We’ve decided to take the rest of the year off and spend time enjoying the holidays with our families instead of hearing “what are blogging about now?” We’ll be back in 2008.

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For the UTHSCSA Human Resources person who told the CTRC town meeting that they don’t have overtime:
UTHSCSA Human Resources – FLSA Toolkit

Overtime and Compensatory Time
Overtime pay for non-exempt employees is calculated at one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay.

Some unanswered questions for those at UTHSCSA who were responsible for the “due diligence” and “transition plans.”
Why [...]

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MySA.com: Commentary
Comment: BexarMet plan another waste of money
Web Posted: 12/17/2007 05:21 PM CST
Lesley Wenger
As it turns out, a merger is not what T.J. Connolly is talking about in his commentary “Time to consider water service merger” (Dec. 11).
No time right now to write much but I saw the commentary T.J. Connolly wrote for the [...]

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Let’s be honest, everything about the “merger” between UTHSCSA and CTRC indicates that it wasn’t a merger but a take over by UTHSCSA of CTRC. Maybe that’s why UTHSCSA has been so heavy handed in dealing with CTRC, they seem to think they are doing them a favor. But that’s not the case according to [...]

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I think most everyone involved in business or managing people in general is aware of basic management principals. An especially common one is that when you start a new job, you don’t make changes right away; particularly if it’s not a crisis situation. You take the time to see how things are currently working and [...]

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MySA.com: Metro | State
The San Antonio Fire Department will be installing smoke detectors in single-family homes during the holidays. The smoke detectors are free while supplies last.
Technorati Tags: Smoke detectors, San Antonio Fire Department

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Court adopts written procedures for death penalty appeals | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

The judge who prevented a convicted killer from making a last-minute appeal by not extending office hours apparently violated a Texas Court of Criminal Appeals unwritten policy by making the decision when the case wasn’t assigned to her.
Judge Sharon Keller said the [...]

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Religious handouts still a touchy subject for Plano schools | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News
Plano has been the center of debate over religious expression since 2003, when school officials told an 8-year-old boy during a holiday party that he could not hand out pens that described the Christian origin [...]

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New Program Allows State Signs for Victims of DUI | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
A new state program will allow friends and family of deceased victims of drunken driving accidents in Texas to purchase memorial signs that will be placed near the crash site for a year.
The signs will have the victim’s name, date of the [...]

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On the business page by a business columnist.
MySA.com: David Hendricks

While CPS Energy is prudent to prepare, San Antonians should demand that business and government leaders make a strong, united stand to keep our service area closed to deregulation.
Guess government regulation isn’t always a bad thing. And in this case, it even seems to be good [...]

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