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Bush is a band

June 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorialists begin a paragraph of a staff rant about “unfettered authoritarian government” as follows: Bush likes to view the threat of terrorism in black and white, which in many instances is a perfectly

Feldstein reports on Cleveland corruption trial

June 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Dan Feldstein reports on the ongoing Cleveland corruption trial that involves former Brown Administration officials Monique McGilbra and Oliver Spellman: Former city building services director Monique McGilbra has already pleaded guilty in Cleveland

Graffiti taggers target bayous

June 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Doug Miller reports that graffiti taggers, whose “work” has been increasingly visible all over town, are now targeting the bayous: Houston’s growing graffiti problem has spread to the city’s waterways where taggers are now

Speaking of bombs…

June 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

From time to time, we’ve suggested that the Chronicle editorial board refrain from topics on which they have no special expertise, such as international politics. Otherwise, unfortunate gaffes can occur, such as the time the

Perry follows Oberg interview with "Mofo" gaffe

June 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Ted Oberg recounts the end of an interview with Governor Rick Perry (R): Our questions were not recorded on tape, but in saying goodbye I told the governor, “Try as I may, Governor, I

Why can't the "public safety" mayor get an HFD deal done?

June 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Matt Stiles writes today about the city’s ongoing effort to reach agreement with firefighters, who overwhelmingly rejected a labor deal rammed through after Mayor White took the negotiations public. The story concludes with

METRO train operators disregard traffic control signals

June 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports again on METRO’s problem with train operators who are not heeding traffic control signals: Operators of METRORail trains are running red lights and putting people’s lives in danger, the Local 2 Troubleshooters reported

Will the Chronicle hold METRO to the same standard as TXDOT?

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board today urges TXDOT to release documents various media outlets have requested under freedom of information laws: The Houston Chronicle filed a freedom of information request with the Texas Department of Transportation

Letters editor joins the Editorial LiveJournal act

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

We’ve commented previously (and too frequently) on the Editorial LiveJournal escapades of the Chronicle editorial board’s resident Platonist, James Howard Gibbons. Today, letters editor Judy Minshew gets in on the act with a rambling “Sounding

Quan will not challenge Lampson

June 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Councilmember Gordon Quan has decided not to run against Nick Lampson in the Democratic primary for the right to challenge Republican Tom DeLay in the 22nd Congressional district. KTRK-13 and KHOU-11 have posted briefs on