Daily Archives: July 6, 2003

Weekend’s over, time for redistricting again

OK, as the joke goes, “Break’s over, back on your head”. The House Calendars Committee has voted to send the latest redistricting map (which you can see here, though you’ll need IE to do it – it didn’t render in … Continue reading Continue reading

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Turner to announce candidacy

The Chron has a profile of Sylvester Turner, who on Wednesday will formally (and finally) announce his candidacy for Mayor in this year’s election. It’s a nice enough piece, which touches on his original run in 1991 and highlights the … Continue reading Continue reading

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Cluelessness on parade

The following question and answer appears in “Walter Scott’s Personality Parade” in today’s Parade magazine: Q. In your opinion, will ex-Vermont Gov. Howard Dean’s liberal positions help or hurt his odds of winning the 2004 Democratic Presidential nomination? A. Dean, … Continue reading Continue reading

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Mystery!

Best news I’ve heard today – the MYSTERY! series on PBS will be premiering a series of episodes based on the books of Elizabeth George. Turns out they’d already done her first book, A Great Deliverance, last year, but I … Continue reading Continue reading

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