hell, it’s Friday

Posted on March 12, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve had my fill of the serious. Time for the strange. Whatever you do, don’t offer to take Norbizness to lunch at Schlotzky’s. Only Larry could find a story like this: Nun Faces Jail For Drunk Tractor Driving. If this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Skilling trial delayed

Posted on March 12, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Apparently, there’s a buttload of paperwork that no one particularly feels like wading through about now. Who can blame ’em? It’s Friday. Pop open a cold one and relax. We can always do this later. Continue reading →

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TRMPAC roundup

Posted on March 12, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

All sorts of stuff for your perusal regarding the many interesting activities of Tom DeLay and his band of acolytes. First up is this Salon piece which look at the TRMPAC grand jury investigation and predicts that indictments will be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More school finance stuff

Posted on March 12, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

If you had any optimism about the potential of a special session on school finance reform to actually improve schools and funding for them, Governor Perry was in town to kill all hope of that. Perry wants to limit home … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 7 Comments