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Quite possibly the worst editorial page of 2004

December 31, 2004 Kevin Whited

We’ve taken to referring to the Chronicle editorial page as a wasteland, for reasons described in this post (among others). Later, we’ll be offering up our 2005 suggestions for improving the city’s only newspaper (we’re

Thinking about Houston neighborhoods

December 31, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Houston Architecture.Info Forum has an interesting discussion going about neighborhoods in the near southwest of Houston (and of other development more broadly). I added the website to the blogroll on the sidebar a while

The Prop. 2 tall tale that won't go away

December 31, 2004 Anne Linehan

In a Chronicle story by Ron Nissimov on the expansion progress at Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports, there’s a bit of misinformation toward the end. Here’s the relevant part: Airport expansion became a talking point

DMN uncovers more bad news for HISD

December 31, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Dallas Morning News has another exclusive on the TAKS cheating scandal story: Houston’s Wesley Elementary may be the most celebrated school in Texas. When George W. Bush, running for governor in 1994, wanted to

Food and drink roundup (12-30-2004 edition)

December 30, 2004 Kevin Whited

We skipped the food and drink roundup last Thursday, with Christmas approaching. With a New Year’s weekend coming, this seems like the right time for a double dose of food and drink reviews. Robb Walsh

Missing the Chron eye

December 30, 2004 Kevin Whited

The state of Texas is scheduled to execute confessed murderer James Scott Porter on January 4, 2005. There still has been no installment of the Chron Eye For The Death Row Killer Guy devoted to

The opposite of hyperlocal journalism

December 30, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Austin bureau chief must have skipped town early to celebrate New Year’s. Or maybe he’s utterly consumed writing his weekend editorial column. Otherwise, one wonders why the Chronicle had to rely on AP

Why reporters do what they do

December 30, 2004 Kevin Whited

If you’ve ever wondered why reporters do some of the things they do, Banjo Jones has an answer over at the Brazosport News. Along the way, he recalls his days at the Houston Post and

Mysterious movie reviewing criteria

December 30, 2004 Anne Linehan

Eric Harrison has the top story in today’s “star” section, listing what he considers to be 2004’s best movies, and he includes this sentence: It’s as if the furor over The Passion of the Christ,

Some kinks in the new towing policy

December 29, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Los Angeles Times has a story on Houston’s new towing policy, with this toward the end: Motorists can tell the wrecker driver where to tow the car, within 30 miles. Members of AAA and