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Remembering John Jenkins

August 27, 2005 Kevin Whited

Earlier in the week, the Chronicle‘s Dale Robertson checked in on former UH football coach and offensive guru John Jenkins. Here’s a teaser: Once, John Jenkins was convinced he’d die a Houston Cougar, taking with

Sorting out Army recruitment

August 26, 2005 Kevin Whited

Recently, an internally contradictory Chronicle editorial noted the following: OF the many institutions buffeted by the controversy over the war in Iraq, the U.S. Army has been one of the more bruised. For the first

Saturday is "Reach Out To Dropouts" day for HISD

August 26, 2005 Anne Linehan

Saturday is HISD’s big day to get dropouts back in school. HISD’s press office has sent out the following information: On Saturday, August 27, 1,262 volunteers and HISD teachers and officials will go door-to-door in

Thanks, Hugh (and Chris)

August 26, 2005 Kevin Whited

Hugh Hewitt tossed a link to blogHOUSTON earlier, in a “best city blog” post about LA Observed. We’re honored to be mentioned with Kevin Roderick’s compelling blog, and by the author of Blog. Locally, Hewitt’s

DeLay hangin' with Elvis in the district

August 26, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s D.C. bureau seems to be trying to make amends with the governing majority (and perhaps improve access and ensure its own survival). Thus, today we have a story from Samantha Levine on House

HPD officer suspended for alleged Taser abuse

August 26, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports that an HPD officer is in trouble for alleged Taser abuse: A Houston police officer accused of using his Taser for intimidation has been fired. Officer Seong Kim was suspended indefinitely Friday. Kim

Chron editorial board acknowledges Metro's bus service problems

August 26, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board has written a (mostly) good editorial on Metro’s continuing ridership woes. The editorial glosses over the fact that Metro inflates light rail ridership, but it does take Metro to task for

Solving a downtown parking problem without help from parking authority

August 26, 2005 Anne Linehan

Following up on Mayor White’s successful creation of a parking commission, the Chronicle reports that a downtown group has come up with a solution for evening parking, without the help of the new parking authority:

I-10 to be closed near 610 West Loop this weekend

August 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

Houstonians should avoid I-10 near the 610 West Loop starting Friday evening. KHOU-11 has the details: Eastbound and westbound lanes of I-10 will be completely closed from Washington to Silber. This closure includes the main

HPD brass, union bicker over arbitration policy

August 25, 2005 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Jeff McShan reports on HPD’s arbitration process, which seems to have made both officers and the brass unhappy. HPD officials contend that officers suspended or fired for good cause are being reinstated: “It’s very