Texas will execute a convicted child killer tomorrow. This monster who masqueraded as a clown for a living killed two pre-teen girls in 1992. Read the re-cap in the Houston Chonicle. The picture of those two angels will make you teary-eyed, guaranteed. Five will get you ten that tomorrow on KUHF’s morning show, the anchor…
Op-Ed Blog
Teen Robber Sentenced
By Marc Moore at 9/24/2002 8:01:54 PM A Houston teenager was sentenced to 35 years in state prison for aggravated robbery of a woman this spring. Read the summary in the Houston Chronicle. There will be those who bemoan this stiff sentence; however, minors who commit violent crimes serves the same punishment as adults. Face…
Give Bikes Room
Houston is a terrible place to ride a bike. Air quality is terrible. Drivers are boors. And the bike lanes are a joke. Read Thom Marshall’s July 5th column in the Houston Chronicle. It should embarass the mayor and county officials that with so much new construction going on that very little is being done…
Boorish Baseball Fans
A father and son brust onto the field in Chicago – of course – and attacked the opposing team’s first base coach yesterday. Read about these lout’s actions on Yahoo.com Nice going, losers. Thanks to jerks like these, it won’t be long before fans are caged in, safely away from the playing field. It’s for…
Student Athlete Deaths
Two high school athletes died suddenly yesterday. By all accounts, the boys were exemplary young men. Read the story in the Houston Chronicle. Surprising deaths are a phenomenon that seems to be on the rise in the US. Are we pressing kids to be too good, too fast? In these recent cases, preliminary evidence indicates…
Steven Wayne Smith
Supreme Court candidate Steven Wayne Smith is hardcore in his distain for Affirmative Action. Read about it in the Houston Chronicle. Normally I take this as a sign of good judgment in a candidate. AA is nothing if not an unnecessary, demoralizing, and divisive crutch for minorities. Still, Smith’s language gives me pause. Phrases like…
Pakistan Acts, Finally
Pakistan has been a virtual scourge to terrorists lately. Witness these reports: – Pakistan arrests 7 over Karachi car bomb – U.S. eager to question suspected 9/11 plotter – Pakistan – a safe haven for al Qaeda? The CNN.com stories above show a changing face to the country. Let’s hope Pakistan can continue to be…
Blame Game
The first official salvo in the 9/11 blame game is in. The culprit: US intelligence services. No surprise there. Read about it on CNN.com It’s the goal of these hearings to find a scapegoat to parade in front of a gullible public. For a different opinion, read what author Tom Clancy has to say. Mr….
Bad Bonfire Bull
Yet another lawsuit has been filed in the fatal case of the Aggie bonfire collapse. Read it in the Houston Chronicle. This looks to be a meaningless, even frivolous case. It is past time for this issue dropped. Here are the facts: people of legal age wanted to build a stack of logs, so they…
Reno Shows Class, Crass
anet Reno graciously conceded defeat in Florid, a move former VP Al Gore should have made. Read about it on MSNBC.com Possibly the most notorious Attorney-General ever, Reno blamed Governor Jeb Bush for polling problems. Naturally, the man at the top gets the blame, but is it really the governor’s fault pollworkers didn’t show up…