Daily Archives: June 23, 2008

Is there a Heights highrise in the works?

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

When Tiffany tells me to blog about something, I listen, so with that in mind let me point you to this HAIF thread, and this post in particular, about what might be the future site of a highrise on White … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Culberson versus wind

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I suppose it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Rep. John Culberson is not a fan of wind energy. In a video chat with constituents from his Capitol Hill office, Culberson said on June 10: These people in the wind … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Metro and the East End

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I really don’t know what this story is trying to say. The Metropolitan Transit Authority has loyal supporters in Houston’s East End, whose voters approved Metro’s transit plan in 2003 by a 14 percent margin. Bus ridership is also strong … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The bounce

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Put me down as being skeptical of that much-ballyhooed Newsweek poll that showed Sen. Barack Obama now enjoying a 15-point lead over Sen. John McCain. It’s not so much that I think the result is impossible, it’s that it’s clearly … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Dallas City Council says “No loonies, please”

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Got this from a reader: Dallas City Council would like certain people to please zip their lips, and they plan to do something about it. That’s because time and again, council members (particularly Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway) have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Term limits on the ballot in San Antonio

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Earlier this year, I noted that San Antonio Mayor Phil Hardberger, in his second and final two-year term, announced in his State of the City address that he wanted to change San Antonio’s restrictive term limits law. He has now … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The names may change, but the stories remain the same

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Via Banjo comes this story about the oldest living Major League baseball player, and some of the many stories of the old days he has to tell. This was the one Banjo highlighted, about how Hall of Fame pitcher Lefty … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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