Daily Archives: October 10, 2008

Friday random ten: Blues Genius

I mentioned in my last list a couple of ways for the iTunes Genius feature to be improved. That really came home this time around, when I made a list based on “Rubber Biscuit” by the Blues Brothers, as many … Continue reading Continue reading

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Endorsement watch: Texas’ worst court

The Chron makes its recommendations for the Court of Criminal Appeals, and makes the right call. Susan Strawn, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3: The Chronicle believes the best candidate for Place 3 is Democrat Susan Strawn, a fourth-generation … Continue reading Continue reading

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Noriega v. Cornyn, round 1

It’s on my TiVo for later, as I was unable to watch the debate between the US Senate candidates in real time last night, but it sounds like it was a good one. Sen. John Cornyn defended his leadership on … Continue reading Continue reading

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Interview with Jim Henley

I was very pleased to see that Jim Henley got into the race for Harris County Department of Education Trustee this year. I thought he ran a fine campaign for Congress against John Culberson in 2006, with his better-than-expected showing … Continue reading Continue reading

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Harris County countywide candidates’ 30 day finance reports

Here, as best as I can collect them, are the 30 day out campaign finance reports for Harris County candidates. Candidate Contrib Expend Cash ========================================== Mincberg 156,542 1,268,257 82,593 Emmett 331,870 174,618 726,603 Bradford 77,455 69,126 74,062 Lykos 79,397 114,003 … Continue reading Continue reading

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License to drive

So DPS wants to prevent undocumented immigrants from driving. Good luck with that. In a clampdown on illegal immigrants, the Texas Department of Public Safety has adopted a new policy requiring noncitizens to prove they are in this country legally … Continue reading Continue reading

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RIP-to-be: Opus the penguin

You’ve probably already figured this out from the tone of the recent strips, but for the third and apparently last time, cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is preparing to quit the funny pages. The 51-year-old cartoonist said he will pull the plug … Continue reading Continue reading

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