Kevin Whited, Author at blogHOUSTON

A salute to Casey Owens

November 11, 2004 Kevin Whited

Rob Booth salutes Houston Marine Casey Owens, who is recovering from losing both legs in combat in Iraq. We join Rob in thanking Casey and all of our soldiers on this Veterans Day.

Tough luck for Astros/Rockets fans without cable

November 10, 2004 Kevin Whited

David Barron reports that the Astros and Rockets have reached a deal with Fox Sports Southwest that will make them more competitive in some ways, but that may come at a cost to some fans:

Reckless accusations from the metro/state columnist

November 10, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle regularly justifies our contentions that it is one of the worst major daily newspapers in the country. Sometimes, though, it goes beyond that, into the territory of vile and reprehensible. That’s the only

Hoffman's on a roll

November 9, 2004 Kevin Whited

Ken Hoffman’s one of the few reasons to read the local newspaper, and he’s certainly on a roll today as he takes aim at KPRC-2: In case you missed it, Channel 2 anchor Dominique Sachse’s

Neighborhood districts do not enjoy power of eminent domain

November 9, 2004 Kevin Whited

Houston has a growing number of quasi-governmental neighborhood districts, which enjoy limited powers of taxation. However, the state attorney general has ruled that these entities do not enjoy the power of eminent domain: The Upper

Clemens wins number seven

November 9, 2004 Kevin Whited

Congratulations to Astros pitcher Roger Clemens, who won his seventh Cy Young award today. Let’s hope he comes back to try for number eight next season.

Port of Houston competes with California for Asian trade

November 8, 2004 Kevin Whited

Bill Hensel pens an article for the Chronicle business section on our busy Port of Houston: When Wal-Mart’s enormous distribution center in Chambers County opens next year, it will trigger a substantial increase in shipments

The Dallas Morning News checks in on Hubert Vo

November 8, 2004 Kevin Whited

Bruce Nichols of the Dallas Morning News has penned an interesting article on Hubert Vo. Here’s a teaser: The regulars at Sally Jo’s Old Houston Bar-Be-Que weren’t surprised to see a Vietnamese-American bidding to upset

Chron eye for the death row killer guy – cont'd

November 7, 2004 Kevin Whited

It’s time for another installment of Chron Eye for the Death Row Killer Guy. For a while now, we’ve been noticing that the anti-death-penalty Chronicle has a tendency sympathetically to cover death row killers about

The "hideout" returns to Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

November 6, 2004 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports that the secondary music venue “The Hideout” will return to next year’s rodeo: The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is bringing back an old favorite for music fans this year. The Hideout, which