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Chron editorialists rage at state lege, Bettencourt

November 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

It’s hard to get anything past the astute political observers at the Chronicle: RECENTLY Houston City Council voted to set this year’s property tax rate at 64.75 cents per $100, a quarter cent below last

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Chron won't tell you why teachers unions oppose merit pay programs

November 6, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board dislikes Gov. Perry’s decision to order a teacher merit pay program that “will use $10 million in discretionary federal funds to reward teachers who succeed in economically disadvantaged schools.” Here’s the

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A Pappas profile to make a PR firm happy

November 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Most Houstonians are fairly well acquainted with the Pappas family and their popular chains of restaurants. However, for those who are not, David Kaplan’s glowing Chronicle profile of the Pappas brothers and their efforts to

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Editorial idealists are Chevy Chase; We're not

November 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Saturday, the Chronicle‘s editorial idealists got themselves all worked up over the issues important to Houstonians Kansans: So far Kansas is the most extreme example, but the state leads a national trend to “teach the

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Looking back at a week of Astros proxy wars

November 6, 2005 Kevin Whited

Tom Kirkendall and I have been posting (and emailing) a bit over the proxy wars being carried on by Chron sportswriters who seem loyal to various members and former members of the Houston Astros’ organization.

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The inadequacy of public notices in newspaper classified sections

November 5, 2005 Anne Linehan

A couple of days ago I wondered about a TxDOT meeting that didn’t seem to have much public notice. Yesterday I received an email from David M. Krukewitt, P.E, of Jones & Carter, Inc., saying

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Chron editorialists advise on good corporate citizens

November 5, 2005 Kevin Whited

In typically condescending fashion, the Chronicle editorial board yesterday lectured Wal-Mart on corporate responsibility: These blunders, and the disgust they prompt in Wal-Mart’s organized critics, should strengthen the company’s resolve to be a better corporate

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Will Houston (finally) be world-class if we have an NHL team?

November 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

You know what else would make Houston world-class? NHL hockey, of course: With the NHL back in business, Rockets owner Leslie Alexander said this week that he is working toward expanding his business to pro

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FBI, MS-13 shootout in east Houston

November 4, 2005 Anne Linehan

There was a shootout last night in East Houston: One alleged gang member was taken into custody and two others were killed after authorities said they opened fire on undercover FBI agents in east Houston.

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Is anybody at the Chron sports department on speaking terms?

November 4, 2005 Kevin Whited

Earlier in the week, Tom Kirkendall called attention to a story by the Chronicle‘s Jose de Jesus Ortiz that appeared clearly to be a hit piece on former Astros general manager Gerry Hunsicker on behalf

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