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Saavedra is HISD superintendent finalist

November 13, 2004 Anne Linehan

In what clearly is not a stunning development, the HISD board has announced its finalist for superintendent: The Houston Independent School District’s board named interim Superintendent Abelardo Saavedra as the person it wants to succeed

RIP KLOL

November 12, 2004 Callie Markantonis

Modern rock station 101 KLOL has changed music formats. For this lifelong Houstonian, this is sad news indeed. This was one of the radio stations of my childhood. I guess Houston needs another Latino radio

Live music roundup (11-12-2004 edition)

November 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

David Cobb posts his useful, rock-oriented live music roundup again this week. I’m running a day behind the usual Thursday posting, but here’s our usual supplement of live alt-country/Americana/Texas country music picks for the weekend

Gotta use the facility for something

November 12, 2004 Callie Markantonis

I’m sure this is an important program. I have no qualms with any of this. Gotta start somewhere, right? But…is this a clue that we shouldn’t expect a new police academy cadet class any time

The Chronicle makes Best of the Web (again)

November 12, 2004 Anne Linehan

Today’s Best of the Web references the front page picture from Wednesday’s Chronicle, which also ran on the front of the N.Y. Post. (Here’s a N.Y. Post link to the same picture the Chronicle ran.)

Could we trade editorial staffs?

November 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle ran an editorial today about the passing of Yasser Arafat. So did the Austin American-Statesman. One editorial wandered all over the place and never really seemed to make a point. The other one

Metro is looking out for our tax dollars

November 12, 2004 Anne Linehan

Metro is pondering some new service adjustments. Translation: more service cuts are on the horizon: Among the proposed changes scheduled for Jan. 23, 2005, are the discontinuation of the Alief Park & Ride portion of

Tarif Abboushi, a Chronicle favorite

November 12, 2004 Anne Linehan

Tarif Abboushi makes another appearance in the Chronicle, this time in a Chronicle puff piece on that known statesman, Yasser Arafat: Houston businessman Tarif Abboushi recalls the recent visit of a cousin from the West

Food and drink (11-12-2004 edition)

November 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

Houston’s food and drink reviewers have been busy again this week. Here’s the roundup for all you hungry and thirsty Houstonians. Brian McManus likes the New American cuisine being turned out by Jeff Armstrong in

Chron eye for the death row killer guy – cont'd

November 11, 2004 Kevin Whited

We missed pointing out the latest installment of Chron Eye for the Death Row Killer Guy on Monday. It departed slightly from Jeff Cohen’s tried and true formula since it didn’t feature a gratuitous reference