Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

They are killing trees to print these editorials

August 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board recently gave the President and Mrs. Bush a little advice on how to show some Texas hospitality to the Cindy Sheehan anti-war protesters who are just down the road in Crawford.

More job cuts at the Chronicle (updated)

August 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Matt Bramanti points out that Chronicle Publisher and President Jack Sweeney announced the paper will “pare its work force” by seven percent: In a letter to Chronicle employees released late Thursday, Sweeney outlined the changes,

Tom Kirkendall's review of Redstone's new course

August 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Recently Tom Kirkendall noted that Redstone’s new Tournament Course was open for business and he promised a first-hand review. Being quite the trooper, Tom found time in his schedule to give the course a try

It's just like Monopoly (updated)

August 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

On the heels of yesterday’s idiocy about the fantabulous Astrodome Hotel, today we learn that the city of Houston may soon take control of a second hotel: Houston taxpayers have millions of dollars on the

Metro board meeting topics: "smart cards" and Tasers

August 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rad Sallee went to yesterday’s Metro board meeting and reports that Metro’s “smart card” system will soon be back in development again: The Metropolitan Transit Authority board voted Thursday to hire another firm because the

The Astrodome Hotel boondoggle

August 18, 2005 Anne Linehan

So, some group has obtained funding to turn the Astrodome into a hotel/village. What a ridiculous idea. Sedosi, Tom Kirkendall and Owen Courreges covered the main problems of this impending fiasco very nicely. Here’s Sedosi:

Metro's July revenue plummets more than 50%

August 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Tom Bazan emails Metro’s July’s farebox revenue numbers: The METRO fare box revenue for July 2005 DECLINED 56.6% ($1,654,991.17) from July 2004 ($3,817,130.00). Further, for the pro-METRORail folks, the TVM (Ticket Vending Machine) revenue for

Rep. Noriega is back from Afghanistan — and the Chron got it right this time

August 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yep, the Chronicle finally figured out that state Rep. Rick Noriega was in Afghanistan, as opposed to Iraq: Houston state Rep. Rick Noriega spent a year 8,000 miles away and got a new perspective on

Metro police arrest tailgate thief

August 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro police may have solved the problem of disappearing tailgates: For months, tailgates were disappearing from Houston area pickups at an alarming rate. More than 130 were stolen from parked pickups all over Houston. Fourteen

Thank you Mayor White

August 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Matt Bramanti points to a KPRC-2 story about how the city’s forced towing program has another black eye: Two women from different parts of Houston became victims of identity theft and the only common link