Daily Archives: May 4, 2004

Who are you?

New music from The Who. The Who — considered one of the most acclaimed, most influential and loudest rock groups ever — issued a compilation of their classic singles on Tuesday, including two new songs, the first they have released … Continue reading Continue reading

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The streak is over, long live the streak

We won six games in a row before finally losing, as we did last night in a game that was closer for us than perhaps it should have been. Though we did some good things, including throwing a runner out … Continue reading Continue reading

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for slot machines

It’s a moot point now, but I think Jim D is exactly right here. Permitting gambling in some places, but not others, is going to (and right ought to) unleash a torrent of “me too”-ism from cities and counties left … Continue reading Continue reading

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Morrison update

Continuing with the Texas Tuesdays tradition (hey, we’ve had more than two posts now, so that makes it a full-fledged tradition now), YDB has a brief interview with Richard Morrison. What are you hearing voters on the campaign trail say … Continue reading Continue reading

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Contributors wanted

No, not here, but at the Political State Report, which recently purged its rolls of idle authors. Especially if you live in a currently unrepresented state, this is an excellent chance to ease your way into blogging – no setup … Continue reading Continue reading

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Chaos reigns in Austin

It’s pretty much official – gambling is dead. Everyone knows the votes aren’t there. And that new business payroll tax – dead, too. All of this pretty much guarantees that whatever eventually gets christened as The Bill won’t do squat … Continue reading Continue reading

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Professors dislike football: Film at 11

As in 1992, a majority of Rice professors have expressed a dislike of atheltics in general and football in particular. As in 1992, I expect the trustees to thank them for their input and then ignore it. I for one … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas Tuesdays debut

Today is the debut of Texas Tuesdays, in which our coalition of bloggers raises awareness and hopefully a little money for some deserving Congressional and State House candidates. We lead off today with Richard Morrison, who is taking on Tom … Continue reading Continue reading

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