Anne Linehan, Author at blogHOUSTON

It was all hands on deck at the USS Chronicle…

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

…for yesterday’s illegal immigrant rights protest. The Chron‘s hard news story required six reporters, and the news analysis required four reporters. After reading both, it’s unclear why the news analysis isn’t considered a straight news

Houston's Environmental Summit

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

Do you know someone who has improved the quality of Houston’s environment? Well, Mayor White wants to hear from you: The City of Houston and Keep Houston Beautiful will be hosting the 2006 Environmental Summit

The Houston Experiment

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

City Journal’s Nicole Gelinas has written a very interesting in-depth piece titled “Houston’s Noble Experiment: Can good government uplift the New Orleans evacuees whom bad government harmed?” The entire article is well-worth reading, but I’ll

HPD offers assurances that illegal immigrants are safe

May 2, 2006 Anne Linehan

From KTRH-740: The Houston Police Department’s crackdown on crime in the southwest part of town leads to some confusion over whether officers are cracking down on illegal immigrants. HPD’s mobile command unit, which is essentially

Life calls…

April 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

…and I must answer. Things will be hectic for me for the next few days, so I am going to take a break from blogging until next week. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

The sex tape that wasn't

April 27, 2006 Anne Linehan

Remember KHOU-11’s breathless reporting of a SEX TAPE at a local high school? 11 News has learned about a tape that shows two students having sex on the dance floor at a school-sponsored event. We’ve

Will Enron PR lessons help Carol Alvarado?

April 25, 2006 Anne Linehan

(Temporarily only a) Councilwoman Carol Alvarado has an Enron tie? Kinda, sorta, according to Isiah Carey: Mark Palmer was one of the few high profile executives at Enron not indicted in the ongoing probe. He

Controller Parker shuts down special Council bank accounts

April 25, 2006 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11’s News Blog reports an interesting little thing that was discovered during the Bonusgate investigation and how it’s now been shut down: Houston City Controller shuts down 11 special bank accounts set up by councilmembers

Is Houston world-class enough for the Olympics?

April 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

George DeMontrond hopes so: Monday morning, the Houston 2012 Foundation Chairman George DeMontrond will present a report to City Council members on the latest push to eventually get the games. He said they will make

Richmond rail line voted down before

April 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

Rad Sallee’s Move It! column today says that Richmond Avenue rail is not a new idea. It was first proposed back in the early 1980s, but ran into problems: Retired architect Edward “Ted” Richardson dropped