Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

HCN says free archives too expensive

January 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

It appears that Houston Community Newspapers has decided to go the way of the Chronicle and build a pay archive wall: News reports may be accessed free of charge for 21 days from the day

Houston: a Gemini city with a Gemini mayor

January 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

David Kaplan has an enlightening and entertaining article filled with predictions from Houston area business folks. Some of it’s serious: Dan Pickering, president, Pickering Energy Partners The city will enjoy a slowly improving economy. Employment

The Prop. 2 tall tale that won't go away

December 31, 2004 Anne Linehan

In a Chronicle story by Ron Nissimov on the expansion progress at Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports, there’s a bit of misinformation toward the end. Here’s the relevant part: Airport expansion became a talking point

DMN uncovers more bad news for HISD

December 31, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Dallas Morning News has another exclusive on the TAKS cheating scandal story: Houston’s Wesley Elementary may be the most celebrated school in Texas. When George W. Bush, running for governor in 1994, wanted to

Mysterious movie reviewing criteria

December 30, 2004 Anne Linehan

Eric Harrison has the top story in today’s “star” section, listing what he considers to be 2004’s best movies, and he includes this sentence: It’s as if the furor over The Passion of the Christ,

Some kinks in the new towing policy

December 29, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Los Angeles Times has a story on Houston’s new towing policy, with this toward the end: Motorists can tell the wrecker driver where to tow the car, within 30 miles. Members of AAA and

New Year's Eve babysitting/fundraising

December 29, 2004 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 is running a story about a Friendswood softball team with a unique fundraising idea: It happens every year. Parents put off confirming a baby-sitter until the night before New Year’s Eve, and end up

Contributions to Sontag obituary

December 29, 2004 Anne Linehan

Susan Sontag died yesterday and media outlets everywhere are offering tributes. The Chronicle chimes in with a piece written by Fritz Lanham. Sort of. At the end of Lanham’s article is this: The New York

Metro must feed the light rail

December 28, 2004 Anne Linehan

There was a Metro-related story hidden away in the West U. regional “This Week” section of the Chronicle. It talks about the need for some kind of shuttle/bus service between the West University Place-Rice Village

Chronicle had a heads up on TAKS cheating story

December 28, 2004 Anne Linehan

Almost at the end of today’s letters to the editor is this one from Terry Abbott, HISD’s press secretary, with some surprising information: THE Houston Independent School District is very serious about maintaining academic integrity