Daily Archives: August 18, 2004

What’s it gonna be, boy, yes or no?

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

You know how on Law and Order a witness will try to give a complicated, nuanced, occasionally evasive answer to a yes/no question, and the lawyer asking the question, whether McCoy or a hotshot defense attorney, interrupts to emphasize that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The horror! The horror!

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I think I may have finally found an election in which I’d fervently wish for a viable third-party candidate: The Gossips hear that former City Council member Gabriel Vasquez and his new wife, Lisa Diamond, who is chief of staff … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Talmadge Heflin in custody battle

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

This is a very strange story. A state lawmaker and his wife are to face their former maid in a Houston court today in a battle over custody of the woman’s 20-month-old son. State Rep. Talmadge Heflin and his wife, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No smoking!

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Smoke ’em if you got ’em, ’cause you may not be able to in as many places as before. Councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, the only physician on the City Council, is studying smoking ordinances in other cities with an eye toward … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lawsuit in Waller County

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

A lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Houston which alleges that there is an organized campaign to harass and intimidate black elected officials. HEMPSTEAD, Texas – Six black Waller County leaders filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against white … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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They get letters

Posted on August 18, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

If the letters to the editor are any indication, no one is buying Tom DeLay’s flip-flop on METRO. The letters are reproduced below for posterity. In all fairness, it should be noted that one of the letter writers is Mike … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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