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DMN: Rodeo gives Houston reporter a rough ride

March 29, 2005 Kevin Whited

As usual, Dallas Morning News Houston reporter Bruce Nichols is beating the Chronicle in their backyard, with a solid story on Wayne Dolcefino and his recent dustup with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (and

KTRK runs a story on Galveston's Social Security experiment

March 29, 2005 Anne Linehan

We recently wondered when the Chronicle would ever get around to reporting on the Galveston Social Security model. Well, now there’s an AP story on the subject that is making the rounds, and KTRK-13 is

A Houston protest in support of Terri Schiavo

March 29, 2005 Anne Linehan

It’s too bad this protest didn’t take place in front of the Chronicle building: Disabled Houstonians held a protest in downtown Tuesday over the removal of Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube, Local 2 reported. The severely

Houston is #1 in rental car sticker shock

March 29, 2005 Anne Linehan

The disparity between the base rate for a rental car and the final bill is higher at Bush Intercontinental than at any other airport: Rental car customers experience more severe sticker shock at Bush Intercontinental

MetroRail's service disruption inconvenienced Lucas Wall

March 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

Poor Lucas Wall was inconvenienced by Metro. It’s really not wise to do that to the Chronicle‘s transportation guy, because then he doesn’t write a happy column:

Chron editorialists reject the Constitutional Option

March 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorialists try to pull a fast one in today’s ranting against what the Powerline crew has dubbed The Constitutional Option: Frustrated that Democratic senators have used extended debate to reject seven of Bush’s

A perplexing correction from the Chron

March 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle ran a confusing correction today: An article on page A12 of Sunday’s Chronicle inaccurately described President Bush’s explanation of Mexican Independence Day. In a television interview, the president said the day is celebrated

When will the Chron version be posted?

March 27, 2005 Kevin Whited

The LA Times runs a piece today on House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R), and his family’s decision in 1988 to refrain from extraordinary measures to keep his terminal father artificially alive. The point of

Chief Hurtt: New Chron "good guy"

March 27, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle runs a puff piece by Joe Stinebaker on police chief Harold Hurtt, a local “exorcist with a badge” (but until recently, no uniform). The article celebrates council’s decision to spend $5 million

Chron: Resurrection should comfort those upset by forced starvation

March 27, 2005 Anne Linehan

Just when I thought the Chronicle editorial board could no longer shock me with their offensiveness, here comes today’s Easter editorial: Schiavo’s case is a tragedy that has sparked roiling debate and dueling accusations of