Daily Archives: March 21, 2008

HOPE ratifies its contract with the city

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The new contract that the city agreed on with HOPE has now been ratified by the union and will be taken up by the city next. The Houston City Council plans to consider the measure during its meeting next week. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Magidson makes his mark

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Our new DA is settling into the job. Comparing the Harris County District Attorney’s office to a ship at sea in need of a course correction, the newly sworn in DA said he will make small changes during his expected … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Jonestown and the NCAA tournament

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

What a great story. In the boisterous aftermath of helping his San Diego Toreros clinch an NCAA tournament berth, Rob Jones slapped one of his prominent tattoos, the one with the cross and the name Jones, and pointed to his … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More on the Supreme Slacker Court

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Back in January, there was an article about how the State Supreme Court was extremely backlogged, and how that has gotten worse in recent years. How bad is it? Take a look at this report from Texas Watch (PDF) and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Archstone Memorial Heights gets ready for the wrecker

Posted on March 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The On the Spot Blog gives the second and third entries in its three-part series of what’s going on with the Archstone Memorial Heights apartments that are scheduled to meet their doom shortly, to be replaced by something swankier. (Part … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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