Daily Archives: February 11, 2004

Westar may keep its secrets

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Kansas utility Westar, which last year revealed that it had given over $50,000 in hard and soft money to several Congressional Republicans and Tom DeLay’s Texans for a Republican Majority PAC, has announced that it may or may not … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where I’ve been

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Everyone else is posting their States I’ve Visited maps, so what the hell. Click on the More link to see mine. I’ll even throw in a little bit of useless trivia about me to make it seem more worthwhile: States … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in See, I do have a life! | 5 Comments

Law and Order: Public Morals Unit

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

And now one of our esteemed County Commissioners is in full panty-bunch mode over Janet Jackson’s boobie. Harris County Commissioner Steve Radack wants to make sure there’s no more such misbehavior in a county-owned building. Radack said Tuesday that he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 2 Comments

Stripperama!

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

In case you’ve ever wondered, this is exactly the sort of thing that makes athletic directors chug Maalox. The president of a company that employs topless dancers said Tuesday his strippers have been hired by students at Rice University and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Countdown to the 17th

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

A couple of big elections coming up on Tuesday. Over in Kentucky, Congressional candidate Ben Chandler has hit a small jackpot by running blog ads. “We’re raising [considerable] money off the blogs,” said Chandler spokesman Jason Sauer. “It’s been really … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2004 | 4 Comments

Sitemeter screwup

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve had a free Sitemeter counter for nearly two years now, and though it has its wonky moments it’s always worked. For some bizarre reason, yesterday the counter at the bottom of this blog became inaccessible to me – if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Administrivia | 3 Comments