Daily Archives: June 28, 2005

WiFi happenings

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Dwight reports on the city’s downtown WiFi-enabled parking meters. That may sound silly, but there’s a purpose for it – the wireless networking will allow the meters to accept and verify credit cards for payment. My main reason for parking … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Eminent domain battle in Freeport

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

One of the things I missed last week while gadding about in Colorado was how the Kelo decision affects plans in Freeport to build a marina on the Old Brazos River. “This is the last little piece of the puzzle … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Mediation in Midlothian

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve posted a couple of updates recently on the situation in Midlothian, where residents are trying to prevent cement maker TXI from circumventing environmental regulations. Yesterday I got an email from Julie, my regular Midlothian correspondent, who sent me a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Your liberal media at work

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

From the story on Kay Bailey Hutchison’s official announcement that she’s running for reelection to the Senate: No prominent candidates have announced plans to challenge Hutchison. How nice of the reporter to decide for us who is a “real” candidate … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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We’ll tell you what you can do with your money

Posted on June 28, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

It’s bad enough that Congress has held hearings into the vitally important issue of steroids in baseball. Now they want to have a say in who does or does not get to own a piece of a baseball team. Does … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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