Daily Archives: March 16, 2008

Sen. Ellis calls for a public defender’s office

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

State Sen. Rodney Ellis makes the case for creating a public defender’s office in Harris County. In Harper Lee’s classic novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, the protagonist Atticus Finch embodies what we hope attorneys, our gatekeepers to justice, to be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Death of the Internet predicted: Film at 11

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

It’s been too long since I’ve seen one of these stories. It kind of takes me back. For months there has been a rising chorus of alarm about the surging growth in the amount of data flying across the Internet. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The new fiver

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Do you like the color purple? If you do, you’ll probably like the new $5 bill. Abraham Lincoln is getting a little color in his cheeks. New $5 bills bearing the gaunt visage of the nation’s 16th president – but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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