Eye on Williamson (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Mark you calendars! There will be a public forum to discuss T. Don Hutto facility in Taylor on September 24, 2008 7:00 PM, at the Georgetown Public Library: Immigration Reform Effort (IRE) will host a public forum to explore the many and diverse aspects of this particular facility-and the future expansion of similar [...]
Eye on Williamson (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
There have been some strange things happening with the County Attorney’s office and the four court-at-law judges in Williamson County lately. In early June Assistant County Attorney Stephen Ackley was abruptly fired, only to be rehired just as abruptly the next week. In the mean time a stand-in, the commissioners court’s go-to-guy Mike Davis, [...]
Media Blog (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
From the Department of Tell Us Something We Don#39;t Know:Democrat Barack Obama has had about a 3 to 1 advantage over Republican John McCain in Post P... . . .
Eye on Williamson (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
In today’s AAS we find out there’s been a change in course at the Landfill in Hutto, Killeen trash won’t go to Williamson County landfill. While what most will take away from this article is that Killeen trash won’t be coming to Williamson County, Hutto in particular, there’s much more in this article. First the [...]
Eye on Williamson (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
A great article in the TDP, ICE blocks 9-1-1 calls from T. Don Hutto (TDH), about the Williamson County Commissioners Court’s (WCCC) uninformed vote regarding a contract change at T. Don Hutto. Outgoing 9-1-1 calls placed by immigrants detained at T. Don Hutto Residential Facility in Taylor will soon be blocked after Immigration Customs Enforcement changes [...]
Londonist (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
Take care going near Chelsea Bridge tonight – you’ll need to go Against The Stream . As the sky darkens, this art event’s participants will don their high visibility jackets… and start walking backwards. This is an In Transit event by artist Aaron Williamson who will film then screen the event. Head down there and see what it’s like when you go against the stream. Are you going the wrong way or are...
Coffee Coffee and More Coffee (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Quel maledetto treno blindato Enzo G. Castellari - 1978 Severin Films Region 1 DVD I should have known better by now. I've seen enough films touted by Quentin Tarantino to know that too many of the films he claims...
Media Blog (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
How humorless do you have to be to write this sentence? Women accounted for most of the audience for quot;Mamma Mia!quot; ...You don#39;t say? What re... . . .
joelmaxwell.com (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
I emailed my good friend, Chaplain Don Williamson, who is still in Afghanistan for a few more days to get his permission to use his first hand account of the November 10th ambush on the “Boys of Bella.” Assured enough time has passed that no OPSEC issues would be raised, here is his account of [...]
Media Blog (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Humorless liberals don#39;t get that New Yorker cover? All Bush#39;s fault:It#39;s official: The Bush era has made liberals so terrified of right-wing... . . .
joelmaxwell.com (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
A knot in my stomach and a feeling of sadness overcame me this afternoon when I heard on the radio that 9 US Soldiers were killed in the Pesh valley in eastern Afghanistan. While the news report doesn’t say exactly what FOB, it occurred near the same location as the November 10th attack that killed [...]
Eye on Williamson (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Here’s the link, Williamson County Commissioner Precinct Three candidates. A couple of things, I wasn’t aware there was a Libertarian in the race, his name is James Andrews. Current GOP commissioner Valerie Covey’s response to the question, “What do you feel is the role of a county commissioner?”, seemed like a cut-and-paste from a job [...]
YubaNet.com (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
A century ago this week, an event in far-off Siberia rang a cosmic wake-up call for Earth. That explosive event over remote Tunguska is generally viewed by scientists as a large space rock that pierced through the atmosphere of Siberia, then detonated to flatten some 2,000 square kilometers of trees.
greylocknews (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
Williamstown, MA - Bring your family and friends, picnics, blankets, and lawn chairs to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute's expansive south lawn to enjoy the free summer outdoor concert series held on Tuesday evenings at 6 pm in...
