Daily Archives: November 19, 2004

Observing the Morning News

Posted on November 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Dallas Observer has an interesting article on the recent woes of the Morning News. Much of the problem is blamed on recommendations by consultants from McKinsey, who have pushed to process DMN stories for all Belo news outlets, causing … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Comments Off on Observing the Morning News

Upgrade

Posted on November 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Had a little time to myself this afternoon, and upgraded to MT 3.121, apparently without any problems. I was a bit macho about it, in that I didn’t make a backup of my existing installation first, but I figured if … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Administrivia | 3 Comments

Paging Charles Soechting

Posted on November 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Good damn question, from Mark Kleiman. Is anyone rallying the law enforcement folks behind Ronnie Earle? I’ve only met him at a few conferences, but I know his reputation, and he rates about as high on professionalism as any D.A. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | 3 Comments

Steffy and Lomax on KLOL

Posted on November 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Loren Steffy is in the same boat I am, radio-wise. I’m not a good demographic. That’s not an easy thing to admit. No one likes to be unloved, even if it’s only by marketers. Clear Channel Communications’ decision to pull … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Music | 3 Comments

The DeLay Rule

Posted on November 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

I’d noticed Tom DeLay’s use of the phrase “politics of personal destruction” in his defense of the newly adopted Tom DeLay Scoundrel Protection Act (which has been simply designated the Tom DeLay Rule in the blogs), but I hadn’t twigged … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | 1 Comment

Vo certified

Posted on November 19, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Texas Secretary of State has officially certified Hubert Vo as the winner in the HD149 race over Talmadge Heflin. Democrat Hubert Vo officially defeated veteran Republican state Rep. Talmadge Heflin by 32 votes in the closely watched House District … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2004 | 3 Comments