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Chron editorial board fritters away last vestiges of credibility

October 22, 2008 Kevin Whited

Over at Lone Star Times, Matt Bramanti documents the latest embarrassment for the unethical Houston Chronicle editorial board: presenting large chunks of a press release as their own work. Bramanti concludes: It’s a shame that

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Chron: Great HPD beard controversy almost resolved?

October 21, 2008 Kevin Whited

Remember the controversy over MayorWhiteChiefHurtt’s odd beard policy? Apparently, the matter is creeping to some resolution, according to the Chronicle‘s Bradley Olson: Houston appears to be on the brink of a settlement with four black

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Local reporters win Lone Star Emmys

October 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Lone Star Emmys were announced over the weekend, and Mark Greenblatt was honored for his outstanding reporting on HPD, “Hiding Homicide.” Recall that Chief Hurtt’s ghost blogger(s) tried to smear Greenblatt and his reporting

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Magidson on the state of the Harris County DA Office

October 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

Over the weekend, the Chronicle ran an op-ed by acting Harris County DA Ken Magidson on the state of the office as elections for a permanent replacement get underway. A Harris County Lawyer speaks highly

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KHOU fantasizes: If only Houston had more downtown hotels….

October 20, 2008 Kevin Whited

Last week, KHOU-11’s Lee McGuire ran this bit of (erroneous) editorializing posing as a news story: One of the most commonly-heard complaints about the City of Houston is that there are not enough quality hotels

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AgendaWatch: Tuesday 10/21/08

October 19, 2008 ubu roi

Is it just me, or have the last month’s-worth of agendas had more interesting material than the rest of the year combined? Is it something in the air? Or is it that everyone’s overdosed on

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October sales tax allocations, and city finances

October 19, 2008 Anne Linehan

I meant to get this posted last weekend when Tom Bazan emailed a heads up, but life intervened… Anyway, the October sales tax allocation to the City of Houston and to METRO stands in contrast

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It seems like the Ibarra brothers can't get a break…

October 17, 2008 Jason

First the Ibarra brothers sue Harris County and win. Now they are suing their former lawyer Lloyd Kelley over expenses they (the brothers) claim are excessive and shouldn’t have to pay. One of those expenses

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As economy slows, METRO approves fare increase

October 16, 2008 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports that METRO’s well-publicized* fare increase was approved today: Beginning next month, you will need a little extra change to ride METRO. For the first time in 14 years, the transit authority board has

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HISD superintendent blasts Chron editorial board

October 16, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle published a letter from HISD superintendent Abe Saavedra today. Here’s the start: On Oct. 8, the Chronicle published an editorial that gave an incomplete — and thus misleading — account of the steps

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