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Kevin Whited is co-founder and publisher of blogHOUSTON. Follow him on twitter: @PubliusTX
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Chron: Schiavo GOP advocates are hypocritical, cynical, power-hungry

March 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

Readers here are probably sick to death of our comments on the Schiavo affair, even though we’ve tried to keep those comments within the context of local media, political, and medical issues. Still, it’s difficult

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Houston gets world class DMN treatment

March 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Pegasus crew calls our attention to the weekend travel section of the Dallas Morning News, which featured a story on our own light rail train, a story on Houston museums and their architects, and

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Is KTRK spinning news ratings?

March 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

Various sources have noted the KHOU-11 news team’s recent ratings victories. Recently, a reader asked the Chronicle‘s Ken Hoffman why KTRK-13 keeps saying it’s still tops: Q: About two weeks ago I read a piece

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Feeling our way through the end of life

March 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

In what has turned out to be an increasingly popular post in light of recent events, we criticized a recent Houston Chronicle editorial for what seemed like a callously indifferent regard for innocent (albeit impaired)

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Jackson-Lee always finds the press

March 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRH-740 news just ran a blurb that included comments from Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) that suggested that she supported the Terri Schiavo legislation passed by the House early this morning. That’s all well and good,

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KPFT: The sound of fringe-left purity

March 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Many of us who are Americana/Texas country music fans remember well KPFT-90.1’s heyday in the late 1990s, when its “Sound of Texas” format made the station a big player on the Texas music scene, even

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Eckels abandons conservative principles on gas tax

March 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

There’s an old phrase used by academics who study bureaucratic/organizational politics, “where you sit determines where you stand.” The phrase means that institutional pressures frequently shape the preferences and advocacy of policymakers, sometimes as much

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Food and drink roundup (03-17-2005 edition)

March 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

Houston’s food and drink writers go for variety this week. Robb Walsh writes that Thai Sticks is serving “some of the best modern Asia fare in Montrose.” Alison Cook reviews the Sushi King in the

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Vagrant charged with manslaughter

March 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

KPRC-2 reports that a vagrant has been charged with manslaughter related to the death of a fireman: A homeless crack addict who reportedly told authorities he accidentally started a fire in an abandoned house that

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Grant to fund beer can house rehab

March 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Associated Press reports that Houston’s quirky “beer can house” will be getting some needed rehabilitation: Beer-lover John Milkovisch attached the cans to his house over a 20-year period as an alternative to more traditional

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