Congratulations to Egypt! Through peaceful protest, they have achieved democracy. It warms my heart to see the committed Egyptian citizens who fought so hard for change in their country. For this is what democracy is truly about – government for the people and by the people. Many pundits and analysts are using the term “power […]
Continue reading →Governor Perry presented his State of the State address to the Texas Legislature yesterday, followed by the submission of his version of the state budget. The Governor discussed the need to keep our business climate friendly. He believes that attracting new business to the state will cure our economic woes. Well, not exactly. He doesn’t […]
Continue reading →I have been pondering whether to write about the Chad Holley video for some time now. Since my inbox has been filled with folks claiming outrage and Members of Congress have called for a federal investigation, it seems appropriate to discuss. For months I had heard about this video. It was believed that were it […]
Continue reading →The clear winner of the Super Bowl was Fox! Selling ad time for $3.5 million a spot, they garnered significant revenues. Combine this with the viewership, securing the President for an interview with his loyal opposition Bill O’Reilly and an exciting game, they gained the most benefit. The game was interesting and exciting to watch […]
Continue reading →For more years than I can remember, I have been attending the Greater Houston Partnership’s annual State of the City luncheon. The current Mayor addresses an audience of 1200 – 1500 people and updates the crowd, filled with business and civic leaders, on the state of the city. In all these years, the luncheon has […]
Continue reading →Periodically, Ponderings will feature “Ponderings Picks”. This feature will highlight interesting people, programs and projects that we deem worthy of sharing. Houston has been very lucky to recruit Laura Spanjian to our fine city. She is the new “Green Guru” (my nickname) for the City of Houston. She is the innovator of the City Hall/Downtown […]
Continue reading →The Texas Senate passed the first bill of the Session late last week. They debated long hours and worked like it was March or April of the 140 day governance session. The Senate passed the Voter ID bill – a recommended law that will mandate that citizens, between the ages of 18 – 70, present […]
Continue reading →Since Houston instituted term limits, turnover at City Hall has become the norm. Even Mayors, popular ones for that matter, are limited to only 6 years in office. With as much as 1/3 of City Council mandated to change every year, the base level of institutional knowledge has been sinking rapidly. One person provided consistency […]
Continue reading →This has been a whirlwind week for Ponderings. Politics and governing are in their prime season. The State of the Union address was Tuesday. The pundits are all going crazy dissecting the comments and the Republican responses. I was just so excited to see that Republicans and Democrats could sit next to each other, nothing […]
Continue reading →The State of the Union speech is normally a family affair in our home. Everyone gathers round to listen to the President. This has been true, no matter who held the office. Unfortunately, last night, my son and I had a function to attend at his school and we missed the majority of the speech. […]
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