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There has been quite a bit of fuss recently over changes being made by the Texas Board of Education to the social studies curriculum in that state. Like many non-conservatives, I am troubled by some of the changes being sought (e.g. removing Thomas Jefferson from a list of influential political philosophers), and annoyed by the [...] 
I just got back from a quick business trip to San Antonio. While there, I got to see gas selling for $1.999/gallon. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen gas below $2/gallon. 
Seen on the newswire: Hurricane Ike, which blasted the densely populated Texas coast and swept through Houston on Saturday, could trigger insurance claims between $8 billion and $18 billion, according to early estimates of the damage. Tom Larsen, a senior vice-president with EQECAT Inc, which helps insurers model catastrophe risk, told Reuters that from data he had [...]
When was the last time you saw a radar image of the eye of a hurricane brushing a major city?
Ugh: The threat of a major hurricane gong that close to Houston, which hasn’t seen a major hurricane in several years (Allison, which flooded much of the city, was just a tropical storm) is ominous. Even more troubling…consider the following forecast map: That sort of a wind field reminds me of Hugo, which made landfall near [...] 
One of the unintended consequences of having the conventions so late, and with Texas’ ballot access law requiring candidates to file the necessary paperwork, is that (theoretically) neither McCain nor Obama will be on the Texas ballot this November. But Bob Barr will. Seen at Ballot Access News: Section 192.031 of the Texas election code says that political [...]
I’m on a business trip in South Texas, just in time to experience the joy of Hurricane Dolly. Naturally, there are all sorts of stories in local media hyping the breeziness of the day. For example, consider this ABC report: Cities and counties in the Rio Grande valley were preparing Tuesday night as officials feared heavy rains [...] 
Um….OK… This might be the first time TreeHugger has written about competitive eating, and that’s no surprise really. The idea of stuffing down as much food as possible in as small amount of time as possible is about as un-TreeHugger as you can get in these days of food crisis and tortilla riots. But what if [...] 
Over the weekend, the Washington Post ran a story featuring the views of several folks down on the U.S. – Mexico border who are taking exception to seeing their properties being taken for the border fence being built well inland from the border. Within the story, there were two reality-checks I think are worth highlighting. The first: Their [...] 
I have mentioned here and in a couple of other venues my understanding that a certain large insurer has patented the algorithms associated with mileage-based or usage-based auto insurance, complicating possible adoption of “pay by the mile” or GPS-rated insurance. It may be that my understanding wasn’t as complete as I thought. I noticed some interesting news [...] |
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