Daily Archives: June 12, 2011

Weekend link dump for June 12

How many weeks till school starts again? Never has the phrase “The jokes just write themselves” been more true. Sarah Palin really doesn’t know much about history. My Internet routine is similar to this, though with email and social networks … Continue reading

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Eissler changes class size bill

Hair Balls was first with the news. Rep. Rob Eissler (R- The Woodlands) whose House Bill 18 wanted to move the state to a cap of 25 students in each classroom, [Friday] instead made a floor substitution which only mildly … Continue reading

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Sullivan files complaint against Jones

And the process gets started. A day after declaring he would not do so, Houston City Councilman Mike Sullivan filed a complaint against Councilwoman Jolanda Jones, seeking possible discipline following the release of an Office of Inspector General report that … Continue reading

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HISD rejects uniform start time

I must say, I’m glad to see this. The Houston school board Thursday rejected a cost-cutting plan to change campus bell schedules next year after families complained about the disruption to their daily routines and their children’s sleep habits. Objections … Continue reading

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Beer solidarity

Good for them. Small businesses like Ziggy’s Bar & Grill and Kata Robata have scratched Bud Light from their menus and have spread the word through social media, as response to HB 602’s recent death at the hands of Anheuser-Busch. … Continue reading

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