Daily Archives: September 13, 2013

Friday random ten: The dogs, they really miss you

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

If you’ve seen my personal Facebook page, you know that we are hosting the hedghog that belongs to Olivia’s fourth grade class this weekend. In honor of that, I went looking for animal-related songs in my library. No hedgehog tunes, … Continue reading →

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Interview with Georgia Provost

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

I’m wrapping up the week of District D candidate interviews today. There are a lot more candidates than the five I will have visited with, but there are only so many hours in the day, and I do the best … Continue reading →

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Time for a real NDO in Houston

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Bring it on. Last week, San Antonio passed an ordinance protecting gay and transgendered residents and veterans from discrimination. Houston Mayor Annise Parker says that vote “upped the ante” and that Houston should follow suit. “It is absolutely something we … Continue reading →

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HPD disciplinary matters

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Having recently talked about mayoral plans for crimefighting in Houston, let me recommend that you read Emily DePrang’s excellent two-part story about the discipline process at the Houston Police Department – here’s part one, Crimes Unpunished, and part two, The … Continue reading →

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SBOE getting set to review biology textbooks

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

TFN Insider sounds the alarm. We already knew that creationists on the State Board of Education had nominated anti-evolution ideologues to sit on teams reviewing proposed new high school biology textbooks in Texas. We now have seen the actual reviews … Continue reading →

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