2004 - Page 46 of 50 - blogHOUSTON

Staff restructurings and layoffs at the Chronicle

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle buried the following ominous information in the “Around the Region” column of its Business section today: The Houston Chronicle is undertaking a restructuring that will include both the creation of new niche products

Another Voice really is, for a change

September 28, 2004 Anne Linehan

Recently I pointed out how the Chronicle has worked very hard to tell its readers that Rep. Tom DeLay is a corrupt politician, a bad man, and something akin to the personification of evil here

Calvin Stephens appointed to UH Board of Regents

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

The University of Houston System has announced the latest addition to its Board of Regents, Dallas businessman Calvin Stephens: Reflecting the growing scope of the University of Houston System’s importance for the entire state, the

DeLay: The GOP's ten years as the governing party

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Sugar Land) pens an article reflecting on ten years of Republican control of the House of Representatives. Of course, the Houston Chronicle would never run such a piece during election

David Cobb interviews The Methods

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

David Cobb runs the best local music site in Houston (even though it’s a little light on my beloved alt-country/American stuff). It’s the best local music site in Houston because he regularly interviews local bands,

Will the media scrutinize the politics of Fannie Mae?

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, Terry Keenan wrote an article for the New York Post pointing out that if the major media were truly objective and fair in their characterizations, they would be treating the ongoing Fannie Mae scandal

James Campbell talks to a Virginia newspaper

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

Houston Chronicle reader representative James T. Campbell is quoted by Marvin Lake in a Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot commentary on the Dan Rather controversy: Aside from damaged credibility, James T. Campbell, reader representative at the Houston

New police station to honor fallen astronaut

September 28, 2004 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports on yesterday’s groundbreaking of a new HPD station for the South Central division. The station will be named after Ronald E. McNair, an astronaut killed in the 1986 Challenger accident. In attendance were

Planned Parenthood overcomes bullying pro-lifers

September 28, 2004 Anne Linehan

Sometimes the Chronicle throws us skeptics a bone. More often than not, though, the Chronicle lectures us. Tuesday we got both, and the lecture is a doozy, basically saying pro-life advocates are wrong to try

A poor use of (skyrocketing) property tax revenues

September 27, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle reports the following embarrassing news: Nearly two-thirds of 2004’s graduating high school seniors now enrolled in Houston-area community colleges are taking remedial classes because they weren’t prepared for college. Sixteen local school districts