Daily Archives: August 23, 2002

Rudy and Kermit, 25 years later

Posted on August 23, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

25 years ago this November, LA Laker Kermit Washington nearly killed Houston Rockets forward (now head coach) Rudy Tomjanovich with a punch to the face. A book called The Punch about what happened is due out around then. According to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Rate of low birth-weight babies rises in suburbs

Posted on August 23, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Interesting story about an increase in the rate of low birth-weight babies being born in Houston suburbs. There seem to be a number of factors driving this – more multiple births due to older mothers and in vitro fertilization and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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K-Mart Kiddie Roundup Update

Posted on August 23, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Also noted by Kevin Whited, the manager of the Sonic drive-through was not happy with the police raid on Saturday, and unlike the James Coney Island manager, hadn’t agreed to cooperate with police on it. Sonic officials said Thursday that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Coincidence or sinister marketing plot?

Posted on August 23, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Checking the referral log is always fun. Seeing new links in the referral log is even more fun, even if they’re apparently random links that couldn’t actually be referring to you. Once in awhile you come across a link in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Opie and Anthony canned

Posted on August 23, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Shock jocks Opie and Anthony have been fired by radio station WNEW and their syndicated show has been cancelled. They’d gotten into trouble for broadcasting a live account of a couple supposedly having sex in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. They’ve been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Republicans for Sharp

Posted on August 23, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Fellow Houston blogger Alex Whitlock has endorsed Democrat John Sharp for Lt. Governor, noting that the race is all about qualifications, and Sharp has them in spades. Moreover, he notes that his fellow Republicans are starting to see it that … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Speaking of term limits

Posted on August 23, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

The Houston Press has another good argument against term limits in this impressive hatchet job on freshman City Council member Shelley Sekula-Gibbs (formerly Sekula-Rodriguez). The law restricts elected city officials to a maximum of three two-year terms, so every two … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Who elected whom?

Posted on August 23, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Nathan Newman was pretty upset by Cynthia McKinney’s loss in the Democraatic primary on Tuesday. See here and here for his reaction. The particular bone of Newman’s contention is the amount of outside money, much of it coming from the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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