May 2006 - Page 10 of 13

Black Monday for Hearst dailies?

May 8, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Newspaper Association of America has analyzed the latest newspaper circulation figures from the Audit Bureau of Circulation, and the results are not good for the industry overall or for the local Hearst daily: Newspaper

METRO: Please focus on what we say, not on what we do

May 8, 2006 Anne Linehan

Metro knows it’s facing a public relations problem with its efforts to get the new University Line running down Richmond Avenue; that’s why Metro officials have cautioned against giving the impression that Metro’s mind is

Surge in violent crime blamed on Katrina, lack of HPD manpower

May 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Allan Turner reports that Katrina refugees are being blamed by HPD for the recent surge in violent crime in Houston: Violence among Hurricane Katrina evacuees, much of it occurring in southwest Houston neighborhoods

Editorial LiveJournalists opine for the Pope

May 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists took it upon themselves to advise the Pope (for real!): TRIAL BALOON: Vatican mulls whether married couples may use condoms if one partner has HIV Leaving aside the presumptuousness of

Predictable, but unnecessary

May 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Predictably, the Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists weighed in excitedly today over the possibility that an innocent man has been executed in Texas, due in part to contentions about faulty arson evidence in a study commissioned by

TSU raises tuition and fees

May 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

By twenty-one percent: Texas Southern University students will pay 21.5 percent more in tuition and fees this fall, the school’s governing board decided Friday amid concerns over a multimillion-dollar budget gap. One supposes TSU has

Chron headline writers still have a bad case of gas

May 6, 2006 Kevin Whited

The headline writers for the Chron.com business section continue their annoying habit of referring generically to “gas” instead of gasoline or natural gas. Here are some headlines from recent stories: Consumers keep buying despite gasoline

CTC stands up for John Q. Public…sometimes

May 5, 2006 Anne Linehan

Something has been gnawing at blogHOUSTON for a while now: citizen advocates who fight for the public’s right to have a say in road projects, yet fight against the public’s right to have a say

Survey: Fort Bend voters undecided on DeLay replacement

May 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

Chris Elam has posted a press release describing a telephone survey of Republican voters in the Fort Bend County part of Congressional District 22. The survey was commissioned by his family’s political consultancy, Campaign Resources,

Property tax news

May 4, 2006 Anne Linehan

County Tax Rates On the Rise: As Houston continues as a real estate boom town, property owners are feeling the pinch of increased appraisal valuations. (KTRH-740) Property values hit home for taxpayers: Another strong year