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Month: July 2005

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Ellis: HPD should stop ignoring violations of immigration law

July 26, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Doug Miller reports on a proposal by Councilmember Mark Ellis to allow HPD to stop ignoring violations of federal immigration law: It stems from HPD’s version of a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding

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Tom Kirkendall solves the city's golf course problem

July 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday the Chronicle ran a Matt Stiles story on Houston’s municipal golf system. Tom Kirkendall has some more thoughts on the city being in the golf course business, and a great idea on how the

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Food and drink roundup (07-25-2005 edition)

July 25, 2005 Callie Markantonis

We’re finally going to get a food and drink roundup…rounded up. Alison Cook heads to the boonies to give Santa Fe Flats New Mex Grille a try. That’s a long way for a Midtowner to

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Move It! covers residents' concerns about I-45 expansion plan

July 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rad Sallee explores the uproar over TxDOT’s I-45 expansion plan: At Friday’s meeting of the regional Transportation Policy Council — an event normally as dry as the Katy Freeway on a hot day — Woodland

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Chron perplexed by teachers who want to teach at good schools

July 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

It must be tough to be an idealist and then be constantly disappointed in your fellow man: Fuller’s research, using data from the 2003-04 school year, the latest available, examined seven school districts in the

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Afton Oaks residents don't want Galleria development rail boondoggle

July 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Mike Zientek reports that Afton Oaks residents aren’t too happy about the possibility of METRO routing a rail line down Richmond: Homeowner Richard Whiteley said nearby Richmond Avenue has never been a threat —

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At least some Texans in D.C. talk to the Chron

July 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve previously noted the lackluster reporting that comes from the Chronicle‘s D.C. bureau, and suggested that it most likely is a result of lack of access to Texas politicians in the majority. However, Alexis Grant

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Chronicle's "final solution" a stunningly bad choice

July 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

Matt Bramanti properly condemns the Chronicle editorial board’s use of the term “final solution” in today’s editorial about Israel and the Gaza Strip. Bramanti’s post further informs that reader representative James T. Campbell is looking

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Metro: working against intelligent transit options

July 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday I commented on the Chronicle‘s ridiculous editorial trying to boost Metro’s new expansion plan. Today Owen Courreges gives us a much more in-depth (and smarter!) response to the Chronicle‘s blatant cheerleading: The 1983 rail

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Israel Houghton — powerful gospel singer and…

July 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

There’s one thing missing in this story about an upcoming Christian music concert that KHOU-11 is sponsoring: Three of the most admired Christian recording artists will share the stage for the first time at a

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