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Campaign finance and double standards – cont'd

December 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Before the City Council runoff election, the Chronicle‘s Kristen Mack wrote an important column on SEIU’s possibly illegal efforts to influence the At Large position 2 race between Jay Aiyer and Sue Lovell. Mack followed

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Chron weekend olds – part two

December 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Back at the start of the month, the blog voice of Brazosport (Banjo Jones) alerted his readers to the fact that his local newspaper had published a fabricated account of a hard-luck kid by a

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Chron weekend olds – part one

December 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

After Chronicle reader representative James Campbell’s blunt, critical blog post on his newspaper’s decision to bury its coverage of the recent elections in Iraq on page A23, we thought perhaps Campbell would develop that blog

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Astrodome convention center plans are proceeding

December 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle runs a Bill Murphy story today on Astrodome Redevelopment Co.’s proposals to turn the Astrodome into an upscale convention center. The story is, on the whole, optimistic about the project, with no quotes

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NY Daily News: Johnson declined Texans' offer

December 17, 2005 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the New York Daily News reported that Houston Texans owner Bob McNair tried to talk Jimmy Johnson into taking over the Texans, but Johnson turned him down: Jimmy Johnson, always a hot name for

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Two local groups desperately need financial help

December 17, 2005 Anne Linehan

Due to the demands of recent events, two Houston-area groups are in need of financial assistance. First is the Houston Food Bank: The Houston Food Bank, along with many other social service organizations, is suffering

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A brain drain at the Houston Chronicle?

December 16, 2005 Kevin Whited

Banjo Jones takes note of the fact that the Chronicle seems to have lost a great deal of talent recently: A former Houston Chronicle news gal, Jennifer Sizemore, has been named the head of MSNBC.COM.

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Chron reader rep: We blew Iraqi election story

December 16, 2005 Kevin Whited

Chronicle reader representative James Campbell is unusually, bluntly critical of his newspaper today: We blew it on the story about the elections in Iraq. Instead of playing the story about how many Iraqis voted on

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Cabo, Schlotzky's plan to expand in Houston

December 16, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Houston Business Journal‘s Allison Wollam reports that Cabo and Schlotzky’s are both planning to expand in Houston after several years of contraction forced by bankruptcy: A pair of restaurant chains have rebounded from bankruptcy

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Houston-area ISDs struggle to pay for Katrina-students' education

December 16, 2005 Anne Linehan

Jack Williams of KUHF-88.7 covers the problem local school districts are having keeping up with the financial demands of educating New Orleans students: Houston-area school districts are pleading with lawmakers in Washington to begin paying-off

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