2009 - Page 35 of 70 - blogHOUSTON

Chron's caucasian think tank* lauds Houston's "aggressive news corps"

August 23, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Caucasian Think Tank* had this laugher on the weekend editorial page: Some advice to the incoming superintendent to prevent future heartburn: Houston has an aggressive news corps, and reporters will not settle for

Local headlines page added

August 22, 2009 Kevin Whited

We’ve replaced our old, outdated Chron headlines page with a local news page. The page pulls headlines from the major news outlets in town via RSS feeds. We’ve tested it in newer browsers, and everything

Linkpost: 08/20/09

August 20, 2009 Kevin Whited

I’m Kevin Whited, and I approved these local blog links. Politifact? Probably not. The Last Time We Saw Robert Novak … (Slampo's Place) Worst headline of the day (Unca Darrell) The Texas Rangers, A Klein

Another Chron adventure in bad journalism (cont'd)

August 20, 2009 Kevin Whited

Earlier this week, the Chronicle‘s junior metro/state diarist Lisa Falkenberg ran with a truly unfortunate “gotcha!” that backfired. Badly. Falkenberg used her column effectively to accuse a U.S. military veteran of lying about his service:

Double standard for Gene Green (updated)

August 19, 2009 Jason

According to Congressman Gene Green’s website; Town hall meetings are one of my favorite ways to communicate with constituents. I have held hundreds during my years of service in Congress and always welcomed everyone to

Where in Texas is Mayor White? (cont'd)

August 19, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Bradley Olson reports today that Senate Candidate Bill White’s travel schedule has been cutting into the time Mayor Bill White can devote to issues in the City of Houston: White acknowledged in an

Topiary inspiration

August 19, 2009 Anne Linehan

METRO has announced a new “Swiftline” bus service, not to be confused with the “Quickline” bus service. You’ll recall the Quickline service was behind schedule, not necessarily quick, and inspired METRO to create topiary bunnies.

Council to take up Fusco's contract tomorrow (updated)

August 18, 2009 Kevin Whited

Craig Malisow at the Houston Press Hair Balls blog informs that City Council will take up the question of BARC “Change Agent” Gerry Fusco’s ridiculous contract tomorrow (August 19). People who follow the matter —

King: Raise the rail in the Med Center

August 17, 2009 Kevin Whited

In Sunday’s Chronicle, area businessman and former Kemah Mayor Bill King described problems with the rail line in The Medical Center area with which blogHOUSTON readers are very familiar: An at-grade alignment in a dense

Linkpost: 08/17/09

August 17, 2009 Kevin Whited

I may physically be where the buffalo roam tonight, but I’m still reading Houston blogs, and you should be too! Not Just Your Average Run-of-the-Mill Hispanic Museum, But a “First-Class” Hispanic Museum (Slampo's Place) The