December 2004 - Page 5 of 14

Tom DeLay intervenes in rail dispute

December 21, 2004 Kevin Whited

Joe Stinebaker reports that a compromise has been reached that will head off proposed plans to build a new rail line on the east end. The compromise was brokered by local leaders, with every indication

Fixing HEC

December 21, 2004 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has more details about the consulting firm that will be examining the Houston Emergency Center: MITRE, an independent not-for-profit agency, is investigating the problems at the HEC. The cost of this six-month assessment is

610 Loop/I-10 ramp to open early

December 20, 2004 Kevin Whited

Galleria-area commuters should welcome the following news from TXDOT: The I-610 southbound to I-10 eastbound direct connector ramp is scheduled to be opened by 5 AM, Tuesday, December 21. The opening of the ramp marks

An editorial from left field

December 20, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial page is in rare form today. After its bit of revisionism concerning the pension plan, it moves on to tackle a topic that has been troubling Houstonians for some time now: King

Pension plan revisionism at the Chronicle

December 20, 2004 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle runs a seemingly sensible editorial that lauds “good guy” Mayor White’s plans to abolish the generous “Group C” time accrual provisions in the city’s pension plan: Few City Hall insiders paid attention

DMN continues with TAKS cheating scandal

December 20, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Dallas Morning News has another story related to the TAKS cheating scandal, this time going through the ways cheating can occur and the ways officials can detect or prevent cheating, which obviously isn’t being

Will Laurence Simon still talk to us little people?

December 20, 2004 Anne Linehan

Time Magazine has a list of ten things its writers have learned about blogs this year. This one is the best, in my opinion: Pets Have Blogs Too It started as an in-joke among feline-friendly

Mayor focuses on the really important local issues

December 20, 2004 Anne Linehan

Mayor White’s office issued a press release saying that the land acquisition for Houston’s own Central Park is complete: “This is a significant transaction that will leave a lasting legacy for future generations of Houstonians

Doesn't Robison have something in Austin to write about?

December 19, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chron’s Austin news bureau chief is acting as Mayor White’s PR man at the newspaper again this week, rambling once more in favor of cameras at traffic lights. The “argument” doesn’t go much beyond

DMN beats Chron on important education news

December 19, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Dallas Morning News has two stories of interest, relating to public schools. The first questions the dramatic improvements some traditionally low-rated schools have made in TAKS testing: A Dallas Morning News data analysis has