February 2007 - Page 4 of 8

METRO's transparency in action

February 19, 2007 Anne Linehan

Last week you’ll recall METRO CEO Frank “Procurement Disaster” Wilson stated that the government agency operates “in a completely transparent manner.” So, let’s check in on that transparency. Rad Sallee writes this in today’s Chronicle,

Breaking news you CAN get elsewhere (02-19-2007 edition)

February 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chron.com Froot Loop Bureau apparently takes weekends off, but not federal holidays (like Presidents’ Day): Multiple fires kept firefighters extremely busy overnight all over the Houston area, according to KHOU (Channel 11) and KTRK

Congratulations to the Kuffner family

February 18, 2007 Anne Linehan

This is belated, but heartfelt nonetheless: Congratulations to Charles Kuffner and his wife Tiffany on the newest little Kuffner — beautiful Audrey. The picture of adorable Olivia holding her baby sister is just precious!

Pappasito's employee tests positive for Hepatitis A

February 18, 2007 Kevin Whited

If you recently ate at the Pappasito’s on 15280 I-45 North, then you may want to pay close attention to this bit of news from KPRC-2: Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES) has

Chron runs a very smart quote

February 18, 2007 Anne Linehan

Thanks to the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack for a nod to our own Kevin Whited: County Judge Robert Eckels, drawing some heat for his decision to leave office just months after voters gave him a fourth

Quality Hill homes set to anchor regional tourism center

February 17, 2007 Anne Linehan

Two historic homes in downtown Houston would become the center of a new regional tourism center if all goes according to plan: A multimillion-dollar initiative is under way in downtown Houston that will convert two

County judge successor already chosen?

February 17, 2007 Anne Linehan

Along with other local news outlets, KUHF-88.7 is reporting that the person who will replace Harris County Judge Robert Eckels may be former state Rep. Ed Emmett: [I]t seems the decision for a successor may

Press release journalism

February 17, 2007 Anne Linehan

The Chron‘s Lori Rodriguez decided to help out a newly formed local activist group by publicizing an upcoming protest event the group is trying to put together: A coalition of community leaders, grass-roots groups and

Gus Wortham Park soccer development is for the children!

February 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

This week, the Chronicle‘s soccer columnist unsurprisingly came out strongly in favor of a plan being “quietly” discussed among city officials to turn the Gus Wortham Park golf course into a soccer playpen that would

Some Hearst newspapers don't like plagiarism

February 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

The San Antonio Express-News recently had an incident of plagiarism on its commentary pages. In a blog post on the topic, public editor Bob Richter wrote the following: For the record, lifting another writer’s words