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Month: April 2006

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Food and drink roundup (04-24-2006 edition)

April 24, 2006 Callie Markantonis

Time for a quick and easy food and drink roundup. Alison Cook does her turn reviewing Dolce Vita Pizzeria Enoteca and rates it quite highly. Robb Walsh finds the normal hour-and-a-half wait at Ra Sushi

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HPD officer earns more than mayor; Chief Hurtt unconcerned

April 23, 2006 Kevin Whited

Chronicle reporters Matt Stiles and Steve McVicker report today on an HPD officer whose salary topped that of Mayor White last year: As a senior officer in the Houston Police Department, William Lindsey Jr. received

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The B-Team reports/emotes on Slade

April 23, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matthew Tresaugue has done some excellent work covering Priscilla Slade and her spending scandal at Texas Southern University. Unfortunately, Tresaugue’s name is nowhere to be found on the weekend reporting on the Slade

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Who is Boone Clayton?

April 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

It’s nice that the Houston Hearst daily decided to send one of its Big 12 reporters out to cover the University of Houston baseball game last night. It would be even nicer if the Big

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Chief Hurtt's Thursday press conference

April 21, 2006 Anne Linehan

It appears Chief Hurtt held a press conference Thursday touching on a range of issues: At a Thursday press conference, Chief Harold Hurtt said the force was doing extensive recruiting all over the country to

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Forbes: Astros 10th most valuable MLB franchise

April 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal reports that Forbes has released its latest valuation of Major League Baseball franchises, and that the Astros rank tenth: The Houston Astros are worth an estimated $416 million, the 10th most

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City extends contract of waste disposal company that ripped it off

April 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reported on Wednesday that City Council granted a one-year contract extension to a waste-disposal company that overbilled the city: A garbage collection company that overbilled Houston taxpayers will continue picking up your trash. On

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Taqueria Arandas to close May 1 in support of illegal aliens

April 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Karla Barguiarena reports on a local restaurant chain’s show of support for illegal aliens, replete with the debasement of the English language that has become the norm in these sorts of stories: Supporters of

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HPD releases sketch of suspected bus shooter (updated)

April 20, 2006 Anne Linehan

HPD has released a composite sketch in the HISD bus shooting incident: A composite sketch was released Thursday of a man suspected of shooting at a bus filled with Houston Independent School District students, shattering

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City budget will require borrowing, using cash reserves

April 19, 2006 Anne Linehan

KTRH-740 says the city of Houston will need to borrow and dip into its cash reserves, according to a new budget plan: The City of Houston will borrow about $100 million against taxpayer money and

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