Daily Archives: April 22, 2004

Bahamas brouhaha

Posted on April 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Ethic Commission is investigating Governor Perry’s trip to the Bahamas to discuss school finance reform with various well-heeled contributors and anti-tax ideologues. At issue is the money Perry used to pay for himself, wife Anita and several top … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | 4 Comments

Feds push for Skilling smackdown

Posted on April 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The feds are attempting to have Jeff Skilling’s bail revoked by claiming that his recent drunken shenanigans violated the terms of his release. Federal prosecutors say ex-Enron CEO Jeff Skilling violated his $5 million bond in New York City earlier … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fixing the Fan Cost Index

Posted on April 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

You’ve probably heard of the Fan Cost Index, which is the Team Marketing Report’s annual tally of how much it costs for a family of four to attend a sporting event, in this case a Major League Baseball game. I’ve … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball | 5 Comments

The cost of stealing an election

Posted on April 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Via Seeing the Forest comes this analysis of the cost of stealing an election. It doesn’t go into any technical details, but it does show that it wouldn’t take that much of an investment to have a sizeable impact. Check … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 3 Comments

And over the edge we go

Posted on April 22, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

You know when you’ve taken a good idea too far? Looks like Carole Keeton Strayhorn doesn’t. Opening another front in her criticism of Gov. Rick Perry’s school finance plan, Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn on Wednesday said that instead of taxing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 7 Comments