Daily Archives: September 19, 2008

RIP, Cary Winscott

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

As a supporter of The Catastrophic Theater, I’m sad to hear of this. Cary Winscott, a popular Houston actor and musician, passed away from skin cancer Tuesday at Ben Taub Hospital, his longtime friend Jason Nodler, former director of Infernal … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Barr to county clerks: Don’t mail those ballots!

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, Libertarian candidate Bob Barr has filed a lawsuit claiming that Barack Obama and John McCain failed to meet a deadline for appearing on the Texas ballot, and thus should be excluded. He has now sought an emergency … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Donor fatigue

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

This is a big problem. [T]his year’s succession of disasters has overwhelmed donors, nonprofit leaders believe. Additionally, people are holding on tighter to their money because of the uncertain economy. Bush asked for contributions to the American Red Cross in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

We made it back to Houston last night without incident, and I am going to brave the streets to go to the office for at least a few hours. Technically, I don’t have to – it’s closed for anyone who … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ashby update

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Via Swamplot, it appears that one of the last pieces of business the city of Houston conducted before Ike arrived was to deny a variance request for the Ashby Highrise developers for a loading dock. In comments for the Public … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rally for health care reform

Posted on September 19, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

The following comes from my neighbor Cathy Courtney, who so kindly helped me run the caucus in Precinct 003 after the March primary: RALLY for Health Care Reform! Saturday October 4th, 2008, 4pm-6pm Houston City Hall Increase awareness about Single … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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