Daily Archives: July 27, 2007

Craddick to former parliamentarian: Shut up!

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Vince has a copy of a letter (PDF) written by House Speaker Tom Craddick to his former parliamentarian, Denise Davis, in which he tells her that she can never speak about anything she did in that job because she’s a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Judge overturns Hazelton anti-immigrant law

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Back in June, I noted that a ruling in a lawsuit against the city of Hazelton, PA over anti-immigrant ordinances was expected this summer. That ruling came down yesterday, and it’s a win for the plaintiffs and a loss for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Those who do not learn from history are doomed to hire Accenture again

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Back in June, I noted that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) was gearing up to hire a replacement for Accenture to do basically what Accenture had been doing so well before we terminated their contract. Judging from … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Further dispatches from the “Good news, bad news” files

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Good news: Plentiful rains throughout Texas the past year led weather officials today to declare an end to drought conditions across the state for the first time in at least a decade. “We’ve gotten so much rain this year we’ve … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Hurricane season so far: Good news, bad news

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

You might have noticed that it’s been a quiet hurricane season so far this year. There are good reasons for that, but don’t go drinking all that bottled water just yet. First, the good news. Scientists had worried about La … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Define “full time”

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

There was this article in the Chron business section earlier this week about how more women with children are saying they want to work part-time these days. I don’t know a whole lot about that, but it seems to me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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