May 2006 - Page 12 of 13

Just wait till Grodinsky tries the Spur 527 Deathramp

May 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

Chronicle transportation columnist Rad Sallee recently wrote about a colleague’s harrowing experience with the downtown Allen Parkway/I-45 ramp: Houston Chronicle food editor Peggy Grodinsky, who didn’t use a car when she lived in New York

One Question, One Answer, Two Months

May 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

Ron Henderson is a remarkably consistent man. For roughly two months now, he’s been unwavering in his support of red light cameras. The Chronicle asks him if he supports ’em. His answer on the editorial

Casting a skeptical eye on a KHOU expos

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11’s Mark Greenblatt had a big story last night about bonuses handed out to Harris County Housing Authority staff, including a $23,000 bonus given to Executive Director Guy Rankin on top of his $95,000 salary.

It was all hands on deck at the USS Chronicle…

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

…for yesterday’s illegal immigrant rights protest. The Chron‘s hard news story required six reporters, and the news analysis required four reporters. After reading both, it’s unclear why the news analysis isn’t considered a straight news

Houston's Environmental Summit

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

Do you know someone who has improved the quality of Houston’s environment? Well, Mayor White wants to hear from you: The City of Houston and Keep Houston Beautiful will be hosting the 2006 Environmental Summit

Dave Ward's not done just yet

May 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman reports that longtime KTRK-13 anchor Dave Ward isn’t quite ready to ride off (or rocket off, according to some accounts of his driving habits) into retired-anchor land just yet: Scratch the retirement party

The Houston Experiment

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

City Journal’s Nicole Gelinas has written a very interesting in-depth piece titled “Houston’s Noble Experiment: Can good government uplift the New Orleans evacuees whom bad government harmed?” The entire article is well-worth reading, but I’ll

HPD offers assurances that illegal immigrants are safe

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

From KTRH-740: The Houston Police Department’s crackdown on crime in the southwest part of town leads to some confusion over whether officers are cracking down on illegal immigrants. HPD’s mobile command unit, which is essentially

Does anybody edit the opinion page? (cont'd)

May 2, 2006 Kevin Whited

It’s been more of an adventure in editing than usual on the Chronicle editorial page the last few days. As Matt Bramanti notes, yesterday’s editorial on Nepal was quite a piece of work. Here are

Chron uses taco trucks to gauge success of "immigrant" boycott

May 1, 2006 Kevin Whited

Here’s a bit of fun from the local Hearst daily: Houston’s immigrant boycott keeping some home Traffic seemed lighter to some, scattered restaurants shut down and taco trucks were scarce in Houston today as activists