Daily Archives: December 6, 2009

Runoff EV report, Day 7

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

We’ve had one full week of early voting, with two twelve-hour days to go. As you can see on the spreadsheet, today was the slowest day, with 2,600 voters showing up, giving a total of 43,989 votes. I’ve been remiss … Continue reading →

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Weekend link dump for December 6

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

No planet status for Pluto, no justice. Yeah, I can’t believe there hasn’t been one of these before now, either. Coolio’s kitchen. I got nothin’. James Garfield is in his rightful place, and all is well with the universe. The … Continue reading →

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Parker leads in another poll

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a Zogby poll, so don’t get too excited, but that’s still four out of four since Election Day. While the race for Houston mayor remains too close to call, Parker’s 5.5 percentage point lead stems from advantages among several … Continue reading →

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Eight days out finance reports, Parker and Locke

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Among other things, Friday was the eight days out campaign finance reporting deadline for the city runoffs. The Chron reports on the Mayoral candidates. Both sides aggressively asked for volunteers and donors before the Wednesday deadline. Election rules allowed Parker … Continue reading →

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Salvation Army changes its policy

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Good for them. The Salvation Army of Houston will no longer require Social Security numbers from those seeking Christmas gifts, the organization announced today. “It was never our intention to offend anyone with our registration requirement to provide a Social … Continue reading →

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Bye bye, hurricane season

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

More like this next year would be nice. The Atlantic hurricane season ended Monday with barely a whimper: Not a single hurricane came ashore in the United States. Since June, when the season began, just nine named storms developed. Only … Continue reading →

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