Thursday, May 25, 2006
Wisconsin Polka Groupies in Texas
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This Memorial Day weekend marks the 40th annual National Polka Festival in Ennis, Texas, a town about 40 miles south of Dallas.
NanoJapan
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Sixteen undergraduate engineering students from across the United States gather today at Rice University in Houston in preparation for depar...
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Wow, you dance on Broadway! How fabulous!
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The Eisemann Center's season of musicals came to a close tonight with the final performance of A Chorus Line . It was probably the best ...
Language is never about language
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"About 158 nations have included a specific measure in their constitutions promulgating one or more national languages, according to a ...
Saturday, May 20, 2006
Indian Mascots -- Time to Bury the Hatchet
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According to The Dallas Morning News, "three Richardson schools are considering changing their mascots to voluntarily comply with a di...
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Friday, May 19, 2006
RISD Superintendent Steps Down
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RISD Superintendent Jim Nelson is leaving the RISD. That's too bad. He had good credentials and a good management style. He wasn't a...
Is TXU's Trimming a Threat?
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According to a story in The Dallas Morning News, TXU spends up to $25 million per year trimming trees near their power lines. And some Rich...
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Pomp and Circumstance
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I attended the Senior Recognition ceremony at Richardson's Berkner High School tonight. Watching and listening as several hundred young ...
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
What's a cure for cancer worth?
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Economists from the University of Chicago value a cure for cancer at $50 trillion. Just a one percent reduction in cancer mortality would be...
Monday, May 15, 2006
Payroll taxes
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"An estimated 75% of U.S. taxpayers now pay more in Social Security and Medicare taxes than they do in income tax." -- Time, May ...
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