Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

France is the ideal state!

January 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

Remember so long ago when Chronicle editorial page editor (or the Chief Editorial LiveJournalist as we like to call him) James Howard Gibbons lectured bloggers on the superiority of “magazine commentary and editorial pages in

Checking in on Senate District 7

January 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack takes a look at the candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the state Senate District 7 seat in this story. As she notes, Dan Patrick remains the frontrunner, and the

Why no Hoffman blog?

January 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman answers the question that many local bloggers have been asking for a while: How come every other writer has a blog at the Chronicle except you? Dave Palmer, Houston What do you think

Fine, but who made the error?

January 22, 2006 Kevin Whited

On Wednesday, the Chronicle ran the following in a story about Shimon Peres, who spoke recently in Houston: Peres’ show of support for Olmert may not raise many eyebrows, given that both are tied to

Is diversity just for those other teams hiring coaches?

January 21, 2006 Kevin Whited

It’s interesting to watch the Chronicle‘s sport columnists dance around the issue of minorities in sports management roles, and the performance of local teams in that regard.

Mayor White tables decision on Texas Municipal League

January 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles reported today that Mayor White tabled a controversial proposal for the city to pay $68,000 in dues to the Texas Municipal League: In another example of Mayor Bill White’s desire for

Interest-group money, politics, and double standards (cont'd)

January 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Sedosi Alhambra notes that the Chronicle‘s Editorial LiveJournalists ran TWO editorials today on the problem of the interplay of interest-group money and politics as it affects Republicans in national and state government. The same editorial

A blogversation on Enron

January 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

Chronicle business columnist Loren Steffy penned a somewhat tongue-in-cheek (I think) column yesterday on the fact that some of his columns (and other evidence) have been presented by the Enron defendants as they argue for

HPD reassigns officer critical of chase policy

January 19, 2006 Kevin Whited

KTRH-740 is reporting that HPD has reassigned officer Tom Nixon from patrol duty to desk duty, while they review Nixon’s criticism of HPD’s chase policy. Houston talk radio has been buzzing about Nixon’s comments for

Hurtt concedes continuing uptick in homicides (update)

January 18, 2006 Kevin Whited

Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt announced today that January has already seen 21 homicides in Houston, a significant uptick from last year over the same period. KHOU-11 and the Chronicle have both posted stories to