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Month: June 2008

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Astros-Rangers: Shawn Chacon Is Suspended, Carlos Lee Is Fat (Houstoned Ballz)

June 27, 2008 Kevin Whited

Drayton McLane’s PR man in the Chron sports department thinks Carlos Lee gets criticism not because he appears to loaf, but because the local media isn’t diverse. John Royal is flabbergasted (Houstoned Ballz).

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John Culberson: Most connected Congressman (PoliSci@UST)

June 27, 2008 Kevin Whited

The UST poli sci folks call attention to Rep. John Culberson’s web connections (PoliSci@UST). Proof that the Left doesn’t have a monopoly on web geekery!

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Chief Hurtt's trip to London cost $14,000

June 27, 2008 Anne Linehan

KPRC-2’s Phil Archer has details of a trip Chief Hurtt took to look at a DNA lab: Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt addressed concerns on Thursday about a trip to London for the crime lab

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Metro consultants: Search and report (Chron Houston Politics)

June 27, 2008 Kevin Whited

Matt Stiles posts a link to a searchable list of METRO contract vendors since 2006 (Chron Houston Politics).

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Do the Rockets plan on sawing Craig Ackerman in half?

June 26, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Barron reports on the selection of Craig Ackerman as the new radio voice of the Houston Rockets, but it’s this snippet that is most interesting: His elevation was expected, as was the

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Jason Friedman signs off (Houstoned Ballz)

June 26, 2008 Kevin Whited

Jason Friedman has done such a nice job covering the Rockets for the Press… that’s he’s moving on to the Rockets (Houstoned Ballz). That alone should make it worth adding the Rockets.com RSS feed to

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Mayor White: Dynamo and city are working constructively on stadium deal

June 26, 2008 Anne Linehan

According to the Chron’s Bernardo Fallas, negotiations on the Dynamo’s soccer stadium are moving along: Mayor Bill White joined other community leaders at Houston Community College’s South Campus to unveil plans for an adjacent 18-field,

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Falkenberg: Houston still sucks (Bayou City Madman)

June 25, 2008 Kevin Whited

“The neat thing about Lisa Falkenberg isn’t the stunning narcissism that requires a half-dozen first-person pronouns in every column, but the desperate lack of originality that transforms other journalists’ work into her personal discovery (it’s

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Chron's Stiles scores interview with Sheriff Tommy Thomas (updated)

June 25, 2008 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reported on his extended interview with Harris County Sherrif Tommy Thomas. Stiles followed up with additional material on the Chron‘s Houston Politics blog, and is considering ways to make more

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Fundraiser for Harris County District Attorney candidate C.O. Bradford (Isiah Carey's Insite)

June 24, 2008 Kevin Whited

Isiah Carey posts about a Clarence Bradford fundraiser, in which the former police chief promised to pursue outreach and true justice in the community (Isiah Carey’s Insite). Since this was a fundraiser, we presume no

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