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Month: February 2006

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Kevin Whited in the Wall Street Journal

February 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal carried a subscriber-only story that featured a quote from blogHOUSTON’s own Kevin Whited. The story, by Susan Warren, was about the Enron trial — how local media is covering it, and

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KHOU: Federal judge rules in favor of reassigned police officer

February 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 is reporting that a federal judge has ruled in favor of officer Tom Nixon, who brought suit after being assigned to desk duty for speaking out against the department’s pursuit policy: A Houston police

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Why Harris County might want to sell HCTRA

February 1, 2006 Anne Linehan

In a post over at the Houston Architecture Info Forum about Harris County studying whether or not it should keep HCTRA (Harris County Toll Road Authority), there are a couple of intriguing responses: Because they

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Icing down the Azalea Trail

February 1, 2006 Anne Linehan

We’ve had a wonderful winter this year, temperature-wise, which is bad when one is trying to time azalea blooming: Thanks to this mild winter, spring is inching ever closer. Too close for Bart Brechter, garden

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Mayor White's Ride Alongs

February 1, 2006 Anne Linehan

Mayor White has gone on patrol with HPD again: Mayor Bill White got a first-hand look at what police officers see on a regular basis Tuesday night when he rode along in a squad car.

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"Elephant snot" graffiti remover

February 1, 2006 Anne Linehan

HPD is looking for the perfect graffiti remover: The Houston Police Department is looking into new options for graffiti removal that don’t include the traditional paint over. One alternative uses something called elephant snot. “I

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Editorial LiveJournal: Mr. Gibbons and the car show!

February 1, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Houston Chronicle editorial page ventured into personal-diary territory again today, as opinion page editor James Howard Gibbons carried on about the Houston auto show and purchasing a car. Here are some excerpts: Every 12

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More on the Port Authority resignation

February 1, 2006 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the Chronicle editorial board focused on a question that Sedosi raised in regard to the resignation of a Port Authority commissioner: Recently, after Thompson-Draper complained about fellow Commissioner Kase Lawal’s status as vice chairman,

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