October 2006 - Page 6 of 9

Fun with Council campaign finance disclosure

October 14, 2006 Kevin Whited

Slampo‘s been poring over City Council’s campaign finance reports, and is sharing the fun in the form of trivia quizzes. Here are part one and part two. Better keep checking in. Who knows what Slampo

Smoking ban = World Class Houston

October 14, 2006 Anne Linehan

Heard in the Linehan mobile Friday evening: a pro-smoking ban ad on KTRH-740 that said if Houston wants to be World Class, then Houston needs a smoking ban. And don’t forget to call City Council.

A mother's joy

October 14, 2006 Anne Linehan

A big reason why my blogging has been so limited lately is because my children are all immersed in activities — swimming, gymnastics, baseball, honors band, and orchestra. You should see the weekly activity schedule

Houston's ghostbusters

October 13, 2006 Kevin Whited

It’s Friday the 13th, and KRIV-26’s Isiah Carey posts an account of Houston’s very own paranormal investigators. They call themselves the Phenomena Police, and have a website that resembles the dvd case of a good

Dangerous time/place/behavior update

October 13, 2006 Kevin Whited

Recall that back in June, Chief Hurtt downplayed the surge in crime in Houston: “Overall in the city of Houston, you’re pretty safe,” says Hurtt. “If you’re not involved in specific types of behavior, not

Time for audio/video of editorial board interviews (cont'd)

October 12, 2006 Kevin Whited

This week, the Editorial LiveJournalists met with Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States. They also met with Carol Keeton Strayhorn. Unfortunately, the only accounts of those meetings are here, here, here, and here. That’s not

Jeff Van Gundy must be smiling

October 12, 2006 Kevin Whited

Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy must be smiling. Apparently unhappy that his superstar center wasn’t behaving like a typical NBA prima donna regarding his shoe company, the usually unsmiling coach made a few cracks

Doh!

October 12, 2006 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle runs an important correction to a recipe that ran in the newspaper yesterday: A recipe on Page F2 of Wednesday’s Flavor section contained directions for baking chicken in a paper bag. The

Council delays graffiti ordinance decision

October 11, 2006 Anne Linehan

This whole graffiti ordinance debate is odd, isn’t it? The notion of penalizing property owners who didn’t do anything wrong is just screwy. So screwy, in fact, that Council has taken a pass on it

CenterPoint wants more money

October 11, 2006 Anne Linehan

Jeff Ehling (KTRK-13) reported last night that CenterPoint Energy is seeking some fee increases…some BIG fee increases. Check out the details on KTRK’s Consumer Blog and see if anything strikes you about the proposed changes.