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Postponing the fun

May 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

I had a bit of an accident today. I was retrieving a chair that was hanging up on a rafter in the garage. Somehow an old wooden rocking chair that was hanging nearby also came

The timely Editorial LiveJournalists strike again!

May 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Editorial LiveJournalists offer some advice today for Astros fans regarding Barry Bonds: Astros fans should forgo taunts and display good sportsmanship as San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds swings for history. Pssst, LiveJournalists: The

Nah nah nah-nah, hey hey hey, GOODBYE!

May 16, 2006 Anne Linehan

Adios, Jon Lindsay. Happy tree-farming!

Grand Prix drivers complain about "bumpy surface"

May 15, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s John Lopez reports that some Houston Grand Prix drivers were not happy with the Reliant Park racing surface: After four days of practicing, qualifying and then Saturday’s racing, the hottest fumes belonged to

Chron Austin bureau chief reads Governor Perry's mind

May 15, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s six-days-per-week Austin bureau chief and Sunday lefty editorialist Clay Robison had an odd conclusion to yesterday’s editorial on third-party gubernatorial candidates Carol Keeton Strayhorn and Kinky Friedman: Next year, if Perry has his

Mayor to discuss wifi bubble with bloggers

May 15, 2006 Kevin Whited

Mayor White will be holding a conference call with area bloggers tonight, to discuss his plan to create a municipal wireless internet bubble. Here’s the email from Mustafa Tameez, who has been associated with many

Welcome to Houston, Barry

May 14, 2006 Kevin Whited

The San Francisco Giants come to town tomorrow for a three-game set with the Astros. The big news is Giants’ slugger Barry Bonds and his pursuit of Babe Ruth’s home run tally. One local blogger

Police officer takes on Danger Train, loses

May 13, 2006 Kevin Whited

METRO’s light-rail “transit backbone” suffered another collision with a motorist this afternoon. This time, an off-duty police officer was involved in the collision: An off-duty Houston police officer was involved in a collision with a

DA's office looks into Alvarado's consulting arrangements

May 13, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Doug Miller reports that the Harris County District Attorney’s office is looking into Councilmember Carol Alvarado’s arrangements with various consulting firms for potential conflicts of interest: The Harris County District Attorney’s office is taking

Ongoing "code of silence" at HPD?

May 13, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle runs a story by Harvey Rice today that reports on the latest allegations of a pervasive anti-whistleblower, retaliatory atmosphere within the ranks of the Houston Police Department’s traffic enforcement division. The story is