Daily Archives: September 24, 2005

The Road Home Blog

Now that Rita has proven to be a non-menace to Houston, evacuees from the area are starting to return home despite pleas to stay put a little longer. Houston-bound traffic was at a standstill by noon on I-10 just outside … Continue reading Continue reading

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Davis-Bacon update

Since we’ll be soon talking about rebuilding efforts again, I thought I’d post an update on the attempt by President Bush to allow federally-funded contractors to pay wages beneath the prevailing rate. The number of Democrats who have not signed … Continue reading Continue reading

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So far, so good

So far, all reports are that Houston has evaded major damage. I’ve spoken to my in-laws, my next-door neighbor, and my friend Andrea, who lives about a mile away from us. All are fine, all have power, and our neighbor … Continue reading Continue reading

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