Daily Archives: February 23, 2005

Koufax winners announced

Congratulations to all the winners. If your blogroll consisted of nothing but blogs mentioned in that post (plus, you know, me), you’d have a mighty fine selection. Special kudos to Grits for their co-win in the Best Single Issue Blog … Continue reading Continue reading

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Chris Bell on credit scoring

Chris Bell may still be “exploring” a run for Governor, but that doesn’t mean he can’t point out a few things about the current occupant of the Mansion: STATEMENT BY CHRIS BELL ON HB 23 Offered as testimony before the … Continue reading Continue reading

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RSS feeds at the Chron

Just got a note from Houston Chronicle tech guru Dwight Silverman announcing a brand new page of RSS feeds at Chron.com. I’d been meaning to ask him about that since his Techblog got launched, but he beat me to it. … Continue reading Continue reading

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AARP vs USANext

Hey, did you know that the AARP has a blog? That’s pretty cool, I think. Nice thing about blogs is that they allow one to respond rapidly to scurrilous attacks on oneself. Which they’re doing. Via Julia and The Stakeholder. … Continue reading Continue reading

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The reality TV guide to good behavior

CW Nevius makes a pretty good point about how good and bad behavior are rewarded and punished on reality TV shows. Despite their attempts to manufacture conflict, the reality shows have become a national forum for what is acceptable public … Continue reading Continue reading

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Sounds like he’s running to me

Burnt Orange has a statement from State Rep. Richard Raymond, who is supposedly exploring a primary challenge to US Rep. Henry Cuellar in 2006. STATEMENT BY REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD RAYMOND REGARDING POSSIBLE RUN FOR CONGRESS “I appreciate Aaron Pena’s enthusiasm and … Continue reading Continue reading

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