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Iran's sham election — in Houston?

June 24, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Washington Times comments on “Iran’s sham election — on U.S. soil,” and mentions a Houston blog: On Friday, a clash occurred at one of the polling places, located at the Commerce Hotel in Los

Where's LULAC's outrage?

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Well, I thought LULAC would be upset about HPD photographing day laborers. Instead it’s the ACLU. Maybe LULAC’s taking a little summer vacation.

New HEC problems: poor training or "productivity policy" fallout?

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Yesterday KHOU-11 reported the story of a woman who called 911, but couldn’t get the help she was seeking: Pamela Gray was headed home in her car at night when she looked in the rear

This testimonial won't be seen in a glossy Metro brochure

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

You know how Metro is spending $250,000 to figure out why its ridership is declining? Perhaps Metro officials should talk to actual riders, such as Laurence Simon: Know what I think? I think that METRO

Chron's reader rep is blogging!

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

What a wonderful Friday afternooon surprise: When I recently mentioned to a Chronicle colleague that I soon would be writing a blog titled About:Chron, he joked: “It’s about time.” Yes, it is. But more precisely,

Freeport moves "aggressively" to seize waterfront property

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

It’s just so un-American it makes me want to cry: With Thursday’s Supreme Court decision, Freeport officials instructed attorneys to begin preparing legal documents to seize three pieces of waterfront property along the Old Brazos

One more reason to create a Houston Parking Authority?

June 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here’s another handy piece of news that can be used by Mayor White in his quest to get a Houston Parking Authority: The people who broadcast from the KPFT studios park their cars on Lovett

Spirit-filled city council approves mayor's budget

June 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

City council approved Mayor White’s proposed budget yesterday and Matt Stiles provides some details: The council, with two dissenting votes, approved the general fund — the tax- and fee-supported portion that covers city departments’ operating

Eckels: "My intention is to stay right here"

June 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Bill Murphy reports that Harris County Judge Robert Eckels will apparently seek re-election: As part of the fallout from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s decision not to run for governor, County Judge Robert Eckels

Bush is a band

June 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorialists begin a paragraph of a staff rant about “unfettered authoritarian government” as follows: Bush likes to view the threat of terrorism in black and white, which in many instances is a perfectly