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Kevin Whited is co-founder and publisher of blogHOUSTON. Follow him on twitter: @PubliusTX
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Stay the execution of Larry Ray Swearingen (updated)

January 25, 2009 Kevin Whited

We’ve had some fun over the years with the Chron Eye for the Death Row Killer Guy, which was once the anti-death-penalty Houston Chronicle‘s formulaic portrayal of every single cold-blooded killer who was scheduled to

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Houston METRO officer represents Houston well in DC

January 25, 2009 Kevin Whited

A few days ago, Jason blogged about the Houston METRO officer who saved a woman who was about to have an unfortunate encounter with a train. As it turns out, officer Eliot Swainson was one

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Chron Froot Loops Bureau comeback in '09?

January 23, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Houston Chronicle‘s Froot Loops bureau makes a rare appearance today: Homicide detectives are still investigating an overnight shooting in which a resident of a north Houston apartment said he disarmed a burglar and killed

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A little problem for one mayoral aspirant?

January 22, 2009 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Miya Shay blogs about a potential problem for possible mayoral candidate Ben Hall: One must actually live in the city to run for mayor. Not to worry, though — Hall is looking into buying

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Houstonians like kittens… and crazy auto accidents

January 22, 2009 Kevin Whited

When we came to the end of this slideshow accompanying a wild story on KPRC-2’s website, we were amused by this “View most popular” page: Apparently, Houstonians like pictures of cute kittens… and pictures of

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Fun with local inauguration coverage

January 21, 2009 Kevin Whited

Every four years, it seems local news outlets go crazy with their coverage of the Presidential inauguration. This year was probably worse than most, given the historic nature of the event. Unfortunately, the whole thing

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KTRK: Artsy lights over SW Freeway bridges already in disrepair

January 20, 2009 Kevin Whited

The bridges that cross Southwest Freeway do more than connect two parts of Houston. They serve to beautify what is otherwise one UGLY stretch of concrete (and, quite often, graffiti and trash). Unfortunately, one of

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Competing MLK-Day parade groups see no need to come together

January 19, 2009 Kevin Whited

It’s Martin Luther King Day, on the eve of the historic inauguration of America’s first black president. Locally, that’s still no reason for two bickering groups to come together, as Jennifer Radcliffe reports for the

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HIWI: Ike – The Book

January 18, 2009 Kevin Whited

Last week, the Houston It’s Worth It crew announced that they’re accepting submissions for a new book — this one focusing on Hurricane Ike: Obviously this subject is still an open wound for many of

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Chron: Borris Miles found not guilty; Defense attorney alleges conspiracy

January 16, 2009 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Brian Rogers reports that a jury has found former state Rep. Borris Miles not guilty of charges of deadly conduct stemming from alleged misconduct at a 2007 holiday party: Jury foreman Forrest Peugnet

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