Daily Archives: January 10, 2005

Will any tax overhaul include farm exemptions?

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

One possible source of school finance revenue is a change to the way farmland is evaluated for property tax purposes. [A] growing number of legislators would like to add a revamp of the agricultural valuations to the list. Rep. Sylvester … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rock will return in February

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Back when KLOL first switched formats, I thought that another station would eventually switch to a similar style to fill the void it left. According to this thread on the Houston Architecture Forum (which is a useful place to find … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Why the Andrea Yates case still breaks my heart

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Reading this article about how Andrea Yates is (according to her best friend) doing a little better now reminds me why after all this time I still get irrationally pissed off reading articles like this. [O]ver time, Yates, who home-schooled … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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For sale: Biosphere 2

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Ed Bass is letting go of some property you might have heard of. The company that owns Biosphere 2 Center, 3.1 glass-enclosed acres designed to simulate the Earth’s environment, has put the site up for sale. The company is also … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Tom Coleman’s trial begins

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The perjury trial of Tom Coleman, the renegade undercover cop whose false testimony led to the wrongful conviction of dozens of citizens from Tulia, Texas, begins today. Guest blogging for the trial at Grits for Breakfast is the Rev. Alan … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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December traffic report

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Not too surprisingly, I saw a big dropoff in traffic from November to December. About 41,000 visitors came by last month, making it the second slowest month of the year, and that was after a late referral from Atrios. Everything … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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