Daily Archives: February 18, 2008

Endorsement watch: One for Criss

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The Statesman becomes the first of the Big Five papers to endorse Judge Susan Criss for the Supreme Court in Place 8. They also join the crowd in endorsing Sam Houston for Place 7. Democrats have a choice in two … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: The outlier

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

PoliTex notes the lone Texas newspaper among the five biggest to stump for someone other than John McCain in the Republican Presidential primary is the Dallas Morning News, who went for Mike Huckabee. The post says that they made this … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Candidate interview: Dexter Handy

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Note: This entry is part of a series of recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. I am also doing written Q&As with judicial candidates. One race that I almost overlooked among the many contested primaries here in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Endorsement watch: Some catching up

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Perhaps finally realizing that Early Voting starts tomorrow, the Chron throws out a bunch of endorsements to try and catch up. It’s a fairly long list, so I’ll put it beneath the fold. Three items to note: One, they did … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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It’s not about the fares, it’s about the service

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Christof and former City Council member Carroll Robinson have an op-ed in the Chron that’s a response to the Bill King piece that called for Metro to do away with the fare box. They make some excellent points. Eliminating the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Upper Kirby update

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Houston Intown magazine has an update on the impending Upper Kirby facelift/street widening, which will have the unfortunate side effect of dooming the existing trees, despite earlier hope otherwise. There’s some details in there about what will replace those to-be-removed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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