Daily Archives: August 11, 2008

Be the first kid on your block to know who Obama’s VP is

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Speaking of new frontiers for text messaging, here’s an email from the Barack Obama campaign of interest: Barack Obama is about to make one of the most important decisions of this campaign — choosing a running mate. You have helped … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Send a text to 9-1-1

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t think it had ever occurred to me that you couldn’t send a text message to 9-1-1, but then that’s because it hadn’t occurred to me that you might want to. They’re working on it, however, and you will … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Here comes Karl

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

As I noted two weeks ago, Tuesday is the day that Karl Rove slinks into town for a fundraiser in support of four Harris County Republican candidates for State House. Rove’s a busy man these days, what with dodging all … Continue reading →

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Interview with Vince Ryan

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

There are a lot of local candidates this year, so I’m getting an early start on doing candidate interviews, to make sure that I’ll have the time to do them all. My goal is to talk to all the candidates … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Winning the iconography battle

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

However the election turns out this fall, I think it’s safe to say that Barack Obama is a much stronger brand than John McCain. Political T-shirts — particularly those supporting presumed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama — are emerging in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Abetting walking

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

It’s early in the game, but there are proposals in the works to make various parts of Houston’s inner core more pedestrian-friendly. After two years of work, Houston’s Department of Planning and Development has released recommendations that cover pedestrian zones, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Jim Warren

Posted on August 11, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Via Harold Cook, I learn of the untimely passing of Capitol insider and Renaissance man Jim Warren, better known by his nom de blog Billy Clyde and his nom de comment Noitall. He clearly knew where a lot of skeletons … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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