Dallas City Hall press release
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Celebratory gunshots
"This holiday season, Dallas residents are again reminded about the tragedies that can result by recklessly firing weapons into the air. Unfortunately, these celebratory bullets often come down on innocent men, women and children. Dallas Police remind residents that those who fire into the air will face jail time or major fines. So far this year the City has reported more than 14,000 incidents of random gunfire."
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Our Recognized School District
The Richardson Independent School District achieved a rating of "Recognized" in the annual accountability ratings for Texas schools. There are four ratings: Exemplary, Recognized, Acceptable, and Unacceptable. The RISD was the largest school district in the state to earn the "Recognized" rating. Congratulations to everyone involved in the RISD, including Ellen, the linchpin of RISD's crown jewel, its Fine Arts program. :-)
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Great Lakes Tour
Niagara-on-the-Lake (see more) |
Saturday, May 12, 2007
The mystery of the 5-cent Coca-Cola
The price of the first serving of Coca-Cola was 5 cents in 1886, about a dollar in today's money. Coke no longer sells for a nickel, and that is not terribly surprising. What is surprising is that it took more than 60 years for the price of Coke to change.
Tim Harford (Slate, May 11, 2007)
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Frontier counties
The 2000 census found more "frontier counties" - that is, counties with six or fewer people per square mile - in Kansas now than in 1890.
Dallas Morning News, May 8, 2007
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Black gold
"Even with high oil prices, Saudi Arabia's annual per capita income, at $14,000, is only about half that of oil-free Israel."
Edward Luttwak (Prospect, May, 2007)
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Talk is cheap
Sending data on the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable cost $10 a word -- in 1866.
Wired, February, 2007
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