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Month: November 2005

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Looking back at a week of Astros proxy wars

November 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Tom Kirkendall and I have been posting (and emailing) a bit over the proxy wars being carried on by Chron sportswriters who seem loyal to various members and former members of the Houston Astros’ organization.

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The inadequacy of public notices in newspaper classified sections

November 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

A couple of days ago I wondered about a TxDOT meeting that didn’t seem to have much public notice. Yesterday I received an email from David M. Krukewitt, P.E, of Jones & Carter, Inc., saying

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Chron editorialists advise on good corporate citizens

November 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

In typically condescending fashion, the Chronicle editorial board yesterday lectured Wal-Mart on corporate responsibility: These blunders, and the disgust they prompt in Wal-Mart’s organized critics, should strengthen the company’s resolve to be a better corporate

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Will Houston (finally) be world-class if we have an NHL team?

November 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

You know what else would make Houston world-class? NHL hockey, of course: With the NHL back in business, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said this week that he is working toward expanding his business to pro

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FBI, MS-13 shootout in east Houston

November 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

There was a shootout last night in East Houston: One alleged gang member was taken into custody and two others were killed after authorities said they opened fire on undercover FBI agents in east Houston.

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Is anybody at the Chron sports department on speaking terms?

November 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

Earlier in the week, Tom Kirkendall called attention to a story by the Chronicle‘s Jose de Jesus Ortiz that appeared clearly to be a hit piece on former Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker on behalf

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Banjo Jones: Morale sinking at the Chron?

November 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

Banjo Jones posts some Houston Chronicle scuttlebutt over at his blog: Morale at the Chron, we’re told, is at an all-time low. Editor Jeff Cohen can’t make the paper a world-class product, like he promised

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KHOU exposes Texans' degenerate; Texans defend

November 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

The “11 News Defenders” ran a big story on Texans linebacker Antwan Peek yesterday. It seems Peek has been leaving unsupported children all over the country: On a Sunday afternoon in Cincinnati, there was a

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A red light camera sighting!

November 3, 2005 Anne Linehan

blogHOUSTON’s editor thinks she spotted a camera being installed this morning at Travis and Preston. You’ve been warned!

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Chron headline confuses study for poll

November 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle ran a Gebe Martinez story with the following headline yesterday: Poll ties economics, school size to higher Latino dropout rate The Chronicle‘s headline writing is frequently weak, but this one is horrible even

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