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Benzion returns to the Houston airwaves

October 13, 2004 Kevin Whited

Rumor has it that one David Benzion will be making his return as a Houston talk radio host today. We hear the former executive producer and occasional host from KPRC-950 in its pre-Clear Channel days

The kid will be fine

October 13, 2004 Kevin Whited

Rookie Brandon Backe will start the first game of the National League playoff series against the St. Louis Cardinals tonight. Manager Phil Garner had this to say about his rookie: “Sometimes young people get so

Houston, entrepreneurial city

October 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

Houston has long been regarded as a city where “bidness” gets done. Now, a national study has recognized Houston’s entrepreneurial spirit: Houston ranks No .4 in the nation in the entrepreneur category of Visa International’s

Houston Metblogs reviews Onion Creek

October 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

Karen over at Houston Metblogs writes a great review of Onion Creek coffeehouse/cafe/bar in the Heights: Onion Creek, located at 3106 White Oak Boulevard in the Heights, has become a local favourite

Texas 249 toll proposal rejected

October 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports that residents on the northeast side have been successful in defeating efforts to turn a stretch of Texas 249 into a toll road: There’s a victory for residents and business owners who did

Congress approves sales tax deduction; liberal group complains

October 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

Many Texans will now enjoy a sales tax deduction on their federal income taxes, thanks to the hard work of two area Congressmen (Republicans Kevin Brady and Tom DeLay) and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R).

What do they really think of Afghanistan's president?

October 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle makes a rather interesting statement in a staff editorial today: Only a few months ago, many Afghans did not understand the point of elections. Before Saturday’s election, more than 10 million Afghans braved

TranStar launches personal alerts service

October 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

Chronicle transportation columnist Lucas Wall reports that TranStar has launched a personal alerts service for motorists in Houston. The service has been available as a demonstration project for the last year. Subscribers can receive alerts

Area Congressional candidates debate

October 12, 2004 Kevin Whited

Charles Kuffner notes that Representative John Culberson (R) will debate challenger John Martinez (D) tonight. The event will take place at Fondren Middle School, 6333 S. Braeswood, at 7 pm. The candidates are vying for

Chronicle's memo conclusion is a really big stretch

October 12, 2004 Anne Linehan

Suppose Jeff Cohen is the chairman of the High School Journalism committee for ASNE, the American Society of Newspaper Editors. And let’s suppose, hypothetically of course, that Cohen knows a journalist who might be a