Daily Archives: February 17, 2005

I got those hard-drive-replaced now-I-gotta-reinstall-everything blues

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The hard drive on our year-old Dell died miserably on Monday. Tonight at nine PM a tech came out and replaced it (he was supposed to be here between 1:45 and 4:45 – don’t ask). It took me way longer … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Esquire profiles Ronnie Earle

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

It’s not available for free online, but The Daily DeLay has a few excerpts. Check it out. Continue reading →

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The sweetest words in February

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Pitchers and catchers report to spring training this week. All is temporarily right with the universe. Continue reading →

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Perry on board gas tax increase

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

This was in the previous article that I’d linked on the topic, but since I didn’t emphasize it there, I’ll note it here: Governor Perry is receptive to the idea of indexing the gas tax to inflation. “There may be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Near Northside

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Another historic inside-the-Loop neighborhood girds for battle with TxDOT. Nestled in a small pocket northeast of downtown and surrounded by highways and railroad tracks, Houston’s Near Northside has both suffered and benefited from years of relative isolation. Home to dozens … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Springtime for Lea?

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Lea Fastow’s lawyers are asking the judge to cut her sentence short. In a motion made public Wednesday, Mike DeGeurin asked U.S. District Judge David Hittner to vacate her one-year prison term for not reporting personal income from an Enron … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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