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Lone Star Emmy winners announced

October 29, 2007 Kevin Whited

Lone Star Emmy award winners have been announced, and Houston is well represented once again. The full list of winners is here. Follow the [Read More] link for an edited version that includes only the

Worse than the Froot Loops Bureau

October 29, 2007 Kevin Whited

There is an interesting news brief posted on Chron.com at the moment: A man walking along an east Houston road was fatally shot by the driver of a gray 4-door older model compact car early

Layoffs at the Chronicle — both voluntary and involuntary

October 29, 2007 Anne Linehan

Via Houstoned (and Banjo), we learn some of what went on at 801 Texas Avenue today: Among the familiar names taking the buyouts are Louis B. Parks of the features section and Salatheia Bryant and

Chron reader rep addresses election coverage

October 29, 2007 Kevin Whited

Steve Jetton, the Chronicle‘s interim reader representative, posts a reader’s criticism of the newspaper’s election coverage thus far (specifically, coverage of the constitutional amendments), and then responds as follows: The Chronicle has written numerous articles

If Judge Emmett's tax rate cut was "token," what do you call Mayor White's?

October 28, 2007 Anne Linehan

After Commissioners Court approved Judge Emmett’s requested one-cent property tax rate reduction, some called it a “token” cut. What then should we call Mayor White’s 1/8-cent rate reduction? Microscopic? The point is, any reduction is

Grand Parkway is by developers, for developers

October 28, 2007 Anne Linehan

A few days ago, the Chron ran a (fawning) Q & A with the Gulf Coast Institute’s David Crossley, and if we set aside most of the New Urbanism dreaming, he did make a good

Will taxpayers get to pay for the Main Street Line again??

October 28, 2007 Anne Linehan

You may know that Metro has selected Washington Group International as the “design/build” contractor for the Phase 2 light rail expansion. Back in 2006, WGI submitted a proposal to Metro that suggested (among many other

Stiles: Aggregate stats don't support recent perceptions on crime

October 28, 2007 Kevin Whited

Today’s Chronicle runs an interesting bit of analysis by Matt Stiles on Houston crime data. Stiles’ conclusion? Perceptions that crime in Houston is surging aren’t supported by aggregate crime data. Stiles’ effort is a nice

Chau Nguyen leaving KHOU-11

October 27, 2007 Kevin Whited

Via Mike McGuff, we find the news that KHOU-11’s Chau Nguyen will be leaving the station for… lots of travel, in the immediate future. Here’s an excerpt from the announcement on her blog: Some have

The return of the Editorial LiveJournal

October 27, 2007 Kevin Whited

It’s been quite a while since James Howard Gibbons and crew posted a true Editorial LiveJournal, so today’s is a treat! Here’s an excerpt: If the French believe that gilding is the lily’s proper fate,