Daily Archives: July 24, 2008

More flagships

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This is a step in the right direction. Lawmakers on Wednesday took one step closer to anointing a third public flagship by inviting leaders of Texas’ seven “emerging” research institutions to pitch a case for why they should become the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 3 Comments

Obama’s Latino outreach

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Julia Pippert was on a conference call yesterday with the Obama campaign, which had to do with their Latino outreach strategy. The good news is that they have one: Congressman Xavier Becerra (D-CA) [hosted the call and] unveiled the new … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | 4 Comments

Metro gets another approval from the feds

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Haven’t seen this in the papers, but according to Metro, they have received final federal approval for the Southeast line. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) granted its final approval of the Southeast Corridor Supplemental Final Environmental Statement (SFEIS) through a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The new Examiner

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Check out the new look at the West U Examiner, which debuted this past week. It’s much slicker, with user comments in stories, and apparently will have more frequent updates – see, for example, this story about the ongoing Kirby … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Other punditry | 1 Comment

The costs and effects of mass imprisonment

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a long, detailed article that summarizes the current research on crime and imprisonment and the costs of the latter on society. There’s way to much to try to encapsulate here, but I do want to highlight these three paragraphs, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment | 2 Comments