Daily Archives: July 19, 2004

They like us (redux)!

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

As with the Super Bowl, visitors who came in for the MLB All Star Game left with a positive impression of Houston. Out-of-towners here for the All-Star Game last week had an overwhelmingly positive experience, according to a new poll … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Jus’ gone

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Say goodbye to Jus’ Stuff, Linda Lay’s former resale shop. No story, but this picture is currently on the front page at chron.com: Continue reading →

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CSI meltdown

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I think we can file this under Bad Career Moves. The firing of two “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” stars in a salary dispute was fair and intended to help the TV industry draw the fiscal line, CBS chief Les Moonves … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Perry and Phillips

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron tut-tuts Rick Perry for giving a $40K/year job to a lobbyist’s wife. Any more emotion on their part and I might actually be able to detect a pulse. Elsewhere on the Patronage Patrol, here’s a nice parting gift … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The money race

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Morning News has an unfortunately useless article about how the various Congressional candidates are doing in their fundraising for this year. It notes that there’s a lot of money being raised, and that three Dems – Max Sandlin, Nick … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Making the world safe for sex toys

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Joanne Webb, the Felonious Sex Toy Selling Housewife of Cleburne, Texas, has had all charges dropped against her. A woman who received nationwide attention when she was arrested for selling two sex toys to undercover police officers posing as a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fire at the Farmers’ Market

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Damn. I’m quite fond of the farmers’ market, and I hope it can bounce back from this. Tiffany and I were driving home from a wedding shower in Kingwood yesterday (our first trip anywhere without Olivia – Tiffany’s mom babysat … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Notes from the Presidential race

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

John Edwards was back in Houston last week raising money. That’s unfortunately probably the last we’ll see of the Kerry campaign, given that it’ll be on public funds starting next week. Joe Conanson looks at the funding behind that anti-Kerry … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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DeLay roundup

Posted on July 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Some various bits of Tom DeLay-related news from the past few days… Taking On Tom DeLay point to this Morning News article in which some charges against The Hammer from 1998 are revisited. This week, DeLay opponents latched onto the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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