Daily Archives: May 18, 2004

Strayhorn gets into the religion business

I’m at a loss to describe this. Unitarian Universalists have for decades presided over births, marriages and memorials. The church operates in every state, with more than 5,000 members in Texas alone. But according to the office of Texas Comptroller … Continue reading Continue reading

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Contract for a Better America

I highly recommend reading Arianna Huffington’s Contract for a Better America. Now is the time for big ideas, clearly and simply expressed, and Huffington has some good ones. And yes, her choice of title is deliberately reminiscent of 1994’s Contract … Continue reading Continue reading

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How I use MT

SixApart is requesting feedback from MT users about how they use the product. In particular, they’re looking for data from people like Ginger who run multiple and multi-author non-commercial blogs. If that describes you, speak up! My situation is easy … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas Tuesdays: Nick Lampson

Greg is your tour guide for Texas Tuesdays today, and as we celebrate the launch of the new site, be sure to check out today’s featured pol, Rep. Nick Lampson. Nick Lampson is the first politician I ever gave money … Continue reading Continue reading

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The Texas Quarter is coming

Get ready to see Texas quarters in your change soon. The U.S. Mint’s commemorative Texas state quarter will be distributed and officially unveiled next month. U.S. Mint spokesman Michael White said production began May 3. The Federal Reserve will distribute … Continue reading Continue reading

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Before anyone asks…

Your attention, please. We do have names picked out for the baby (one of each, since there’s always that chance that the sonograms may have misrepresented certain crucial data). Though we are not currently releasing the names that are under … Continue reading Continue reading

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Another Bacardi complaint

Another day, another complaint about campaign law violations involving Tom DeLay and Bacardi. Anyone know what that makes the total so far? I’ve lost count. Thanks to AJ Garcia for the tip. UPDATE: URL fixed. Thanks to Charles M in … Continue reading Continue reading

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