• This is it, folks: Tuesday is Election Day, all day, and if you haven’t gotten off your behind and voted yet, you need to do it now! Vote!
• Capital Metro union employees rejected the latest contract offer by Cap Metro subcontractor StarTran, and both sides are gearing up for a possible strike. See “Bus Driver Strike Likely,” for more.
• Selection of Austin’s new fire chief continues apace, with a public meet and greet Monday at the Austin Convention Center; see “Res Publica.”
• Hurricane Ike‘s toll continues to rise: On Oct. 25, a 16th suspected victim from Galveston Co. was found. Meanwhile, staff at UT Medical Branch – Galveston’s biggest employer – are waiting to see how many of them will be fired for lack of funds.
• Not exactly Heroes: Apparently KXAN and Time Warner have reached an agreement, bringing the NBC affiliate back into Time Warner subscribers’ homes. See “Naked City.”
• Happy haunting, boils and ghouls!
Quote of the Week
“Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders’ equity, myself included, are in a state of shocked disbelief.”
– Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, on the economic meltdown
This article appears in John McCain.