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Radack calls out new treasurer

November 12, 2006 Kevin Whited

In her most recent column, the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack focused on the Harris County treasurer position that will be filled by former City Councilman and failed mayoral candidate Orlando Sanchez. Harris County commissioners are on

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The Dynamo's dream stadium

November 11, 2006 Anne Linehan

According to the Chron‘s David Barron, the Houston Dynamo have found the perfect model for their own stadium/complex: As the Dynamo prepare to play the New England Revolution on Sunday for the championship of Major

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Come out to honor our veterans tomorrow

November 10, 2006 Kevin Whited

Tomorrow is Veterans’ Day. We would encourage you to come downtown for the Veterans’ Day parade if at all possible. The event was nearly cancelled earlier this year because various groups were concerned that Houston’s

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This Chron Eye is full of…

November 9, 2006 Kevin Whited

Laurence Simon noticed a new Chron Eye for the Death Row Killer Guy (courtesy of Rosanna Ruiz). He then compared it to CNN/AP coverage of the same story. The interesting results are here.

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WSJ: Midtown development lags

November 9, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Wall Street Journal ran a story by Thaddeus Herrick on Houston’s Midtown yesterday. Since the Journal is subscriber only, here’s a brief (fair-use) excerpt: For two decades, a group of locals have touted the

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Doctor-Congresswoman-elect-for-a-few-weeks plans tax cuts!

November 8, 2006 Kevin Whited

Doctor-Councilwoman Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, who won the special election to serve out the last weeks of Tom DeLay’s term but mounted an unsuccessful write-in campaign for the full term, told the Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant today that

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Cantu developments put Pulitzer celebration on hold

November 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Roughly a year ago, the Chronicle‘s Lise Olsen excitedly concluded that an innocent man had been executed in Texas. The anti-death-penalty newspaper’s editors and executives were, no doubt, looking forward to the newspaper’s first ever

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Federal judge rules city must build wheelchair ramps under ADA

November 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Rad Sallee reports that a federal judge has ordered the city to construct wheelchair ramps along certain streets in order to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act: U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal

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HPD to take on role of apartment inspectors?

November 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Fresh from punishing property owners who are victims of graffiti, City Council will now consider punishing apartment owners whose properties suffer from crime, reports KTRH-740’s Brent Fuller: The ordinance to be considered by City Council

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Proposition G supporter Larry Kellner visits area churches

November 7, 2006 Anne Linehan

Isiah Carey has the scoop on what Continental CEO Larry Kellner was doing last Sunday: The Insite has learned Continental Airlines C.E.O. Larry Kellner found his way to several African American churches last Sunday to

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