Daily Archives: December 11, 2011

Weekend link dump for December 11

I don’t think the girls can wait two whole weeks more till Christmas. The Superfriends Christmas Party, and Superman saves Nic Cage. They seem to go together. The decline and fall of Western civilization is right on schedule. Apparently, many … Continue reading

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Christie, Burks, Davis, Brown

Those are your runoff winners. Jack Christie’s victory was the most dramatic, coming in his fifth attempt to defeat Jolanda Jones, an opponent he had forced into multiple runoff elections. Helena Brown was the other candidate who beat an incumbent, … Continue reading

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No recall for New Braunfels Mayor

Looks like the can ban battle is over for now. A petition for an election to recall New Braunfels Mayor Gale Pospisil failed when organizers submitted an insufficient number of valid signatures. City Secretary Patrick Aten said that of the … Continue reading

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The check will be in the mail a little longer

The hard times keep coming for the Postal Service. The U.S. Postal Service said a plan to save $2.1 billion a year and fend off possible bankruptcy would effectively put an end to almost all overnight delivery of first-class letters … Continue reading

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