July 2005 - Page 8 of 17

Houston still trying to take Spring Branch ISD's land

July 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

I see that the Chronicle‘s This Week section contains a story about the city of Houston’s eminent domain land grab attempt on a parcel of land belonging to Spring Branch ISD. Earlier this week, I

TGIF

July 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

It’s one of those Fridays for me, but Sedosi has it ALL covered. And of course, a visit to Laurence Simon’s blog is just the ticket for pondering the meaning of life…and kitty cats!

Beware downtown parking lots — you could get hit by the Danger Train

July 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Following up on the Chronicle‘s story about MetroRail’s design flaws which have led to a record-breaking accident rate, there was another encounter yesterday between light rail and a vehicle that entered an unauthorized zone: A

Nurse, get me a pie chart!

July 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

A certain Chronicle story, of a sensitive nature, has an amusing error in it: Nu

Councilman Garcia helps neighborhoods with cleanup program

July 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

Wow! Here’s a program worth highlighting and applauding: Out there, Bennett said, are rodents and insects living inside wood and bricks that a storm blew off the next-door building onto her yard. And she wants

That's no way to treat a friend

July 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

There’s been a bit of a brouhaha the past couple of days on KSEV-700 where state Sen. Kyle Janek has been taken out to the proverbial woodshed. Sedosi has a summation and some thoughts on

Kirkendall reflects on Enron broadband trial

July 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

By now, Houstonians are surely aware of the outcome in the Enron broadband trial, which resulted in no convictions. The Chronicle‘s Mary Flood reports: Three months after the Enron Internet fraud trial began, prosecutors failed

Joe Barton joins Chron "bad guy" list

July 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board decided today that Rep. Joe Barton (R) is its latest “bad guy.” Why? Rep. Barton had the audacity to request that scientists who are funded by the national government to study

Alternarag versus Dr. Nice

July 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Press has posted a highly critical piece on Dr. Steven Hotze and his practice of alternative medicine. Readers can decide for themselves whether the reporting is compelling, but this snippet certainly detracts from

Who's obsessed with race in America?

July 20, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s an interesting look into the Chron‘s world: criminals must not be identified by race: The implication that the Chronicle aids and abets criminals when we don’t report the race of a suspect is off