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Month: February 2005

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Maybe L.A. needs SAFEclear

February 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Houston’s traffic isn’t bad enough to make AAA’s newest list of the nation’s worst traffic bottlenecks, according to this Chronicle story: When it last came out in 2000, the list included the epic confluence of

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Culberson responds to Chron's charge that he derailed Metro funding

February 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

In our forum, commenter rorschach points out that the Chronicle is running a letter to the editor from Rep. John Culberson criticizing the Chronicle for the way it reported and editorialized Metro’s federal funding delay:

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Move It! tackles SAFEclear and AAA

February 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Nearly two months into SAFEclear, Lucas Wall’s Move It! column today covers the issue of motorists who already pay for a roadside assistance program like AAA. Houston bloggers were covering this early on, with Houston

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Chron editorial page more erratic than ideal of late

February 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial pages have seen an erratic few days. We’ve pointed out a number of mishaps. Over at the Lone Star Times, Owen Courreges has pointed out a couple more. Yesterday, the editorial page

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Walton and Johnson set to return Tuesday

February 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Michael McGuff reports that Walton and Johnson will make their return to Houston airwaves tomorrow, February 22. McGuff also posts an interview with the duo, who seem fired up about their rocking new home

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San Jacinto Monument's observation deck is closed

February 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

The San Jacinto Monument’s observation deck has been closed while officials find the money to repair a major safety problem: Perhaps the biggest draw of the San Jacinto Monument is the observation floor where visitors

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Now the Chronicle's garage needs a makeover

February 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Check out the very last letter to the editor today: Garage is eyesore The Chronicle has been an avid supporter of Houston’s downtown renaissance. I think it would be wonderful if it would go the

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Chron editorial page editor invents new "ideal" practice!

February 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve noted that the Chronicle occasionally has problems with its letter page. However, one problem we’ve never noted before is the newspaper’s editorial page editor taking space on the editorial page to contest a letter

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Chron letters: Revisiting an old problem

February 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Normally, we don’t have much to say about the letters that appear in the Chronicle. However, it does occasionally raise an eyebrow when the newspaper decides to publish letters with inaccurate facts or dubious assertions,

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Trying to decipher the Chronicle's Texas Poll story

February 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle has a story on the latest Texas Poll results. The story, by Don Jordan, reports on how Texans responded to questions regarding terrorism and the Iraq war. Unfortunately, the story left me with

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