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Chron names new deputy managing editors

June 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle has announced several editorial promotions: The Houston Chronicle named two new deputy managing editors and a new sports editor Saturday. George Haj, 43, will oversee the local news operations, state desk, business, foreign,

Lord of the Rings exhibit opens

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Lord of the Rings exhibition opened at the Houston Museum of Natural Science this weekend. The stop in Houston is one of only three for the exhibit in the United States. The exhibit will

Mack on the potential scramble to succeed Eckels

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

If Harris County Judge Robert Eckels (R) upholds a pledge to leave office after three terms, the race to succeed him is likely to be a mad scramble. Kristen Mack’s column from Friday examines the

A tip of the hat to the idealists

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board never misses a chance to take a shot at “bad guys,” but we do have to admire the manner in which they’ve managed to twist the mess made of the HPD

Rick Casey lectures on professional ethics (really!)

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today, Chronicle columnist Rick Casey compares the plight of four journalists caught committing the journalistic sin of making up facts with the three-day suspension of an HPD crime lab worker caught fabricating results. Casey thinks

MS 13 tag within sight of Houston public works facility?

June 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

Suspected MS 13 tag, Holman and Milam The photo above is a recent bit of graffiti that I first noticed on a building on Holman and Milam around May 23. It would seem to be

Blogger radio on BizRadio 1320

June 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

It’s Saturday morning, and that means it’s time for another installment of Blogger Radio on the Carter and Carter show on BizRadio 1320. The blogger segment should start about 10:15 am. Charles Kuffner will be

Return of the Chron Eye!

June 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

Several readers have emailed to make sure we didn’t miss today’s return of the Chron Eye For The Death Row Killer Guy. The Chron Eye is the newspaper’s recurring effort to portray death-row killers sympathetically.

Firefighters reject proposed contract

June 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

Houston firefighters have rejected the labor agreement negotiated by their leadership and the city’s team by nearly a 2-1 margin. The overwhelming rejection of the deal represents a setback for Mayor White, whose public comments

Chief Hurtt pedals for leukemia

June 3, 2005 Callie Markantonis

While we don’t always agree with Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt’s priorities for HPD, it is good to see him working on revenue streams for more worthwhile causes.