Daily Archives: August 28, 2008

Zipcars

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I wish them luck with this. Car sharing. Two words that still sound a little foreign when used together in Texas. Yet on Tuesday, a Massachusetts firm called Zipcar made its debut in the state with a car-sharing service at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Candidate Q&A: Judge Jim Jordan

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Note: This entry is part of a series of written Q&As with judicial candidates who will be on the ballot in Harris County. I am also doing recorded interviews with non-judicial candidates. 1. Who are you, and what are you … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Let’s go to the videotape

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Ready or not, here comes instant replay for Major League Baseball. Umpires will be allowed to check video on home run calls starting Thursday after Major League Baseball, guardian of America’s most traditional sport, reversed its decades-long opposition to instant … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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No write-in opponent for Sheila Jackson Lee

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Okay. After dangling the idea of running as a write-in candidate against U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who supported Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, Houston restaurateur and prominent Barack Obama supporter Marcus Davis said today that such a candidacy would … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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“But the pension fund was just sitting there!”

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Are we really sure this is a good idea? With highway construction slowing because of red tape and budget woes, Texas’ top three leaders — Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick — on Thursday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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