Daily Archives: May 10, 2009

Weekend link dump for May 10

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

M is for the many links she brought me… I know we’ve never gotten those flying cars that were promised us. But I could settle for an invisible car. Wanna buy the original recipe for Dr Pepper? Leave Janet Jackson’s … Continue reading →

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Metro’s costs and critics

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I have two things to say about this story regarding different cost estimates for the construction of the four remaining light rail lines. The price tag for the city’s four new light rail lines will be: A) $1.46 billion; B) … Continue reading →

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Statewide smoking ban still stuck

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

It’s stuck in the Senate, which is a bit odd. The woman standing in the way of a Senate vote is Sen. Jane Nelson, a Flower Mound Republican who joined [Lance] Armstrong on the Capitol steps in February in a … Continue reading →

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Voting right on climate change

Posted on May 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

It is, of course, a good thing that President Obama has Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress as he tries to get his agenda implemented. That doesn’t mean he’ll have smooth sailing, of course – between the weirdly ahistorical … Continue reading →

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