Daily Archives: April 21, 2008

Green Market: The first week!!!

Posted on April 21, 2008 by admin

So I promised I’d be back to give updates on our efforts at Green Market, the Central City Co-op project at Discovery Green. We had our first market day on Thursday the 17th. I am just recovered enough to sit … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A Noriega update

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Garnder Selby considers the state of the Senate race in Texas. Jennifer Duffy, senior editor of The Cook Political Report, says: “Given how poor the national political climate is for Republicans, it’s hard to completely write off any Democrat.” Still, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A cozy little family in juvenile court

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This article about how the same attorneys rack up most of the court appointments and accompanying fees for defending indigent clients in juvenile court is fascinating. Nearly half of all juvenile delinquency appointments have gone to about two dozen of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The state prison guard shortage

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Texas prison system is short more than 4,300 guards, with 17 percent of its full-time security positions unfilled. Nearly one in five of the state’s 106 prisons operates with fewer than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The New Joys of Jell-O

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This may be the most frightening thing I’ve seen in awhile, and I consider myself a connoisseur of cheesy 70s culture, not to mention an acquired respect for the concept of Jell-O salads. I’ll never look at gazpacho in quite … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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