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Shutter the D.C. bureau (cont'd)

December 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

One of those inane, meaningless references favored by some professional journalists worked its way into a Gebe Martinez dispatch today: The president’s new strategy also is aimed at trying to unite the base of the

A busy death-penalty week for the Chron

December 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

Look who made an appearance in a death-penalty column in the Chronicle this week: Texas’ method of executing capital murderers could come under scrutiny in a courtroom as the result of what some legal observers

The editorialists have a hornet in their bonnet

December 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

In case Chronicle readers didn’t get the point here, here and here, the editorial board has written a FOURTH editorial on Harris County schools not running summer lunch programs

Additions to our Chron start page

December 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

I’ve added direct links to archives of Chron columnists on our Chron Headlines/Links page. Because the redesigned Chron.com page requires so many more clicks than it should to find content, I designed this page as

Chronicle corrections (12-03-2005 edition)

December 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

Before the redesign, Chron.com had a link for easy access to corrections. The new Chron.com has no such link and no set place for corrections. Maybe the Chron.com web developers will see fit to add

Bad press forces MayorWhiteChiefHurtt to address manpower shortage

December 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

After a week of being blasted by the city’s television media not to mention talk radio, MayorWhiteChiefHurtt now say they have a plan to deal with HPD’s manpower shortage. No, not simply an ordinance to

A turkey award for METRO's $2 billion bait-and-switch

December 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

Rich Connelly of the Houston Press has a Turkey Award for METRO: Since time immemorial, at least as it’s measured in Houston, Metro has been pushing for a light-rail system (or a monorail, or a

HISD scores well among nation's urban school districts

December 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

I have said repeatedly that as far as large urban school districts go, HISD is one of the better ones in the U.S. Here’s the proof: Houston’s fourth- and eighth-graders beat their counterparts in most

FEMA tries flexing its (worthless) muscle again

December 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

Uh oh: Unless federal policy changes soon, Houston will find itself in an embarrassing position three months from today — breaking a key promise made to hurricane evacuees in their most desperate hour. Despite written

Milo Hamilton: How to keep sponsors happy

December 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

Astros’ announcer Milo Hamilton is writing a book: This Thanksgiving, play-by-play Astros announcer Milo Hamilton marked his 60th anniversary in broadcasting. Now he’s sharing his stories of life in the big leagues with all of