August 2008 - Page 3 of 5

The Chron's bad few days

August 18, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s substandard journalism has been taking more of a pounding than usual on blogs over the last few days (albeit not this one, because work, software maintenance, and life in general have been intruding

Frank Wilson: Go for the greed

August 18, 2008 Anne Linehan

As he was speaking to the Asian Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce last week, Frank “Procurement Disaster” Wilson tried to encourage Asian business owners to get some of the

Grand Parkway F-2 segment FEIS ready

August 16, 2008 Anne Linehan

The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Parkway’s F-2 segment (the section that runs from SH-249 to I-45) is complete and comments are now being accepted. Scroll down for the links on this page

CNN's Houston "bureau"

August 16, 2008 Anne Linehan

Laurence Simon and Mike McGuff note that CNN is opening up a Houston bureau: Each city will get one person who can provide “grassroots level” coverage of breaking news and other local stories, said Nancy

Houston blog talk linkpost: 08/14/08

August 14, 2008 Kevin Whited

This just in: William Randolph Hearst is still dead (Lone Star Times) Should there be a shower at Houston's City Hall? (Isiah Carey's Insite) Slumlords, Sugar Daddies & Mistresses: Dem Politics As Usual (Lone Star

Mincberg: I may not have a grasp of this county thing, but I've got business acumen!

August 14, 2008 Anne Linehan

Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and his opponent David Mincberg squared off in a debate yesterday that appeared to showcase Mincberg’s unfamiliarity with Harris County operations. The Chron’s Liz Peterson has details: In his first

E&P: Chron, Express-News discuss "generic" features

August 13, 2008 Kevin Whited

Hairballs points us to an Editor and Publisher story that indicates that the Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News may be sharing some content in their features sections: The Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News are

Houston blog talk linkpost: 08/11/08

August 11, 2008 Kevin Whited

Ms. Julie weighs in on blogging (Unca Darrell) The Government we deserve (Lose an Eye, It's a Sport) Jolanda Jones' Run In with HPD (Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center) Jolanda "Jo" Jones

18 police agencies got NYC CompStat proponents; Houston got Hurtt

August 11, 2008 Kevin Whited

In the latest issue of City Journal, Heather MacDonald pens a fine article on the spread of CompStat, the innovative approach to policing developed in New York City, across the county: Since the late 1990s,

Chron offers underrepresented view on METRO service; METRO complains

August 10, 2008 Kevin Whited

Several days ago, the Chronicle ran a surprising article by Leslie Casimir on the challenges faced by some named commuters who do not have cars, and who must rely upon METRO to get to/from various