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Chron opinion section: Where "olds" is new again

September 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle opinion section is rarely timely. It’s such a problem that it really stopped being worth regular comment a while back. But every once in a while, it’s kind of fun to take a

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Administration abandons threatened handicapped parking crackdown

September 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Alexis Grant reports that Liliana Rambo’s bizarre proposal to cut down on handicapped parking abuse by eliminating designated free parking for individuals with legitimate handicapped parking permits has been shot down (for now):

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Will the LiveJournalists comment on Army's good recruiting news?

September 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

A little over a year ago, the Editorial LiveJournalists ran a misleading, internally-inconsistent editorial that began by trying to tie a decline in Army recruiting to the war in Iraq: OF the many institutions buffeted

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How should HISD have handled recent closed-session meeting?

September 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

Last Wednesday, HISD spokesman Terry Abbott sent out a press notification that the HISD Board would be holding a meeting at Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse. The press notification made clear that the meeting, which was

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Houston doesn't need Police Chief Montalvo

September 24, 2006 Anne Linehan

Since I wasn’t able to listen to Chris Baker’s show on Friday, I am listening to the podcast of the show (at Kevin’s suggestion), where the topic was the murder of Officer Rodney Johnson. Wow!

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Apple hits Houston-based company with threatening letter

September 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

On Friday, Wired’s Listening Post blog reported that Apple has hit Podcast Ready with a nasty cease-and-desist letter: Apple Computer has slapped Podcast Ready with a “cease and desist” letter, claiming that the terms “Podcast

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Chron: Illegal-immigrant cop killer polite, calm

September 24, 2006 Kevin Whited

I was sort of joking about how long it might take for a Chron Eye for the Illegal-Immigrant Cop-Killer Guy. I didn’t really expect it from the newspaper. Maybe I should lower my expectations further.

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The job description from hell

September 23, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chron‘s Mike Snyder reports that Mayor White’s director of Neighborhoods and Housing has resigned, citing the desire to get his life back (not exactly using those words): John Walsh, who signed on to help

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Mayor now has opinion on crime lab probe

September 23, 2006 Kevin Whited

It took several months, but the Chronicle‘s Roma Khanna reports that Mayor White finally has an opinion on continuing Michael Bromwich’s investigation of the HPD crime lab: Houston Mayor Bill White, who initially questioned spending

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The mayor's press shop won't like this

September 23, 2006 Kevin Whited

A Chronicle story related to Houston’s illegal-immigrant cop killer contains a strong condemnation of HPD’s sanctuary directive from U.S. Rep. Ted Poe (R): U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, said the shooting highlighted the need to

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