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Month: July 2008

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Chron (syndicated) columnist criticizes Washington sports boondoggle

July 15, 2008 Kevin Whited

Here is an excerpt from a bizarre column by Chronicle “Couch Slouch” columnist Norman Chad: To: My hometown of Washington From: A fallen son who will not return Re: Your new baseball stadium So, how’s

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Houston blog talk linkpost: 07/14/08

July 14, 2008 Kevin Whited

In the never-ending quest to get our link posts just right, we’re going to try it as a semi-regular aggregated listing of interesting posts from local blogs, to try to cut down on the RSS

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Mayor asks EPA for improved area emissions measurements

July 14, 2008 Kevin Whited

Last week, various media outlets reported that Mayor White asked the EPA to reconsider its methods of calculating emissions from area industry. Here is an excerpt from the Chronicle account: Mayor Bill White on Thursday

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Chronicle's Alan Bernstein (didn't miss) History (Corrected)

July 13, 2008 Jason

Late Precinct 7 Constable A.B. Chambers with Constable May Walker in 2005 Today Alan Bernstein penned this nice little puff piece about Democratic DA Candidate Clarence Bradford. Click here to read the story for yourself.

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Chron D.C. bureau on top of Culberson twitter crusade (a few days late)

July 13, 2008 Kevin Whited

The New York Times ran a story today on the Congressional dustup over twitter, led in part by social media advocate (geek?) Rep. John Culberson. That seems to have attracted the attention (finally) of the

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Bradford comes out of hiding, spreads the blame for the crime lab mess

July 13, 2008 Kevin Whited

Alan Bernstein’s profile of Democratic Harris County District Attorney candidate Clarence Bradford (which has already generated discussion here and elsewhere) heads into almost virgin territory for this campaign, as Bernstein actually managed to entice Bradford

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Klein ISD faces lawsuit over bond election

July 13, 2008 Anne Linehan

The Klein ISD bond election is being challenged in court, and the Chron’s Kim Jackson has details: Klein school district resident Fred Blanton has filed a lawsuit contesting the results of the school district’s May

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Editorial LiveJournalists tackle…office distractions

July 12, 2008 Anne Linehan

It would seem MeMo was in charge of today’s inexplicable editorial offering: Feeling distracted? Plagued by constant interruptions? Can’t concentrate on the job? Drowning in a flood of data and stimulae? Now it can be

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Skateboarders and loft residents not living in perfect harmony

July 12, 2008 Anne Linehan

According to the Chron’s Michelle Casady, all is not well in the lofts near the city’s new skatepark: Even on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, kids and parents were lined up and waiting for the Lee

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HouStoned is not long for this world (HouStoned)

July 10, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Houston Press blog HouStoned will soon be getting a name change and a bigger dose of Rich Connelly (HouStoned).

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