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Months after approval, still no start to muni Wi-Fi build-out

August 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant and Matt Stiles report that Earthlink is already behind on its scheduled rollout of municipal Wi-Fi: Months after the City Council approved a contract to allow EarthLink Inc. to blanket Houston

If only the proletariat would rally around the visionary architect-councilmember…

August 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

In her weekly politics column, the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack profiles Councilmember Peter Brown, who desperately wants to be Houston’s next boss, er, mayor. Here are some interesting excerpts: Brown suffers from rich guy syndrome —

Houston Zoo loses last rhino, gains toilet art

August 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Houston Zoo lost its last rhinoceros this week: Bu, a gentle Southern white rhino who enjoyed a good scratching from keepers and a roll in his mud wallow, has died from complications of old

Longer yellow-light times decrease red-light running (cont'd)

August 18, 2007 Anne Linehan

TheNewspaper.com highlights what happened at a red-light camera intersection in Springfield, Missouri, when the yellow-light time was increased: Springfield, Missouri found that lengthening the yellow signal warning time at intersections that had previously been selected

Recognition for the Chronicle

August 17, 2007 Anne Linehan

We all know the mainstream media hold themselves in very high regard. Why, these are professional journalists! These people went to journalism school, you know! Well, the American Thinker blog has put together a list

Emmett tweaks Bacarisse, "Friends" fire back

August 16, 2007 Kevin Whited

A couple of weeks ago, the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack reported on a bit of political gamesmanship/fiscal leadership (the term you prefer depends upon your loyalties, I suppose) from selected-not-elected County Judge Ed Emmett: At last

Council approves West Dallas, Bolsover land deals

August 15, 2007 Kevin Whited

City Council officially approved Mayor White’s $6 million shakedown of the Center Serving Persons with Mental Retardation today: The Houston City Council voted today to sell a 6.7-acre tract on West Dallas near Shepherd and

It's always fun when the Editorial LiveJournalists tackle the globe

August 15, 2007 Kevin Whited

Today, in an editorial advocating universal healthcare, the Editorial LiveJournalists discovered a new country: It is no wonder that in 41 nations — including Japan, most of Europe, and Jordon — citizens can expect to

It's going to rain!!!!

August 15, 2007 Kevin Whited

The tropical storm is about to hit the Gulf Coast, and local TV news stations are excitedly gearing up their “team coverage” of the event. It’s probably going to rain in Houston! There’s really not

Council committee considers park set-aside proposal

August 14, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Mike Snyder reports that the City of Houston may soon enact legislation requiring developers either to set aside park space or pay the city significant fees: A draft ordinance reviewed by a City