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Judge Eckels recognized for leadership in hurricane relief efforts

November 12, 2005 Anne Linehan

Harris County Judge Robert Eckels has been named one of Esquire Magazine’s Best and Brightest of 2005: NEWS RELEASE Date: November 11, 2005 Release: Immediate Contact:Gloria Roemer Communications Director 713 – 755-4027 713 – 398-3139

Red light cameras increase accidents (cont'd)

November 12, 2005 Anne Linehan

Portland Cameras Cause 140 Percent Jump in Rear End Collisions Since red light cameras were installed in Portland, Oregon more than four years ago, rear-end collisions at monitored intersections have jumped 140 percent, according to

More FEMA dollars on the way

November 12, 2005 Anne Linehan

FEMA has approved more reimbursement money for Houston, Harris County, and Montgomery County: FEMA announced today the approval of $101 million in public assistance grants to reimburse the city of Houston for shelter it provided

Local media neglect key local aspect of Katrina story

November 12, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram‘s Jay Root reports some news with disturbing implications for the city of Houston: Lurking among the hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who fled to Texas are dozens, maybe even

Journalists should report the news, not tell us what to think

November 11, 2005 Anne Linehan

Relating to yesterday’s post about KHOU-11’s stories on HISD testing materials, reporter Mark Greenblatt appears to be sending out a form letter in reply to HISD teachers who have written to him protesting the stories:

Mayor White is soooo jealous

November 11, 2005 Anne Linehan

HISD has attained something the city of Houston hasn’t: Moody’s Investors Service raised the bond rating of the Houston Independent School District for the first time in nearly two decades — a move that administrators

A textbook case of how to distort a story, courtesy of KHOU

November 10, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11’s Mark Greenblatt has been breathlessly reporting that HISD lost THOUSANDS of test booklets — both TAKS and Stanford Achievement — which, Greenblatt helps the viewer conclude, means that HISD testing is suspect. And even

No Pulitzer for murderer who impersonated Katrina victim

November 10, 2005 Kevin Whited

Two Chronicle reporters note that escaped murderer Charles Victor Thompson impersonated a Katrina victim while on the run: Former escapee and condemned murderer Charles Victor Thompson posed as a Hurricane Katrina victim to get donations

Chron editorialists go for the laughs

November 10, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board rushed to the defense of Mayor White’s SAFEclear program today. Incredibly, the editorial idealists committed this whopper to print: Whatever one might think of the Safe Clear program’s details, its rationale

Casserly no longer untouchable

November 10, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle‘s John Lopez penned a column that examines Texans GM Charley Casserly’s personnel decisions: “We’re 1-7, but we’re not a 1-7 team,” Casserly said. “This isn’t a sinking ship deal. I’m not trying