In May of 2019, when I first wrote about the Morris Ice House in old downtown Richardson, now called the "CORE" (you know, like New York has the "Big Apple", Richardson has the "Core"), I noticed that on Google Maps, the Morris Ice House was labeled "Rinky Dinky Building." Offended, I immediately submitted a correction to Google Maps. Of course, I was ignored. (Remember, our motto here is "Not Being Listened to Since 2006.") Or so I thought.
Candidates for Richardson ISD Board of Trustees have filed 8-Day Campaign Finance Reports. Here are the totals for the 30-Day Reports and the 8-Day Reports, ranked by the combined totals.
| Eric Eager | Place 6 | $2,484.14 | $1,886.09 |
| Debbie Renteria | District 3 | $2,226.43 | $1,943.40 |
| Blake Sawyer | Place 6 | $1,967.37 | $573.00 |
| Bonnie Abadie | District 3 | $1,205.00 | $650.00 |
Candidates for Richardson City Council have filed 8-Day Campaign Finance Reports. Here are the totals for the 30-Day Reports and the 8-Day Reports, ranked by the combined totals.
| 30-Day | 8-Day | ||
| Bob Dubey | Mayor | $21,697.55 | $3,387.10 |
| Dan Barrios | Place 3 | $14,629.56 | $8,481.69 |
| Janet DePuy | Mayor | $11,350.00 | $7,515.00 |
| Ken Hutchenrider | Place 5 | $3,915.00 | $11,515.00 |
| Curtis Dorian | Place 1 | $10,401.00 | $2,050.00 |
| Stephen Springs | Place 3 | $6,875.00 | $5,260.00 |
| Todd Hunter | Place 5 | $1,961.70 | $3,386.15 |
| G. Scott Waddell | Place 1 | $3,755.00 | $700.00 |
2023-04-02: Jeff Leach had it coming:
"Texas GOP lawmaker is tricked into reading dirty names during committee meeting."
2023-04-07: "On a vote of 86-52 the Texas House adopts amendment to ban school vouchers."
Richardson's representative, Angie Chen Button, who campaigns on a message of supporting public schools, votes to support vouchers.
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| From 2022 07 18 Budapest |
Our last photo-of-the-day from the Danube River is a scene of Budapest at night. It shows the Hotel Gellért, which sits on the site of the Gellért Spa, a famous thermal spa that has been used for centuries. In the midground is the Szabadság Bridge, built in 1896 and reconstructed after it suffered heavy damage in World War II (like so much of Europe did). And in the foreground is one of the pleasure ships that offer rides on the beautiful Danube River through Budapest. This was our last night in Europe, having traveled over 700 miles on the Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers from Amsterdam to Budapest.