Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

Maybe the LiveJournalists should stick to leftovers

November 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

The great economist Milton Friedman passed away several days ago, and the Editorial LiveJournalists decided to offer their opinion yesterday. Unsurprisingly, their editorial missed some of the more important aspects of Friedman’s life and work,

SEIU's arrested protestors socked with large bond

November 18, 2006 Kevin Whited

SEIU seems to be discovering that the local judicial system is not overly impressed with the organization’s shipping in professional protestors to break our community’s laws: In an unprecedented transparent attempt to severely limit the

Doctor-Congresswoman goes to Washington (cont'd)

November 18, 2006 Kevin Whited

Doctor-Congresswoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs’ great comic (mis)adventure in Washington shows no signs of letting up! Here’s a quote she gave KTRK-13’s Tom Abrahams: And for Sekula-Gibbs, it’s just one week down, seven to go. “I’m a

Borders to open megastore in Galleria

November 18, 2006 Kevin Whited

Borders has announced plans to open a two-story store in the Galleria mall: Borders will open a two-level, 27,000-square-foot store in Houston, Texas, in the middle of December. The new store will be in the

Mrs. White's Multiple Intellect Disorder (cont'd)

November 18, 2006 Kevin Whited

The blogger formerly known as Sedosi has caught Mrs. White in what appears to be a another case of Multiple Intellect Disorder. Matt Bramanti over at Lone Star Times piles on.

SEIU demonstrates downtown

November 18, 2006 Kevin Whited

I saw Miya Shay’s 6pm KTRK-13 news report that the SEIU/janitor people were planning to demonstrate downtown last night, so I decided to go down and check the thing out. What appeared to be a

Doctor-Congresswoman goes to Washington (cont'd)

November 17, 2006 Kevin Whited

During her short tenure in Washington, D.C., Doctor-Congresswoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs continues to spread the charm that made her such a hit among some former colleagues on City Council. Following the walkout of her entire staff

Lose an Eye: Mrs. White's Multiple Intellect Disorder

November 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

The blogger formerly known as Sedosi is plugging away again (yay!), with a new blog name and a new focus (and his real name, instead of the old nom de plume). There’s still a little

METRO cops bust elderly Chinese immigrant for consuming animal crackers

November 16, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Marvin Zindler reports that METRO’s police force is doing its part to keep the city safe from bad guys: A Houston woman was kicked off a city bus and arrested, and you’re not going

Doctor-Congresswoman scares off D.C. staffers

November 15, 2006 Kevin Whited

Roll Call is reporting (subscriber-only) that Doctor-Congresswoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs has already managed to rub some people the wrong way early in what will be a short tenure in Congress: The woman who was sworn in