December 2004 - Page 6 of 14

Baby steps for the D.C. bureau

December 19, 2004 Kevin Whited

Gebe Martinez has a decent column on House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R) in today’s Chronicle that is a step up from what usually comes from the Chron on DeLay, in that it’s not simply

New teachers are ready for winter break

December 19, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has a nice story on two first-year, Houston teachers and how they are adjusting to the demands of teaching: Now they understand why teachers covet their two-week winter break. Halfway through their first

Synchronizing downtown traffic signals

December 19, 2004 Anne Linehan

In today’s Chronicle story on Metro’s belabored traffic light-linking system there is this paragraph about Mayor White’s plan to synchronize Houston traffic lights: After his election a year ago, Mayor Bill White made it clear

Press discovers "olds"

December 19, 2004 Kevin Whited

In the most recent issue of the tired Houston Press, Richard Connelly discovers that Galveston has received acclaim for being so average demographically. At least one blog pointed out that Galveston news a month and

Abortion supporters promote study that faults parental notification laws

December 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle decided to give abortion supporters a big platform with this story in today’s paper: Two laws in Texas that limit teenagers’ ability to confidentially obtain reproductive health care cost $44 million a year

'Tis the season for major road construction – cont.

December 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

KTRK-13 has a list of the major freeway construction hotspots that will be causing problems this weekend: Both the northbound and the southbound exits from the Gulf Freeway to the eastbound South Loop will be

Christmas Scrooges

December 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

A neighborhood in The Woodlands was hit hard by Christmas decoration-vandals: It all happened on the street that usually wins the coveted award for best holiday decorations in The Woodlands. Despite the crime spree, residents

The Christmas mailing rush

December 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has a story on the mad rush of packages and cards that will be mailed on Monday, the Postal Service’s busiest day of the year, and the first two paragraphs are immediately eye-catching:

Houston radio short takes

December 17, 2004 Kevin Whited

In addition to the launch of a new political talk radio station in Houston this week, Houston radio saw a number of other developments: KILT (FM and AM) laid off longtime newsman Jim Carola, as

Mayor's press barrage criticized by federal prosecutors

December 17, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack reports that Mayor White is under fire from federal prosecutors in Ohio for releasing excessive information about an ongoing bribery investigation that has already nailed one Houston-area official: The city of