Daily Archives: January 26, 2006

Looking for equivalence in all the wrong places

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Where your tax dollars are going, thanks to the benificence of Governor Perry. Two weeks after the state made its first $15,000 monthly payment to a contract lobbyist in Washington, D.C., the lobbyist and his firm spent $7,600 to host … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Interviews with Madla and Uresti

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Philip Martin keeps up his string of candidate interviews by getting answers from Frank Madla and Carlos Uresti for the SD19 primary. It’s good stuff, so check it out. Folks have had a little fun at Madla’s expense recently, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bye-bye, Bagwell?

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Not really much to say about the Jeff Bagwell saga, in which the team is attempting to claim he’s physically unable to play in 2006 and thus claim over 90% of the $17 million salary he’s owed from their insurance … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Houston Pavilions

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve noted before the development of a downtown park/retail/entertainment area, to be called Houston Pavilions. The Chron now reports that it will contain a big music venue as a key component. A proposed $200 million real estate project near the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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How blog activism is supposed to work

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

From an anonymous comment on a blog post to hooking up a person in need of assistance with an expert in the field, all in under 24 hours. That’s blog activism in its idealized state. Read how it happened at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Blog stuff | 13 Comments