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Month: December 2011

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A Happy Holidays news and views roundup

December 20, 2011 Kevin Whited

The holidays are upon us, and we’ve overwhelmed. So, here’s wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Festive Kwanzaa, or whatever holiday you do or do not celebrate. We’ll be taking a little break, but

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Occupy Houston squatters have cost HPD (read: taxpayers) an extra $366k so far

December 14, 2011 Kevin Whited

No clarity on why tent was used to cover arrests of Occupy activists – James Pinkerton and Safiya Ravat, Houston Chronicle So far, Houston police have racked up $366,734 in additional costs to deal with

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METRO spreads holiday cheer to local hospital

December 14, 2011 Kevin Whited

Ho, Ho, Ho…METRO Blue Santa Cheers Young Patients – Write on METRO METRO Blue Santa arrived by a custom-decorated Polar Express METRORail to Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital on Dec. 10, bringing bears, coloring books and

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McGuff: Parker Administration campaigns for KPRC reporter

December 13, 2011 Kevin Whited

Houston City Hall campaigns for KPRC 2’s Mary Benton – Mike McGuff Tweets started going out from Houston City Hall staffers Wednesday morning promoting a new campaign. This was not a campaign about getting out

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Runoff voters reject candidates favored by local lefty groups (or, what you don’t really learn from the Chron’s tired partisan “observers”)

December 12, 2011 Kevin Whited

Houston runoff shows voters want change – Zain Shauk, Houston Chronicle The results illustrate a continuation of a national trend of anger and frustration toward government during the worst economic stretch since the Great Depression,

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More on Houston’s deserts (food, mobility, and journalism)

December 4, 2011 Kevin Whited

Survey: Some areas in Houston lack grocery stores – Andy Cerota, KTRK-13 News Fresh, healthy affordable food is not something Acres Homes residents take for granted. “We have to go all the way out to

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