May 2005 - Page 16 of 16

KPRC summarizes DeLay poll, declines to post raw data

May 2, 2005 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 news has run a “big story” about a poll it commissioned that found weak support for House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R) in his district. Unfortunately, KPRC news, which regularly trails KHOU-11 and KTRK-13

Chronicle's circulation declines

May 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

Editor and Publisher is calling today “Bloody Monday” after circulation declines were announced at many major newspapers. Banjo Jones has the bad news for the Chronicle — a decline of 3.9%. Ouch. UPDATE: Laurence Simon

How to protest a property tax appraisal

May 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

It’s that time of year — property tax appraisals are arriving in mailboxes and many homeowners are facing big increases. A while back Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt mentioned (on KSEV-700) that the Harris

Will the new parking meters always have babysitters?

May 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

Filling in for the now-departed Lucas Wall is Juan Alanis who today tells us how the downtown parking meter try-outs are going: The jury is still out on which one of the seven vendors will

Slow the red light running "epidemic" by lengthening yellow light times

May 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 shows Mayor White a little love with this story on the “epidemic” of red light running: Mayor Bill White says drivers who run red lights are “an epidemic”. If you’re looking for lawbreakers who

Chronicle covers the L.A. mayoral race

May 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

In the previous post, Kevin Whited expressed a desire to see more local news (actual NEWS, not local Live Journal offerings), and today’s Chronicle has a prime example of the problem on page A1 —

Chron's Peabody wins Stanley Walker award

May 1, 2005 Kevin Whited

On Tuesday, I posted some thoughts on what I view as increasingly personal journalism being produced by the Chronicle. I expected more of a response from professional journalists, but instead I got a sharply critical

When will Metro's 2004 CAFR show up on its website?

May 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

Tom Bazan has finally gotten his hands on Metro’s FY2004 CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) and is busy trying to digest what’s inside it. He has told us that KPMG signed off on the report

A Sunday edition in a less-than-ideal state

May 1, 2005 Editor

Reading the Chronicle today made us tired. And we’re feeling bratty on a Sunday when we’d rather be out catching some sunlight. So the following blurbs are just some quick observations about a Sunday edition