Saturday, February 4, 2012

Simple and delicious

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I have long been a denizen of that greasy, gooey goodness known as Fuzzy's Pizza on Antoine (which, if you don't know, is the favori...
Friday, February 3, 2012

Runaway grand jury: The aftermath

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Not content to sit down while the grand jury investigated the doings-on in her office, Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos decided to ...

On crime and car repairs

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A storm is a-brewing in Houston over the cost of auto repairs. City Council is expected to pass a new ordinance that would require repair sh...

Nevada high court tosses blood test

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It is common, particularly with the rise of "No Refusal Weekends," for blood draws to be conducted long after a motorist has been ...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

On destroying America by digging up Marilyn Monroe

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Today's there's yet more evidence that the U.S. War Against Something Terrorism has caused security personnel to misplace their ...
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The latest shiny gadget

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Oh, Apple certainly does have an image. They're the un-corporate corporation. They are more concerned with offering consumers the latest...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Graffiti, courthouse style

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Handiwork of an unknown artist on the 2nd floor of the Harris County Criminal (In)justice Center.

Runaway grand jury closes up shop

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Yesterday the grand jury investigating the Harris County District Attorney's Office announced that it was not issuing any indictments . ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The fishbowl

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If you're into social media and designing applications (and helping los federales  to spy on the citizenry), the FBI has the perfect fre...

Coming and going

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Sign outside the Inmate Processing Center on Commerce Street in Downtown Houston. Everywhere else downtown, the parking meters are tur...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

The Peter Principle in action

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Citgroup. Bank of America. AIG. General Motors. Ally. Chrysler. Chrysler Financial. What do all of these companies have in common? (Ally, ...

Chasing down SEO rabbitholes

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This is probably the most amazing blogs Ive study inside of a really extended time. The level of information in here is stunning! That was...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

Pressure builds on judge to step down

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Well, what do you know, Christopher Dupuy is back in the news. If you don't know, Mr. Dupuy is the judge in County Court at Law No. 3...
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Saturday, January 28, 2012

How much is a life worth?

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On November 19, 2005, in the Iraqi city of Haditha, a bomb went off and killed an American soldier, Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas. In the a...
Friday, January 27, 2012

Working blind

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Ask any scientist and she'll tell you that the best result from an experiment is often the one that disproves the hypothesis being teste...
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For a few votes more

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This week the French Senate approved a bill that would make it a crime to deny that the Turks committed genocide against Armenians during W...

Update: Let loose the killing machine

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The State of Texas got back into the business of murdering people last night with the first state-sponsored killing of the year. Rodrigo H...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

What's in a name?

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It's not enough that Jim Crane is moving the Houston Astros from their home in the National League over to the American League. Nope. No...

Dirty rotten scoundrels

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If you want to see your tax dollars at work, you need to check out Michael McKnight's piece on SI.com about the point shaving scheme at ...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Execution Watch 1/26/2012

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The Texas killing machine is back in business. ON THURSDAY NIGHT, TEXAS PLANS TO EXECUTE: RODRIGO HERNANDEZ. Convicted in the murder of ...

Does more of the same make any sense?

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I heard portions of a Mitt Romney speech the other morning in which he urged folks to vote for him to put an end to the health care bill sig...

Not quite so open

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Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel or unusual punishment inflicted. All courts shall be open, an...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Hey, kids, get out of my yard!

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Back in 2004, D.C. police decided that Antoine Jones was a bad dude and needed watching. Employing a spy store full of surveillance tools, t...

Book review: Pity the Billionaire

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During the depths of the Great Depression capitalism faced its greatest challenge. The unfettered free market of the Gilded Age crashed and ...
Monday, January 23, 2012

The growing inequality

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So what's the big freaking deal about the 1%? Just what exact share of the national income do the top 1% of wealthy Americans bring in? ...