September 2004 - Page 5 of 7

Battleship Texas is ailing

September 25, 2004 Anne Linehan

According to this AP report, the Battleship Texas needs some serious repairs: Age, relentless corrosion from saltwater and tight budgets are doing what no bombs, torpedoes or bullets could accomplish. Sixteen years after the state

Murray engages in nonpartisan party building!

September 24, 2004 Kevin Whited

Kristen Mack supplies the following news about University of Houston political science professor Richard Murray: Richard Murray, University of Houston political science professor and noted authority on Houston and Texas politics, will hold the Bob

Corrections, Chronicle style

September 24, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle corrections section is just an endless source of amusement (and one that occasionally garners national attention). Last Sunday, the newspaper ran a story by John Frank of the Washington news bureau on political

Chronicle: Lynne Cheney = Stepford wife?

September 24, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has a daily Election 2004 section and in today’s paper, under the heading “Quotable,” is this: “She plays the smiling Stepford political wife, which is so opposite from what she is. It’s quasi

Scooped by the Ohio and New Braunfels Press

September 23, 2004 Kevin Whited

Former President Bush made a trip to Ohio earlier this week to stump for the current President Bush. The topic of CBS News (with which he tangled as President) came up in his speech: “This

What to do with the Astrodome?

September 23, 2004 Kevin Whited

Bill Murphy and Bill Hensel report that Astrodome Redevelopment Co. has shifted from initial plans to develop a theme park out of the abandoned sports arena. Now, the company hopes to redevelop it as a

Maybe the Chronicle needs a new subscription drive

September 23, 2004 Anne Linehan

You can just imagine this poor Chronicle reporter pounding his keyboard in frustration as he worked on this story: Reaction from Fort Bend County residents to the indictments involving campaign contributions linked to U.S. Rep.

Eavesdropping on the Chronicle

September 22, 2004 Anne Linehan

It would be fun to see what goes on in the daily editorial board meetings at the Chronicle. You know, having to go over current events and decide what matters are of such importance that

We don't want to see her in jammies

September 22, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s MeMo is an endless source of amusement. On Tuesday, Memo delved into the world of blogs vs. Big Media: Someday this blogger would love to do a serious piece about the rise of

CAIR's fuzzy math

September 22, 2004 Anne Linehan

On Sunday the Houston office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent out a press release saying it was holding a news conference calling for political and religious leaders in Texas to condemn Islamophobia.