Daily Archives: August 21, 2007

RIP, Eddie Griffin

Former Rockets forward Eddie Griffin was killed today in an auto accident. The Harris County Medical Examiner’s office has identified former Rockets power forward Eddie Griffin as the man who died when the SUV he was driving plowed into a … Continue reading Continue reading

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Why does the President want children to be sick?

I’m not sure else how to say it when I read stories like this. The Bush administration, engaged in a battle with Congress over whether a popular children’s health insurance program should be expanded, has announced new policies that will … Continue reading Continue reading

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Dean in Mexico

It could have been much worse. Hurricane Dean slammed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico today as a roaring Category 5 hurricane, the most intense Atlantic storm to make landfall in two decades. It lashed ancient Mayan ruins and headed … Continue reading Continue reading

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Strike three for the SOBs

If this isn’t the death blow, I don’t know what is. A federal appeals court today upheld a city ordinance restricting where topless clubs and sexually oriented businesses can operate. The ruling by a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit … Continue reading Continue reading

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A conversation with David Baldwin

I finally had a chance to catch up with David Baldwin, the president of the Foundation for the Retarded, which is the fundraising arm of the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation, and ask him a few questions about the … Continue reading Continue reading

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The warped lock-em-up mentality

There’s much to be said about this article regarding our statewide prison overcrowding epidemic and the muleheadedly stubborn refusal by some DAs and sheriffs to think constructively about the problem. Grits has already done most of the heavy lifting, but … Continue reading Continue reading

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Cater to me or else!

For the most part, this article about life in Farmers Branch a year after the anti-immigrant movement took hold there just makes me sad. What a colossal waste of energy (and money, too, given the cost of defending the losing … Continue reading Continue reading

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Texas blog roundup for the week of August 20

Time again for the weekly texas blog roundup, as conducted once again by Vince. Click on for this week’s highlights. Continue reading

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