Daily Archives: September 28, 2003

Please don’t feed the alligators

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

There are certain things in this life that you wouldn’t think should require an external disincentive to keep people from doing them. Feeding wild alligators, for example. Feed an alligator, face a fine. That wasn’t the case until this month. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston’s urbanity

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

This great op-ed piece in today’s Chron makes a good economic argument for rail, and also puts its finger on something that I’d peripherally thought about but hadn’t quite formed into a real idea yet. Let’s start with his case … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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RIP, Althea Gibson

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Althea Gibson, the pioneering women’s tennis player who won two Wimbledon titles in the 1950s, died today at the age of 76. Gibson was the first black to compete in the U.S. championships, in 1950, and at Wimbledon, in 1951. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Greg’s opinion of city races

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Greg Wythe gives a fascinating (to Houston political junkies, anyway) overview of the Republican/Democrat breakdown in the upcoming city election. Basically, if things break right, Houston could go from an 8-8 balance of city offices to a 12-4 advantage for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Unbelievable

Posted on September 28, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

I second everything Calpundit says about the amazing revelation that the Valerie Plame story is true. At CIA Director George J. Tenet’s request, the Justice Department is looking into an allegation that administration officials leaked the name of an undercover … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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