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Shutter the D.C. bureau (cont'd)

December 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

One of those inane, meaningless references favored by some professional journalists worked its way into a Gebe Martinez dispatch today: The president’s new strategy also is aimed at trying to unite the base of the

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A busy death-penalty week for the Chron

December 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

Look who made an appearance in a death-penalty column in the Chronicle this week: Texas’ method of executing capital murderers could come under scrutiny in a courtroom as the result of what some legal observers

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The editorialists have a hornet in their bonnet

December 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

In case Chronicle readers didn’t get the point here, here and here, the editorial board has written a FOURTH editorial on Harris County schools not running summer lunch programs

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Additions to our Chron start page

December 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

I’ve added direct links to archives of Chron columnists on our Chron Headlines/Links page. Because the redesigned Chron.com page requires so many more clicks than it should to find content, I designed this page as

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Chronicle corrections (12-03-2005 edition)

December 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

Before the redesign, Chron.com had a link for easy access to corrections. The new Chron.com has no such link and no set place for corrections. Maybe the Chron.com web developers will see fit to add

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Bad press forces MayorWhiteChiefHurtt to address manpower shortage

December 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

After a week of being blasted by the city’s television media not to mention talk radio, MayorWhiteChiefHurtt now say they have a plan to deal with HPD’s manpower shortage. No, not simply an ordinance to

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A turkey award for METRO's $2 billion bait-and-switch

December 3, 2005 Kevin Whited

Rich Connelly of the Houston Press has a Turkey Award for METRO: Since time immemorial, at least as it’s measured in Houston, Metro has been pushing for a light-rail system (or a monorail, or a

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HISD scores well among nation's urban school districts

December 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

I have said repeatedly that as far as large urban school districts go, HISD is one of the better ones in the U.S. Here’s the proof: Houston’s fourth- and eighth-graders beat their counterparts in most

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FEMA tries flexing its (worthless) muscle again

December 2, 2005 Anne Linehan

Uh oh: Unless federal policy changes soon, Houston will find itself in an embarrassing position three months from today — breaking a key promise made to hurricane evacuees in their most desperate hour. Despite written

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Milo Hamilton: How to keep sponsors happy

December 1, 2005 Anne Linehan

Astros’ announcer Milo Hamilton is writing a book: This Thanksgiving, play-by-play Astros announcer Milo Hamilton marked his 60th anniversary in broadcasting. Now he’s sharing his stories of life in the big leagues with all of

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