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I have been thinking a great deal about the proposed light rail project to Northline mall. At first glance this project seems quite absurd because of the limited number of commuters it would serve. It makes me wonder about the reasoning behind this decision. If my conclusions are correct, I

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I have been to the one on Airline a couple of times. It was pretty good, but nothing special. I wasn't too woried about the sanitary condition of the place, though. I figgered that if the color of the building didn't make me sick, then nothing would.

Ah, I see, now. The North Hardy Corridor will handle the literally hundreds of commuters from Northline Mall to Downtown and all points in-between. That

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I would tear down that old, ugly log cabin in Sam Houston Park. It's an eyesore. I'd also take a couple of other old houses along with it. I would also raze Market Square and turn it into a downtown shopping mall.

H-Town Man, 71 isn

Well, he could always set Buffalo Bayou on fire every night. That oughta draw attention to his place.

I didn't say they were usable, only that they were not torn up during WWII.

There are NO old trolley tracks left in Houston and haven't been for over 60 years. The last tracks were torn out of the streets during World War II for the steel.

Not true!

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Does anyone have a link to the proposed METRO light rail routes? I went to the METRO site but couldn

Yes, VH1 originated in Houston. I knew about it, but I weasn't into it or MTV back then, so I don't know all that much about how it got started. I do know that it was 1985 when they were in Allied Bank.

When the Allied Bank Building was completed, many referred to it as

I was merely noting the similarities in the two domes.

White tigers I can go along with. It

In passing downtown today I noticed a building with a similar dome on top. It was around 20 floors, although I didn

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I saw that place Thanksgiving, and I thought it was a huge dancing joint!

For the lazy but curious, a definition of 'crapulence':Excessive indulgence; intemperance.

You mean I made up a real word???

I guess somebody liked those yellow trees because there were enough of them around.

This isn't saying much, but I questioned most of the answers Ken missed, including every one of the Daily Doubles. I thought they were fairly easy questions, if not by knowledge, then by reason.

I hate to say it, but I think ol' Kenny took a dive!

At what US company do white-collar workers work an average of only 4 months a year?

Another entertaining source is the 4-episode PSB series, "Houston, Remember When". That sure brings bach a flood of memories.

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