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Month: March 2011

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News and views roundup (03/31/2011 edition)

March 31, 2011 Kevin Whited

Metro land buys point to less than a dream scenario – Michael Reed, Examiner News More from the “Rogue Agency” files. The taxpayer money this agency has wasted (continues to waste?) boggles the mind. How

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Mayor to HFD: Decide between job cuts or pension plan underfunding

March 30, 2011 Kevin Whited

Mayor Annise Parker, who was not shy during the last mayoral campaign about criticizing what she strongly suggested were unsustainable fiscal policies by her predecessor (and in fact probably won because she convinced voters she

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News and views roundup (03/29/2011 edition)

March 29, 2011 Kevin Whited

New York Times follow-up on Cleveland, Texas, rape story corrects, repeats original mistakes – Mallary Jean Tenore, Poynter Metro braces to take fans along for the NCAA ride – Zain Shauk, Houston Chronicle Passengers are

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News and views roundup (03/28/2011 edition)

March 28, 2011 Kevin Whited

Drainage fee exemption plan met with opposition – Miya Shay, KTRK-13 News County official slams Parker for 'overcharging' on drainage fees – Charlotte Aguilar, Examiner News Coalition for a Greater Houston Rejects Mayors’ Exemption Proposal

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Repeat: Channel 2 finds MAP workers not working while on the clock

March 27, 2011 Anne Linehan

FIve months after catching METRO MAP workers not working, KPRC-2’s Stephen Dean decided to revisit the issue, and AGAIN found MAP workers not working: METRO Motorist Assistance Program employees started arriving to shoot pool, play

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SafeClear morphing back into $afeClear

March 25, 2011 Anne Linehan

One of Bill White’s crowning achievements as mayor, the SafeClear program, is in the news again, and it looks as if it will be heading back in its original direction: making money! The city’s 6-year-old

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Do you blog and Facebook for free? Sucker!

March 24, 2011 Anne Linehan

You may have seen the latest outrageous government revelation: The Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs is looking for someone to handle the Interior Department’s Facebook page. What might the going rate be for a Facebook

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Shutter the Chron editorial board (cont’d)

March 23, 2011 Kevin Whited

You’d think the editorial board at the area newspaper of record could manage to craft a persuasive piece on why a retired space shuttle belongs in the Houston area permanently. Alas, you’d be wrong. Matt

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News and views roundup (03/23/2011 edition)

March 23, 2011 Kevin Whited

HFD exam lawsuit settled for 7 black firefighters – Chris Moran, Houston Chronicle Madness. Houston inspector general probing Councilman Stephen Costello's engineering work for city – Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog Houston officials review council's Costello

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News and views roundup (03/21/2010 edition)

March 21, 2011 Kevin Whited

Tata reportedly on flight back to U.S. – KTRK-13 News KTRK must be so disappointed that Art Rascon didn’t locate her with his “wanted” flyers. Two Direct Connector Lanes Open at 59 and Sam Houston

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