Daily Archives: April 9, 2011

“Born To Be Wild”

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The family and I had the chance to see a preview of “Born To Be Wild”, a 3D IMAX movie at the Museum of Natural Science about saving orphaned elephants and orangutans on Thursday evening. We all loved it. I … Continue reading →

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Saturday video break: You’re so fine you blow my mind

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

We were at a fundraiser for Olivia’s school last Saturday. They had a DJ playing music to appeal to a bunch of mostly 40ish married people, along with videos on a big screen. Which is to say, 80s music in … Continue reading →

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HISD cuts 277 jobs

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

There will be more of this to follow. The Houston school district will have fewer bus drivers, construction workers, finance employees and other staff next year under budget cuts the board approved on Thursday. Trustees, expecting a severe shortfall in … Continue reading →

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Death from above, feral hog edition

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The Lege takes action on the feral hog problem with a bill that would allow more people to shoot them from helicopters. The Texas House [Monday] gave preliminary approval to House Bill 716. The measure passed 137-9 with no debate. … Continue reading →

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Measles

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Something we haven’t seen around here in awhile. The Houston Area Health Alert Network sent an e-mail on Friday noting that an 11-month-old child, who attended the Cirque du Soleil performance at Sam Houston Race Park on March 20, developed … Continue reading →

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Senate says “good-bye” to Railroad Commission

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Something like this has been talked about for a long time, now we’ll see if it actually happens. The Senate approved a bill [Monday] that would change the name of the Railroad Commission to the Texas Oil and Gas Commission … Continue reading →

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