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On magazine PR gambits and flawed methodology

January 8, 2006 Kevin Whited

A magazine has posted an update to its annual survey of “fat” cities. Houston no longer is “fattest” according to said magazine. We’ve had nothing to say about the magazine’s annual effort at free publicity

DeLay will not seek to return as majority leader

January 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Rep. Tom DeLay announced today that he will not seek re-election as House Majority Leader, and urged Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to conduct new elections for a permanent leader as quickly as possible.

HPD bans tattoos, goes after beards

January 7, 2006 Anne Linehan

In an effort to get Houston’s crime problem under control, Chief Hurtt will leave no idea untried: The Houston Police Department’s new dress code is now in effect. It became department policy on January 1

A skeptical look at N.Y. Times story in today's Chronicle

January 7, 2006 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s Big Front Page story today is this New York Times piece on inadequate body armor supplied to Marines in Iraq: A secret Pentagon study has found that as many as 80 percent of

Does this mean Metro's not holding a public meeting?

January 7, 2006 Anne Linehan

So, instead of actually fixing the messed up date on the public meeting notice that was actually an old press release, Metro just decided to get rid of the notice. Here’s the post from the

Talking about the Texans

January 7, 2006 Kevin Whited

Chronicle sports reporter Megan Manfull reports comments on yesterday’s meeting between Denver Broncos assistant coach Gary Kubiak and the Texans’ brass: He was more prepared, relaxed and familiar with the entire process than he was

Union hardball at City Hall

January 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

SEIU, the union last seen successfully organizing Houston’s janitors and electing Sue Lovell to city council, is claiming victory in the fight to represent Houston city workers: The union, which recently won the right to

I used to like Alan Ashby…

January 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

until this: Alan Ashby, who recently lost his job as radio analyst for Astros games, is a candidate to become the next head of the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, the authority’s chairman said Thursday. Ashby,

Chron lures cartoonist away from Louisville

January 6, 2006 Anne Linehan

A new face is coming to the Chronicle: Why is 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Anderson leaving a job he loves to move to the Houston Chronicle starting Feb. 13? “There are 100 reasons,” replied

Mayor tackles energy spending, lauds "unprecedented" boom

January 5, 2006 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Doug Miller reports that Mayor White has been hard at work trying to offset rising energy costs in the city’s budget: Houston’s mayor says his biggest concern with the city budget is the rising