Daily Archives: May 31, 2005

The Phantom Professor

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Another catchup…The Chron reports on the Phantom Professor, a formerly-anonymous blogger who wrote in rather unflattering tones about her experiences teaching at SMU. For most of the past two semesters, nobody knew the identity of “The Phantom Professor.” The educator’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Announcement from KBH?

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Is the worst kept secret in America about to become un-secret? The Red State says yes. According to a highly placed source in U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s camp, the Senator is likely to announce her intention to run for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Announcement in HD48

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

State Rep. Todd Baxter, a Republican who won in 2004 with the slimmest margin of any incumbent, now has an official challenger for 2006. The Quorum Report has a press release (Word doc) from Austin attorney Andy Brown. Andy Brown, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Thinking about Kinky

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Now that the holiday weekend is over, it’s time to start catching up on some stuff that I drafted for “later”. We’ll start with this PerryVsWorld analysis of how Kinky Friedman might affect the Governor’s race in 2006. Short answer: … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Let the analyses begin

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The major papers all have analyses of the finally-ended 79th Lege and how its performance will affect Governor Perry in his reelection battle. The consensus is more or less that Perry won a few and lost a few, and that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Juan Garcia update

Posted on May 31, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

There’s been a Juan Garcia sighting, in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times: Politics seems to love Juan Garcia, the retired Navy pilot whose name had been thrown around earlier this year as a possible mayoral candidate. Questions remain, however, about whether … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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