October 2004 - Page 18 of 19

Bad air in Houston

October 3, 2004 Kevin Whited

By all accounts, ozone levels in Houston last week reached unhealthy levels that should please nobody. However, it’s interesting to compare the headlines that different news outlets applied to the news: Groups disagree on severity

Rice inaugurates seventh president

October 2, 2004 Kevin Whited

Rice University inaugurated its seventh president, former Columbia University law dean David Leebron, earlier today. Leebron assumed the presidency on 1 July, but today’s inauguration represented the official, full transfer of power. Houston is blessed

Education news

October 2, 2004 Anne Linehan

There were two education stories of note last week, the biggest of which was the release of school ratings, based on Texas’ new accountability system: After an absence of one year while a new, tougher

Chron transportation columnist slapped down by monorail advocate

October 2, 2004 Kevin Whited

Thanks to requests by Tom Bazan under the Open Records Act, John Gaver has updated his comprehensive list of MetroRail crashes to include several previously unreported collisions. Gaver’s count now stands at 65. Also, it

Ken Charles stirs it up some more

October 2, 2004 Kevin Whited

We mentioned a few days ago that KPRC-950 program director Ken Charles had been highly opportunistic in promoting his station after the Dan Rather memogate controversy, even generating a buzz on a conservative competitor’s weblog.

Quotables

October 2, 2004 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle “Quotable” should actually be plural because we get two. Here’s the first: “Kerry was very presidential in his demeanor…And I had already reached that conclusion before the people on TV told us what

Help wanted: Chron dining section

October 1, 2004 Kevin Whited

Rich Connelly notes that the Chronicle food section is without a leader yet again: There’s an old saying about legendary football coaches: You don’t want to be the guy who replaces (for example) Bear Bryant.

Dead Sea Scrolls visit Houston

October 1, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition at the Houston Museum of Natural Science opened today. The exhibition will run through January 2, 2005. Ticket prices are below: Adults: members-$12.50, nonmember-$17.00 Seniors (62+): $15.50 Children (3-11): $9.00

Some good news for the Chronicle

October 1, 2004 Anne Linehan

It’s been a bit trying for the Chronicle lately. Rep. Tom DeLay wasn’t indicted by the Travis County district attorney and then, strangely enough, DeLay’s constituents haven’t been paying attention to the Chronicle‘s DeLay coverage.

Hoffman gets results

October 1, 2004 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman, the Chronicle‘s resident humorist, penned a column a few weeks ago blasting Metro’s comically mislabeled “express” bus that runs from from Intercontinental Airport to downtown. Hoffman now reports that Metro is actually considering