April 2006 - Page 6 of 11

TSU calls special meeting to discuss Slade

April 17, 2006 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reported on Friday that Texas Southern University has set a special meeting for this afternoon to discuss the future of President Priscilla Slade, who compounded her spending scandal by disregarding a request from regents

New sports podcast posted

April 17, 2006 Kevin Whited

There’s a new blogHOUSTON sports podcast posted. We talk a bit about Texans GM Charley Casserly’s impending departure, as well as the usual local sports topics.

Parking Commission chair already longing for more power, less accountability

April 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

KUHF’s Jim Bell checks in on Houston’s Public Parking Commission, which held its first meeting on Thursday. Already, the new entity seems to be focusing on ways to enhance its powers and decrease its accountability:

Editorial cartoon d

April 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

Here’s Nick Anderson’s editorial cartoon dated April 14. If it seems familiar to you, that’s because it’s oddly reminiscent of a Tom Toles’ editorial cartoon that appeared in the Washington Post back in January. More

Another close call with the Danger Train

April 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

It happened again: a local media person, who couldn’t figure out why so many dumb Houston drivers were crashing into the Danger Train, experienced the problem first hand: I was driving in downtown Houston near

Chron editorial board neglects notable local example of collegiality

April 15, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Editorial LiveJournalists went on (and on and on and on) today about women and politics, with all the expected clich

Maybe this is why we need $10,000 parking meters

April 15, 2006 Anne Linehan

An old story is new again: downtown parking meters are being vandalized: Under the Pierce Elevated, parking is cheap. “Yeah, it is!” driver Steve Willis said. “Cheaper than parking in the parking lots.” But even

City, METRO are enjoying sales tax windfall

April 15, 2006 Kevin Whited

State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn released the latest sales tax revenue figures last Friday, and Houston and METRO are enjoying a windfall: Year-to-date, sales tax allocations to local governments are up 17 percent, compared to

Chron's Pulitzer cartoonist ignores reader rep dictate on "illegals"

April 15, 2006 Kevin Whited

Roughly two weeks ago, the Chronicle ran an editorial by reader rep James Campbell describing the paper’s policy on the language of immigration: The Chronicle’s stylebook takes its instruction from minority journalist groups. We never

Metro should be wary of going back on its word

April 13, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Greater Houston Partnership may have thrown its weight behind Metro’s desire to consider a Richmond rail route (such a stretch since three of its board members are also Metro board members), but the funding