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Priscilla Slade is now teaching accounting…at TSU!

August 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

This is one of those stories where all you can do is shake your head and wonder at the sheer stupidity and incompetence that is out there: Priscilla Slade, the former Texas Southern University president

Who needs consistency?

August 29, 2006 Kevin Whited

In one of their two editorials today, the Editorial LiveJournalists criticize the United States for allegedly disrespecting the sovereignty of Nicaragua (with regard to upcoming elections). In their other editorial today, the Editorial LiveJournalists criticize

Chron profiles new MediaSource boss

August 29, 2006 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles posted a nice profile of Fred Fichman, the new executive director of Houston MediaSource. This excerpt seems worth highlighting: [Fichman] said he sees MediaSource as a training ground, where budding

Metro tells bike riders to take a hike

August 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

As the City of Houston and Metro continue to rake in windfall sales tax revenues month after month (we know this thanks to the tireless efforts of Tom Bazan), Metro is refusing to honor another

Mayor White puts his Chief's new chase policy on hold

August 28, 2006 Kevin Whited

Apparently, police union chief Hans Marticiuc and Councilmember Michael Berry weren’t the only ones who didn’t take kindly to being blindsided by Chief Hurtt’s decision last week radically to change HPD’s chase policy, without input

Just because she doesn't have to resign from Council…

August 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle ran the inevitable fluff piece on the write-in Congressional campaign of doctor-councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs. This snippet caught our eye: Sekula-Gibbs said from the start that she would play by the party’s rules,

City of Houston Agenda 8-29-06

August 27, 2006 ubu roi

Normally, I delete what I judge to be extraneous text, and often paraphrase in order to make the legalese a lot more readable; also, comments added are a mix of my own opinions, best guesses,

A tuna fish sandwich to meow for!

August 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

Did you read L.M. Sixel’s column from the other day, on disappearing office lunches? It’s laugh-out-loud funny.

Alvarado: I'm as powerful as ever!

August 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reports that temporarily-former Mayor Pro-Tem Carol Alvarado may have lost her title following her ineptitude in overseeing the office’s finances, but she still enjoys considerable political clout with Mayor White: A

"Distinguished" visitors address City Council (2006-08-22)

August 26, 2006 Kevin Whited

Senator Robert Horton and President Joseph Charles both addressed City Council this week at the end of the public comment session. This week, President Charles disputes that Senator Horton is actually a Senator, and chides