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Month: September 2006

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Park and Pillage safety takes a "quantum leap forward"

September 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

More than one and a half years after Park and Ride security became non-existent — resulting in Park and Rides turning into Park and Pillages — Metro is excitedly touting its new $16 million security

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Modifications to city's sanctuary policy

September 30, 2006 Anne Linehan

Following up on this hint that some changes in Houston’s sanctuary city-status were imminent, here are a couple of stories from KTRH-740 with early details. First this teaser was in a Brent Fuller/Scott Braddock story

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Slampo's the bestest!

September 29, 2006 Anne Linehan

A while back, Banjo Jones (proprietor of the Official Blog for the Petrochemical Underarm of Texas) turned us on to a new local blogger named Slampo, and have we ever become fans! As an example

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In memory of Officer Rodney Johnson

September 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

Matt Bramanti has linked to a moving photo montage of HPD Officer Rodney Johnson’s funeral procession. Make sure you have some tissue handy.

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SAP — an appropriate name?

September 28, 2006 ubu roi

Ubu here, with a little gossip from inside the bowels of the city: The SAP folks are sniffing around our offices. From the questionnaires we’re getting, I suspect they’re hinting that we should just toss

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They almost paced themselves out of contention

September 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

How about them ‘Stros, eh? We have a little saying in our house when procrastination seems to be the order of the day — we’re just pacing ourselves. Perhaps the Astros were just pacing themselves

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Revisions to Houston's sanctuary policy?

September 28, 2006 Anne Linehan

Are there rumblings of discontent within HPD about Houston’s (don’t call it a) sanctuary policy? An emailer suggests that is the case. The emailer also suggests we may hear something in the very near future

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Who is this John Beoner from Illinois?

September 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

Even when they try to be reasonable, the Editorial LiveJournalists sometimes have problems. Here’s an excerpt from today’s editorial on gasoline prices: The politicians must take some blame for inducing Americans’ misapprehension about a link

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LULAC, NAACP criticize local talker

September 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Houston chapter of LULAC — the League of United Latin American Citizens — is mad at KTRH-740’s Chris Baker. Again. On his highly rated radio program last Friday, Baker had the audacity to read

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A break from me

September 27, 2006 Kevin Whited

I’ll be taking a break from the blog and cell phones and internet and city life in general for a few days of backpacking. See ya’ll in a few. Play nice while I’m away!

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