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Month: October 2010

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News and views roundup (10/29/10 edition)

October 29, 2010 Kevin Whited

Here’s a Friday-night edition of News and Views: Parents irate after Katy bond drive dials wrong number (Ericka Mellon, Houston Chronicle) It’s hard to blame them. METRO Admits Motorist Helpers Were Not Watched (Stephen Dean,

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News and views roundup (10/28/10 edition)

October 28, 2010 Kevin Whited

It’s the “we’re posting late because a flier told us to” edition of local news and views: Renew Houston leaders backing drainage fee made millions from city of Houston (Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog) A nice

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News and views roundup (10/27/10 edition)

October 27, 2010 Kevin Whited

Welcome to the “long day of flying” edition of news and views: City of Houston ethics plan would restrict outside employment, tighten lobbyist rules (Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog) In the midst of cuts to balance

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News and views roundup (10/25/10 edition)

October 25, 2010 Kevin Whited

It’s the “Athens or Jerusalem?” edition of the news and views roundup: Newspaper circ declines lessen again (Bill Cromwell, Media Life) Only one top-10 weekday paper, the No. 1 Wall Street Journal, saw a year-to-year

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News and views roundup (10/23/10 edition)

October 23, 2010 Kevin Whited

Friday was busy, so the news and views piled up: Today, let’s support the Mission (Unca Darrell) Metro puts 121 rail deals on hold after $900M grant is withheld (Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle) Frank Wilson’s

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News and views roundup (10/21/10 edition)

October 21, 2010 Kevin Whited

The news and views roundups keep coming later for some reason… HISD spends $18 million in stimulus cash to pay salaries of 200+ workers it doesn't need (Lynn Walsh, Texas Watchdog) Metro will use mediator

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Chron: Scary “new” trend of big money in politics hits Houston!

October 21, 2010 Kevin Whited

In today’s Chronicle, Bradley Olson reports on what he calls “a new national trend in politics in which corporations and the wealthy can spend big in election season under the cloak of anonymity.” The story

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Texas Watchdog: Harris County officials find no evidence of voter intimidation…

October 21, 2010 Kevin Whited

We’ve editorialized on the “voter intimidation” narrative that emerged at the start of early voting this week, a meme that (sadly) found its way into news reporting for two leading Houston MSM news organizations. Today,

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News and views roundup (10/20/10 edition)

October 20, 2010 Kevin Whited

Today’s news and views roundup comes late…. Major ReNew Houston/Prop 1 Contributor Steps in it – Again (Big Jolly Politics) Conflict of Interest on Red Light Cameras (Ed Schipul, Chron.com) City of Houston shopping for

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Voter Intimidation: Correcting the “narrative”

October 20, 2010 Kevin Whited

The first two days of early voting are done, and the Big Story so far, if we follow the Lazy MSM Narrative ™, is that a bunch of thug pollwatchers from a local Tea Party

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