June 2005 - Page 4 of 18

Community doesn't want Mayor White to be dad

June 26, 2005 Anne Linehan

On the heels of state Rep. Garnet Coleman’s scolding of Mayor White, is this excellent op-ed in today’s Chronicle by Robert Muhammad: Let me be clear, it is not just the revised rail plan, but

BizRadio 1320 blogger segment

June 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

Don’t forget the BizRadio 1320 blogger segment, about 10:15 Saturday morning. Anne Linehan and Charles Kuffner will be chatting about the past week’s fun blog topics.

HISD middle school seeks third straight national debate title

June 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a great story from Jason Spencer earlier this week about HISD’s Lanier Middle School: The march of shorts-wearing, briefcase-toting students to and from Lanier Middle School this time each year has become an annual

Chron criticizes eminent domain case

June 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorialists wrote the following today: Municipal and county governing bodies frequently miscalculate or wildly overestimate the benefits of tax abatements and other incentives. Besides that, individual taxpayers don’t necessarily benefit from increased government

Spellman testifies in Cleveland/Houston corruption trial

June 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

Chronicle reporter Dan Feldstein checks in from Cleveland, where former Brown Administration officials have been testifying in court: A chief of staff for former Houston Mayor Lee Brown testified this week that he advised contractors

Rep. Coleman: Mayor White is overturning an election by fiat

June 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Kristen Mack’s column yesterday about Mayor White selling his new $2 billion Metro expansion plan included some criticism from several elected officials: Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston, said Metro still has to “earn back the trust

Iran's sham election — in Houston?

June 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Washington Times comments on “Iran’s sham election — on U.S. soil,” and mentions a Houston blog: On Friday, a clash occurred at one of the polling places, located at the Commerce Hotel in Los

Where's LULAC's outrage?

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Well, I thought LULAC would be upset about HPD photographing day laborers. Instead it’s the ACLU. Maybe LULAC’s taking a little summer vacation.

New HEC problems: poor training or "productivity policy" fallout?

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday KHOU-11 reported the story of a woman who called 911, but couldn’t get the help she was seeking: Pamela Gray was headed home in her car at night when she looked in the rear

This testimonial won't be seen in a glossy Metro brochure

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

You know how Metro is spending $250,000 to figure out why its ridership is declining? Perhaps Metro officials should talk to actual riders, such as Laurence Simon: Know what I think? I think that METRO