October 2004 - Page 15 of 19

Houston's Twinkie-centric local media

October 7, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle has followed the lead of Chronically Biased and posted an op-ed on Saving the Twinkie. At least The Chronicle didn’t pull staff from their trash coverage to devote to the topic; this op-ed

Bomb scare in downtown Houston?

October 7, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle is reporting that the police have opened up an area of downtown evacuated earlier today: Several blocks in downtown Houston were evacuated this morning just as employees were showing up for work, but

How about a little ideological diversity?

October 7, 2004 Kevin Whited

In her regular newsletter, Texas media watcher Sherry Sylvester notes that trust in major media has reached historic lows, and suggests that it’s not a coincidence that major media outlets across Texas have announced layoffs.

Education news

October 7, 2004 Anne Linehan

Here’s a brief roundup of some education news: The results of Texas’ assessment ratings continue to be absorbed by local schools and districts. Some schools that were previously rated as exemplary, have now been reclassified,

Who sponsored the draft bill?

October 6, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle is really a piece of work. This article on the Democrat-proposed draft is headlined, “GOP tries to quell rumor of draft’s return.” Not, “Democrat-sponsored bill to impose draft fails,” because, while that would

Opa!

October 6, 2004 Kevin Whited

The 38th annual Greek Festival put on by Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church opens on Thursday and continues through Sunday. Although the other Greek Orthodox church in town also puts on a festival, this one is

This week in Houston music

October 6, 2004 Kevin Whited

David Cobb posts his invaluable roundup of this weekend’s upcoming live music in town. Cobb focuses mainly on rock, so here is a supplement of Texas/alt-country/Americana music going on around town. Thursday, October 7 David

Bad news for ExxonMobil

October 6, 2004 Kevin Whited

Although Houston’s economy is no longer as dependent as it once was on oil (something that one MSNBC producer seems to need to repeat to himself in order to believe), international oil and gas exploration,

Hallmark on political risk in the oil and gas industry

October 6, 2004 Kevin Whited

Local political risk analyst Terry Hallmark is featured today in a question-and-answer article put together by David Ivanovich for the Chronicle business section. Hallmark is one of the foremost political risk analysts practicing the craft,

Tom DeLay defended, rebuked

October 6, 2004 Kevin Whited

Edd Hendee, conservative morning talk show host for KSEV-700 radio, pens an op-ed for the Chronicle today on Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle’s indirect pursuit of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R, Sugar Land).