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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Review: Maphead

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Amazon From "Maphead," by Ken Jennings:   the way modern mapheads discover maps as children is more like the way cavemen mu...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Point-Counterpoint: Drainage Utility Fee

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The agenda for Richardson's Monday night city council meeting contained a public hearing concerning the establishment of a drainage util...
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Towards Ever More Transparent Government

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Last week, I summarized the legal arguments against the process used by the Richardson City Council to award City Manager Bill Kefler a 2% ...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Hoops: Berkner 62, Allen 48

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From 2011 11 Berkner Basketball With football season over for most high school teams (except those making deep runs in the state playoffs...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Get a Raise, Get a Grouse

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In a Richardson City Council budget work session in August, the proposed budget was reviewed in great detail. It called for 2% merit increas...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving Day in the Steger Garden (2011)

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From Flowers Give thanks for family and friends. Give thanks for the meal before you and all who labor to grow, prepare and serve the fo...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Imagine There's No Central

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I have a recurring fantasy in which Richardson rips up Central Expressway and replaces it with a pedestrian-friendly, tree-lined boulevard....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

When Abstinence Isn't Enough, Try Asceticism

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With the recent death of Andy Rooney, his long-running commentary on "60 Minutes" also comes to an end. If you are of a certain ag...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Open Meetings Act, Not So Bad After All

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I've long had a grudge against the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). Not with the intent behind the act -- open meetings -- but with the ...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Coterie "Great Steakout"

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From 2011 11 Coterie Steakout "Coterie" is an organization of Richardson-area friends who get together three times a year for d...
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