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Month: December 2004

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Future competition for the Chronicle?

December 23, 2004 Kevin Whited

Kevin Roderick at LA Observed points to a Denver Post article that reports investor Philip Anschutz has filed to reserve the name “The Examiner” in 69 cities across the country. A spokesman didn’t want to

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Conroe artist visits the White House

December 23, 2004 Anne Linehan

Here’s a nice story about a local artist whose Christmas ornaments were chosen to hang on a tree in the White House: Out of the 500 ornaments decorated by artists across the nation, 350 were

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An editorial on TAKS cheating

December 23, 2004 Anne Linehan

If you are interested, the Chronicle editors have written an editorial about the TAKS cheating uncovered by the Dallas Morning News. This story broke last Sunday and it took the Chronicle editors four days to

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Chronicle editors discuss "predictable" HEC problems

December 22, 2004 Anne Linehan

Today the Chronicle editors decided to give us their wisdom regarding the Houston Emergency Center mess. I suppose they decided that since they already tackled the pressing issue of Swaziland’s King Mswati III, a looming

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Pallilo beats Infinity in court, returns to air today

December 22, 2004 Kevin Whited

Sports talker Charlie Pallilo’s old employers temporarily took him off the air yesterday, as Pallilo had to respond to their court challenge. According to David Barron’s reporting for the Chronicle, state District Judge Randy Wilson

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911 center moves up list of priorities

December 22, 2004 Kevin Whited

Anne Linehan has been blogging about the ongoing problems with Houston’s Emergency Center (most recently here and here). Now that priorities like Tasers, ticket dispensing cameras mounted on traffic signals, additional downtown parking meters, and

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Houston Food Bank receives big donation

December 22, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Houston Food bank has received a big Christmas present — two years of electricity: Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN – News) is brightening the holidays and New Year for the Houston Food Bank and its

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Council approves traffic cameras

December 21, 2004 Kevin Whited

Council today approved yet another of Mayor White’s priorities, the generation of new revenues for the city via an automated red light/traffic camera system. The measure passed with only two no votes. According to Chronicle

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Mayor White's Planned Parenthood connection

December 21, 2004 Anne Linehan

One of today’s Chronicle editorials addresses the way to improve health care in Houston and Harris County. Mayor White’s health policy advisor is quoted, but we don’t think the editors provided readers with the proper

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Space Station will make a Christmas appearance over Houston

December 21, 2004 Anne Linehan

The International Space Station will be visible for Houston-area residents early Christmas morning, according to this AP story on KHOU-11: People who wake up early Christmas morning might get a glimpse of something special in

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