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Month: December 2006

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Former KPRC talker Pat Gray lands at KSEV

December 11, 2006 Kevin Whited

Court Koenning passes along word that Pat Gray, recently fired from his talk show on KPRC-950, will be joining KSEV-700. He will apparently team up with Edd Hendee in the mornings from 7-9 am, and

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Chron profiles animal rescue group

December 10, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chron dispatched Allan Turner to profile one of Houston’s many animal rescue organizations, Scout’s Honor: Since its start in May, the Houston volunteer group has rescued at least 150 animals from extreme peril. More

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Chron Editorial LiveJournalists muff sports editorial

December 10, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists decided to tackle sports today. The results were not very good. Here’s the first error: It has been a season for second guessing in Houston. In making defensive end Mario Williams

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Newspapers love to cover their (formerly) own

December 10, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle has posted a nice story on John Williams, who once wrote the Chronicle‘s politics column but left in 2004 to work for James Baker: The Iraq Study Group Report rocketed to No. 2

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Dangerous time/place/behavior update

December 10, 2006 Kevin Whited

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

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More on The Woodlands' effort to fend off annexation

December 9, 2006 Anne Linehan

The deal reached between the city of Houston and The Woodlands to prevent annexation is generating plenty of buzz. For what it’s worth (very little, I know), I think it’s the best deal The Woodlands

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This weekend, grab some Christmas spirit

December 8, 2006 Vikk Simmons

When I was young, I remember how traffic would build after sundown in our Glenbrook Valley – Hobby Airport area. All the neighborhoods participated in the annual Christmas home and yard decorating contests. They jockied

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Metro's idea of customer service

December 8, 2006 Anne Linehan

A few days ago, Laurence Simon had quite the customer service experience with Metro: If a bus is late, people are screwed over, sure. But if it’s early, people who depend o nthat bus end

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Shameless shilling for the Downtown Card

December 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Betty Martin wants readers to know all about the Downtown Card: Other than their convenient, downtown locations, what do Macy’s, Ben & Jerry’s, The Lancaster Hotel, The Shops at Houston Center and the

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Watching history repeat itself…

December 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Mayor’s press shop has started promoting the city’s latest, greatest plan to help the poor: The city is launching an initiative (backed with federal dollars) to remodel apartments that rent to the poor. Here

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