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Month: November 2009

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Election ’09 open comments

November 3, 2009 Kevin Whited

THE BIG ELECTION is likely to dominate the news coverage today, so we’re going to throw open the comments. Please feel free to discuss the election, candidates, voting, etc.

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Crow: Announcing the Significant Houston Internet Triumph Awards

November 3, 2009 Kevin Whited

FOLLOWING THE LEAD of Nancy Sims and her Sams (awarded to all three major mayoral candidates — no need to offend a potential future client after all!), Cory Crow has posted his own Significant Houston

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Harris County Almanac: Third Ward news repurposed

November 2, 2009 Kevin Whited

CORY CROW comments on Third Ward news, repurposed.

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KHOU: Harris County man sentenced for voter fraud

November 2, 2009 Kevin Whited

LATE LAST WEEK, KHOU-11 REPORTER COURTNEY ZUBOWSKI reported that an area man had been prosecuted for voter fraud. Jack Crowder, who was not registered to vote, apparently used his deceased father’s identity to cast a

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Tech geeks rejoice: CompUSA retail store returning to Houston

November 2, 2009 Kevin Whited

THE HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL reports that CompUSA will re-enter the Houston market, with a store expected to open by Black Friday at I-10 and Bunker Hill. This is good news for tech geeks (such as

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In defense of growth in Houston

November 1, 2009 Kevin Whited

KEVIN KIRTON presents his perspective on Houston growth and planning in a Chron op-ed today. Here’s an excerpt: People often assume there is no plan, and nearly any discussion of this topic these days includes

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“There is no tunnel bureau….”

November 1, 2009 Kevin Whited

THE CHRON’S DAVID KAPLAN takes a look at Houston’s highly successful downtown tunnel system, which continues to evolve nicely without the help of urban planners or bloated bureaucracies.

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Right, and new revenue streams are never about the money….

November 1, 2009 Kevin Whited

IN RESPONSE TO RECENT NEGATIVE NEWS COVERAGE FROM THE CHRONICLE AND BLOOMBERG, Sports Authority Chief J. Kent Friedman took to the Chron editorial page today to repeat, again, that taxpayers won’t be on the hook

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