Daily Archives: April 3, 2007

There’s no such thing as free trash

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Is a $3.50 monthly “waste reduction fee” in your future in Houston? It might be, though it’s a little early to say for sure. The fee, which would be new for Houston, would generate as much as $19 million that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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City WiFi details emerge

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The city WiFi contract is on the Council agenda tomorrow, and the Chron has some details from the contract. The City Council on Wednesday is expected to consider a $2.5 million contract with EarthLink Inc. that would allow the company … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Talton 2, Turner 0

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

As he did with the CHIP bill, State Rep. Robert Talton has (temporarily, at least) derailed a measure by Rep. Sylvester Turner via point of order. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s effort to restore electricity discounts for thousands of low-income Texans was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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I accept your offer

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

PSoTD says: Just an experiment. Using an edited version of Avedon Carol‘s blogroll, below are a list of blogs that I would appreciate being blogrolled from, and that I think the content here is appropriate to be blogrolled from on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It wasn’t all Accenture’s fault

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

When the state finally cut bait on the disastrous Accenture/HHSC outsourcing experiment, many fingers were pointed at Accenture in blame. But as the Texas Observer reports, a significant amount of blame should land on the shoulders of the Health and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Justice for Laura Candlelight Vigil reminder

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Just a reminder that tonight at 7 PM in Friendswood is the candlelight vigil to mark the tenth anniversary of the abduction and murder of Laura Smither. Here’s the press release from the Laura Recovery Center: JUSTICE FOR LAURA – … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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