About

The Daily Hurricane is devoted to news and views about politics, energy, health, science, education, current affairs, as well as national and international news.  We are Houston based, so we also cover local politics, current affairs, and life in Hurricane Alley.   We are a group of bloggers of different backgrounds who have banded together to express our opinions in an open, respectful environment that encourages lively discussion from different political and social perspectives.  To that end, our motto here is "Be Nice or Go Home".

Bob Cavnar, who blogs under the moniker eljefebob, is Founder & Editor of the Daily Hurricane.  He is an independent businessman based in Houston, has been a featured blogger for the Houston Chronicle, and is active in local and national politics.  He brings a pragmatic business perspective to his writing, often going contrary to traditional industry political positions in expressing his opinions on energy, healthcare, media, politics, and issue framing.  On his blog, he has written series on global and national energy policy, our faltering healthcare system, party politics, the consolidation of media ownership, and the growing acceptance of hate speech and bigotry within mainstream politics.

Craig Yates, aka Desperado, was born and raised in Houston.  He describes himself as "an average blue-collar working person" who has worked for a natural gas utility company for 31 years.  He is a former Republican who became increasingly disenchanted with the continued shift of the party further and further to the right, and supported Barack Obama for President.  He is a featured blogger for the Houston Chronicle who's particular areas of focus are Constitutional issues and hypocrisy of our elected officials.




Kelly Haynes, aka AstrosGirlKel, is a lifelong Houstonian. She participates in local politics and has appeared on the Ron Reagan show on Air America. Her writings focus on national politics - specifically, asking questions and debunking pre-conceived notions we have about policy, both economic and social. As a reformed Republican, she also focuses on the effects and consequences of playing politics as usual. Politics aside, her interests are family, fitness, cooking, and sports.





Justin Kugler, who blogs under the name of jkugler, works on-site at NASA Johnson Space Center, supporting research planning activities for sciencepayloads going to the International Space Station. He has engineering degrees from Texas A&M and Rice, and is starting his second M.S. in Human Space Exploration Sciences at the University of Houston.  Justin was recognized as a Goldwater Scholar for his study of orbital debris collision energy. He is also a published short fiction writer and a former intelligence officer. As a blogger, his interests cover space exploration, science issues, domestic and foreign policy, and political theory.


Scott Barzilla, a native Houstonian, has been an educator for twelve years. Currently, he serves as a school counselor and assistant volleyball coach in Galveston. Scott also writes for Astrosdaily.com and Kissmyastros.com. He is also the author of three books: Checks and Imbalances, The State of Baseball Management, and Combating Ignorance: Inside and Outside the Classroom. Scott will be commenting on matters of education as well as traditional politics.






Laura B., aka Voice, is a single mother of three devastatingly handsome young men, one of whom has a chronic disease. She is a former small business owner who had to go back to work in Corporate America to obtain healthcare benefits for her children. She has also been the victim of identity theft, and a deadbeat dad--both of which have made her a staunch advocate for women and children's issues, healthcare reform, working smarter/not harder, critical thinking, and quality of life!

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