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Month: November 2007

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A community wins one against TxDOT

November 20, 2007 Anne Linehan

Well here’s something you don’t see every day: the little guy came out on top in a battle against TxDOT (via KUHF-88.7) TxDOT has been planning to build two overpasses — one at the intersection

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City ready to cough up millions for new Dynamo stadium

November 20, 2007 Anne Linehan

What was the first thought that went through your mind when you learned the Dynamo had won their second MLS championship? Let’s give them a stadium! Sure enough: The Houston Dynamo, fresh off the team’s

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Red light cameras get a mixed review on safety

November 19, 2007 Anne Linehan

Here’s a local media outlet that has been keeping track of some red light camera stats: KPRC-2 has been keeping a tally of accident numbers at intersections with red light cameras. After one year, the

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Some local reporters muff news story comment controversy

November 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

Local reporters seem to be having trouble today reporting on the controversy that erupted over a comment left on a Chron.com news story related to the David Temple murder trial. Here is KHOU-11’s Wendell Edwards:

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A big welcome back to Houston's newest Bikram Yoga instructor

November 18, 2007 Kevin Whited

For the past nine weeks or so, our fine copy editor Cathy has been out of town, immersed in intensive classes with none other than Bikram himself to become a Bikram Yoga instructor. The training

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This is what happens when yellow-light times are too short

November 18, 2007 Anne Linehan

A Dallas TV station timed yellow lights at intersections with red light cameras and found something interesting (via TheNewspaper.com): The city’s second highest revenue producing camera, for example, is located at the intersection of Greenville

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HEC dispatcher scolds 911 caller; city refuses to release tape

November 18, 2007 Anne Linehan

It’s been awhile since we checked in with the Houston Emergency Center. So, anything new going on? Two city of Houston Emergency Center dispatchers have been sanctioned over a 911 call that a motorist placed

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Better late than never on traffic signal synchronization

November 17, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee reports that the city is finally beginning to synchronize traffic signals in a way that makes sense: In recent years, the lights have changed color simultaneously in stretches several blocks long,

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Mayor and Council finally approve Mecom Fountain light replacement

November 17, 2007 Kevin Whited

Back in May, the Chronicle reported that Mecom Fountain had been dark for seven months, because brazen thieves stole the lights and nobody in municipal government seemed to care all that much about replacing them.

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Lawyers subpoena Chronicle for data on a commenter

November 17, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle reports that the newspaper has been subpoenaed for registration information of a commenter who left comments allegedly recounting statements from a juror in an ongoing trial. Here is an excerpt from Peggy O’Hare’s

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