Daily Archives: May 5, 2006

HHSC now giving retention bonuses

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

You couldn’t come up with a better illustration of the abject failure that privatization of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) has been than this story. State welfare workers who were destined for pink slips to make way … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on the support staff shafting

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Why is there such an uproar over the Senate proposal to eliminate the $500 health insurance supplement for school support staff? Via PinkDome, here’s one reason: Everyone with health insurance is used to seeing their premiums increase every year, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Four years of science

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

There’s now a proposal within HB1, still under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, to require a fourth year of science and math in Texas high schools. [I]f state lawmakers approve a proposal that’s part of the school finance package … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Things I haven’t blogged about

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Stuff that I haven’t had the time or energy to write about lately but figured I should at least mention: – The upcoming end of the Enron trials. For reasons that I still can’t adequately explain, I’ve not been terribly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“Must be able to grimace musically”

Posted on May 5, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I heard the KACC disc jockey talk about this, and I had to see it for myself: VH1 is holding an air guitar contest. You make a one-minute video of yourself jumping and flailing to one of four classic rock … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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