Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

News you CAN get elsewhere (cont'd)

January 23, 2007 Kevin Whited

Chron.com has been better of late about updating its Froot Loop morning news “reporting” with details gathered by the newspaper’s own reporters later. Their reporters must have been too busy to fill in details today,

Looking back at Bob Lanier's 1991 campaign dream team

January 23, 2007 Kevin Whited

On Sunday, the Chronicle‘s Rick Casey took a fascinating look back at Bob Lanier’s 1991 campaign team — and how members of that dream team have gone on to much bigger things. It’s an interesting

METRO fails Cuney Homes residents

January 22, 2007 Kevin Whited

METRO’s latest service “improvements” have kicked in, and some people aren’t happy. KHOU-11’s Rucks Russell reports: [Mary Thomas] said she’s used the same bus stop for 40 years

HPD officers accused of bad behavior

January 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

News of alleged wrongdoing by HPD officers has dominated the local news this weekend. The Chronicle reports that HPD’s internal affairs division has busted an officer for taking bribes: A veteran Houston police officer arrested

Foronda: I'm just tired of the spotlight

January 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Clifford Pugh checks in today on former KHOU-11 anchor Lisa Foronda, who walked away from the station she helped propel to the top of Houston’s news ratings: She has heard many of the

Chron STAR section not for 8-year-olds

January 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

In today’s Chronicle, reader representative James Campbell followed up on an earlier blog post about the STAR section’s recent decision to reprint a New York Times feature on fiftysomething year-old porn stars. The decision upset

AstroWorld site developers seek management district designation

January 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Nancy Sarnoff reports that the group redeveloping the old AstroWorld site hopes to create a municipal management district and get a light rail extension: Angel/McIver Interests is seeking the creation of a municipal

Editorial LiveJournalists open mouth, insert foot

January 21, 2007 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Editorial LiveJournalists came out today strongly in favor of keeping the Houston’s Gay Pride parade in Montrose: Few events are as unique to a neighborhood as this city’s best-known gay celebration, the Pride

Hurricane LeeP hits New Orleans

January 19, 2007 Kevin Whited

A week ago, KHOU-11 reported that Lee Brown had been hired to help New Orleans with its crime problem (really!). Today, the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack devoted over half of her weekly column (really!) to this

A tale of two headlines

January 18, 2007 Kevin Whited

This is an example of a bad headline: Continental loss narrows, profits $343 million This is an example of a better headline: Continental has profitable 2006 after cutting fourth-quarter losses