Daily Archives: March 9, 2013

Saturday video break: Wild Horses

Song #28 on the Popdose Top 100 Covers list is “Wild Horses”, originally by the Rolling Stones and covered by The Sundays. Here’s the original: I’ve never been a huge Stones fan, but I like this song, and I love … Continue reading

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Sobering center opens up

Good. Mayor Annise Parker joined council members on Thursday to unveil the innovative Houston Recovery Center, a place where people who are intoxicated can sober up instead of being arrested. Officials say there’s only one other similar facility in Texas. … Continue reading

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I got those empty prison cell blues

There’s a lot of excess prison capacity around the state, which is a big problem for a lot of communities that once thought building prisons, to be operated by private entities, would be a boon for them. Just over a … Continue reading

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Still fighting the Waller County landfill

I’ve written before about a battle in Waller County over a proposed landfill that would be built there. While the landfill has moved closer to being approved, it’s not yet a done deal, and its opponents are still fighting against … Continue reading

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