Daily Archives: March 9, 2006

Koufax voting ends on Sunday

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Voting for the Koufax Awards ends Sunday night, March 12th, at 11:59 pm. I presume that’s Eastern time, since fine folks at Wampum are all citizens of Atlantic states, so adjust to your location as needed. I and several other … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Radnofsky’s runoff

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I think the result that surprised and disappointed me the most from Tuesday was the Senate race, where Barbara Radnofsky failed to win a majority of the vote and was forced into a runoff with perennial non-campaigning candidate Gene Kelly. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Colorado blogging assistance sought

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Ellen Forman, one of my guest bloggers, has let me know about a conference happening next week at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. The topic is state accountability in domestic violence; the topic is focused around a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Primary notes

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

Just a few random observations from the Tuesday primaries… The thing that really strikes me about Tom DeLay’s win is that his poorest showing was in his home county of Fort Bend: County DeLay vote Total vote DeLay Pct =============================================== … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Pro Tem staffers fired

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

One more item on my catchup list: Mayor Pro Tem Carol Alvarado has stepped down from that post (for now, anyway, or so she says), and the four staffers who got paid the illegal bonuses have been fired. Mayor Bill … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Chron blog on Texas politics

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve been whining about it for awhile now, and it seems I’ve finally gotten my wish – the Chron now has a Texas politics blog. It’s all R.G. Ratcliffe so far, and I’m not sure how interactive he’s going to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dynamo!

Posted on March 9, 2006 by Charles Kuffner

More stuff that happened while I was out…Houston 1836 is no more, Houston Dynamo takes its place. The team officially gave its 1836 name the boot and announced it will build its brand around Dynamo during an unveiling ceremony at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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