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GOP DA candidates meet with Editorial LiveJournalists

February 7, 2008 Kevin Whited

The GOP candidates for Harris County District Attorney apparently met with the Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists on Wednesday. The only accounts of the meeting come in separate articles from Alan Bernstein and Lisa Falkenberg — a

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Chron covers three week old news

February 7, 2008 Anne Linehan

On January 18th, KUHF-88.7’s Jim Bell reported that the Harris County Housing Authority was taking on national responsibility for those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Yesterday, almost three weeks later, the Chron’s Mike Snyder filed a

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Chris Baker will head to Minnesota

February 6, 2008 Kevin Whited

Mike McGuff passes along word that former KTRH-740/KPRC-950 talker Chris Baker will be headed to Minneapolis, where he’ll do an early morning show for KLTK-100.3. The folks at Radio-Info are discussing the move here. Best

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Anti-Ashby high-rise ordinance might not stop high-rise, pleases no one

February 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Mike Snyder reports that nobody seems very happy over the current status of legislation that Mayor White rushed forward in response to the demands of affluent political constituents: The city of Houston’s high-density

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Commissioners: But some of us want the boondoggle!

February 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Bill Murphy reports that some of Harris County Judge Ed Emmett’s colleagues at Commissioner’s Court are displeased with Emmett’s recent efforts to end what has been an unproductive exclusive relationship with Astrodome Redevelopment

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HPD detectives give KHOU tour of dilapidated facilities

February 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, KHOU-11’s Jeff McShan ran an important — albeit depressing — report on dilapidated equipment at HPD. Here’s an excerpt: They’re so frustrated with the conditions inside the city’s jail, Houston police detectives decided to

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Cafe Express re-acquired by founders

February 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Kaplan reports that Cafe Express has been re-acquired by its founders from Wendy’s: Schiller Del Grande expanded its pioneering fast-casual concept Cafe Express into a 16-store chain and then sold a major

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You decide 2008: Is Borris Miles a "gangsta" or a hugger?

February 5, 2008 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Allan Turner profiles some of the hits and misses of state Rep. Borris Miles: At first glance, the June 30 concert at Reliant Arena might have seemed just a routine hip-hop affair. But

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Another problem for Texas Southern University

February 4, 2008 ubu roi

Texas Southern University may be about to receive another black mark; this time, firing a president and putting her on trial isn’t going to fix it. This issue goes deeper into TSU’s ongoing failure to

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Councilmember discovers public spaces ceded to homeless

February 3, 2008 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13 reports on an effort to get homeless people out of White Oak Bayou parks: Police hope to crack down on crime by cleaning up public parks and getting the homeless the help they need.

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