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News changes around town

January 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman reports that KTRK-13 is bringing in some fresh blood for the anchor desk: Channel 13 has hired a new anchor for its 4 p.m. weekday newscast. She’s Ilona Carson, who’s coming here from

Chron SAFEclear editorial: Better late than never?

January 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

On January 9 (and in subsquent posts), we criticized SAFEclear advisor and political science professor Bob Stein’s admission that one key assumption in the original SAFEclear program was that the cars of some motorists would

A little fun from Ken Hoffman

January 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman engages in some fun media criticism in his latest column: I have never noticed that we’re especially fat. I know I have trouble getting a tennis court at Memorial Park. And when I

Banjo Jones recounts "gonzo" journalist days

January 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Banjo Jones of the Brazosport News is scheduled to be on the NPR program “Day to Day” later. Banjo was interviewed yesterday about getting called down to 801 Texas Avenue a couple of years back,

Morning talk about SAFEclear

January 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRH-740 just ran a report on the SAFEclear program today that included a blurb from “political scientist Bob Stein,” who unsurprisingly spoke in defense of the program. He was not identified as one of the

Lee Brown legacy continues to grow

January 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 reports that another staffer from the Lee Brown Administration is facing serious legal charges: Another member of the former Houston Mayor Lee Brown’s administration is in trouble with the law. The former head of

Chron "blogger" comes unhinged, imagines death wishes

January 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

Our little blog seems to have brought out the worst in the Chronicle‘s designated “blogger,” Kyrie “MeMo” O’Connor today: My don Dwight reports to me that people want me dead. Well, that’s a bit of

Harris County's "honor system" voter registration

January 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

I’ve left comments on various blogs to the effect that I didn’t think the Talmadge Heflin election challenge was going anywhere, mainly because I don’t think Republican lawmakers want to be drawn into that fight,

A prime example of an irrelevant editorial page

January 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

At the start of the year, we tossed out some suggestions by which the Chronicle might improve a product clearly in decline (not to mention a business doing so poorly that it had to resort

Chron editorial board settles 1999 grudge

January 15, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle posts an amusing correction to a staff editorial (of all things!) today: Mike Toomey is a lobbyist and former chief of staff to Gov. Rick Perry. An editorial on Page B8 of Friday’s