November 2005 - Page 8 of 14

How to fuel cynicism about politics

November 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Samantha Levine reports on a seeming flip-flop by Rep. John Culberson (R): Lone Star State lawmakers often say they’re Texans first and Democrats or Republicans second. They have worked together on many issues

Keeping up with old friends

November 14, 2005 Anne Linehan

As many of you know, we have a special fondness for former Chron traffic reporter Lucas Wall, who went on to fame and fortune at the Boston Globe. Unfortunately, it appears as though Lucas’ time

Missing Places

November 13, 2005 Kevin Whited

Missing Places is an oddly compelling exercise in citizen journalism (or should that be citizen archaeology?) that tracks vanishing history, vacant lots, and “forgotten” places in Houston. The site describes the project as follows: The

Did an alleged Austin sanctuary policy cost a life?

November 13, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Austin American-Statesman reported several days ago that a family is upset with what it claims is an unofficial police department policy in Austin: Humberto Garcia thinks that his 18-year-old daughter, who was brutally murdered

Blogger takes on the Chron's unofficial humor columnists

November 13, 2005 Kevin Whited

For those intrepid local journalists who might wonder what our “agenda” at blogHOUSTON is, the easy answer is that we’re holding out for some think tank (or even the Ken Charles local media empire) to

The perils of group editorializing

November 13, 2005 Kevin Whited

Matt Bramanti took apart a Friday Chronicle editorial over at the Lone Star Times, asking “does anybody read this stuff before press time?” By paragraph, the editorial went something like this: Senate committee hearings on

Judge Eckels recognized for leadership in hurricane relief efforts

November 12, 2005 Anne Linehan

Harris County Judge Robert Eckels has been named one of Esquire Magazine’s Best and Brightest of 2005: NEWS RELEASE Date: November 11, 2005 Release: Immediate Contact:Gloria Roemer Communications Director 713 – 755-4027 713 – 398-3139

Red light cameras increase accidents (cont'd)

November 12, 2005 Anne Linehan

Portland Cameras Cause 140 Percent Jump in Rear End Collisions Since red light cameras were installed in Portland, Oregon more than four years ago, rear-end collisions at monitored intersections have jumped 140 percent, according to

More FEMA dollars on the way

November 12, 2005 Anne Linehan

FEMA has approved more reimbursement money for Houston, Harris County, and Montgomery County: FEMA announced today the approval of $101 million in public assistance grants to reimburse the city of Houston for shelter it provided

Local media neglect key local aspect of Katrina story

November 12, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram‘s Jay Root reports some news with disturbing implications for the city of Houston: Lurking among the hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who fled to Texas are dozens, maybe even