Daily Archives: July 21, 2005

Once again: Run every race

I have to say, I’m at a loss to understand why the concept of running a candidate in every race has less than unanimous acclaim among my fellow Democrats. Still, just as some of us were cheering at the prospect … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 13 Comments

Cybersquatting on City Council

City Council District C candidate Brian Cweren spent a little money on various domain names and bought himself a pile of publicity. Cweren’s twist — directing people who type those addresses to his own site — is more unusual, his … Continue reading Continue reading

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The endless legislative summer continues

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Governor Perry has called another special session to deal with school finance. The special session that Gov. Rick Perry called to fix the state’s school finance system staggered to an end Wednesday … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 10 Comments

No convictions in Enron Broadband trials

Holy crap. I did not expect this. Three months after the Enron Internet fraud trial began, prosecutors failed Wednesday to win a single conviction against any of the five defendants. After deliberating less than 24 hours over four days, a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Matt speaks

Matt Glazer, recently mentioned as a possible challenger to Frank Corte in HD122, tells us where he stands on entering the race. Whatever decision he makes, I hope all the eventual Democratic challengers have his level of dedication and passion. … Continue reading Continue reading

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A response from Maria Isabel

Last week, I blogged about this story in the Chron regarding the proposed demolition of a historic home in the Old Sixth Ward. The subject of the article, Maria Isabel, has left a lengthy comment which appears to be a … Continue reading Continue reading

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