Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

Metro is slashing more bus routes

November 5, 2004 Anne Linehan

Apparently the glare coming off those shiny light rail trains has obscured the vision of Metro Bigs, because in the past couple of weeks two more bus routes have been discontinued. Here’s the Chronicle‘s story

HISD candidates still shrouded in secrecy

November 4, 2004 Anne Linehan

The list of candidates for HISD’s top job has been narrowed to four, but those names are, shhh, still a secret: Board President Karla Cisneros declined to reveal any information about the candidates the trustees

Chris Baker is moving on up!

November 4, 2004 Anne Linehan

Recently on the Chris Baker radio show (KPRC-950 AM), program director Ken Charles gave Chris the big news that he is now the number one afternoon radio host in Houston. Today that is followed up

The editors need some sleep

November 3, 2004 Anne Linehan

Obviously a late election night impacted the judgment of the Chronicle editors. There is simply no other explanation for this editorial: In contrast, the number of Iraqi civilians who have died in the past 18

A little opera, anyone?

November 2, 2004 Anne Linehan

Here’s an election-night diversion: On Tuesday, the Houston Grand Opera hopes to lure people from their television sets with an election-night special for Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. If you bring your voter registration card to the

Dumbing down the Chronicle = bigger circulation?

November 2, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle gave itself a pat on the back this morning: The Houston Chronicle’s daily circulation grew in the last six months, while Sunday circulation declined, the Audit Bureau of Circulations has reported. And the

Smaller classes are not a cure-all

November 2, 2004 Anne Linehan

Today’s Chronicle has an editorial on the need to keep classroom sizes small, which the editors think helps students: IN Texas, state law requires public schools to have no more than 22 students per classroom

Police or playgrounds?

November 1, 2004 Anne Linehan

Here’s a “Wrap-Up” story in today’s Chronicle: In a project called “City of Houston: Problem Solved,” teams of fourth- and fifth-graders have been learning about government by allocating a fictitious $2.8 million among city departments.

Sugar Land's Brazos River project

November 1, 2004 Anne Linehan

Sugar Land is closer to having a recreation area along the Brazos River: During a workshop session held Tuesday night, the Sugar Land Parks and Recreation department recommended that the city approve the first phase

Mayor still using false FAA revenue attack to discredit Prop. 2

October 31, 2004 Anne Linehan

Last week, I ran across this AP story about the Prop. 1/Prop. 2 battle: Proposition 1, created by Mayor Bill White and other city leaders, would limit increases in property taxes and water and sewer