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Anne Linehan is a co-founder of blogHOUSTON.
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Is there a new residential toll road on the horizon?

February 25, 2005 Anne Linehan

I have posted on the Grand Parkway project that is a hot topic up where I live. Now Charles Kuffner receives word that there is another toll road being proposed, and it too would run

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A kinder, gentler police force

February 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial today is, “Tasers in responsible police hands are valuable law enforcement tools, but guidelines for their use must take into account a careful assessment of the risk.” Shocking someone with 50,000 volts

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Councilwoman has a question; blogHOUSTON has an answer

February 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

On a KTRH-740 newsbreak this morning, I heard Councilwoman Carol Alvarado complaining about the state Legislature stepping in to close the loophole that would allow Houston to install red light cameras. She wanted to know

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House passes red light camera bill

February 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Texas House has passed the bill that would most likely end Houston’s planned red light camera program: The 109-30 vote came after minimum debate in the House, and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who presides

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Chronicle edited Culberson's response, leaving out important facts

February 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

When the Chronicle ran a letter to the editor from Rep. John Culberson in Monday’s paper, what we didn’t know was that it was originally submitted as an op-ed, and some key parts were left

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Tax-free holiday may be extended to two weeks

February 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s a great idea: extend the tax-free holiday from three days to two weeks: Texans who cram in as much shopping as possible during the annual sales tax holiday each August may be able to

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Why can't the ideal state be filled with copy editors?

February 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

I thought about dissecting today’s Chronicle editorial on the U.N.’s oil-for-food scandal, but it would be more work than it’s worth. The editorial is, well, classic Chronicle, written in the editors’ “ideal state,” I suppose.

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Businesses not repaying Houston development loans

February 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

It seems the city of Houston has loaned millions of dollars for private development projects that’s not being repaid: It starts with the Magnolia Hotel, downtown’s self-proclaimed new standard for luxury complete with a lavish

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Scooped by the Abilene Reporter-News

February 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

Banjo Jones points out that the Chronicle fell down on some important local political coverage last night.

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HPD's "productivity policy" begins

February 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

HPD’s new “productivity policy” (wink, wink) is now a pilot program, according to KHOU-11: 11 News obtained a memo Tuesday that read, “The minimum average of tickets written by an officer must be one per

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