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Minutemen: Houstonians with permits may carry concealed weapons

August 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Edward Hegstrom reports that the organization that calls itself the Minutemen will not require Houston-area volunteers who have the legal right to carry a concealed weapon under Texas law to refrain from doing

The three stooges of state government?

August 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

On Friday, the Chronicle editorial board wrote the following about the close of the latest legislative special session: Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick come away from this session

Inner loop, the 'burbs, and the Chron – Take two

August 21, 2005 Kevin Whited

A few days ago, I linked to a post by John Wagner that seemed to suggest that the Houston Chronicle pushes an inner-loop bias on its pages. I wasn’t quite sure that Wagner meant to

Not to worry, a Chron editor is looking into it

August 20, 2005 Kevin Whited

Byron Calame, the public editor of the New York Times, admits on his web journal that his newspaper was slow to cover the story of Air America’s alleged peculiar financial transactions with the Gloria Wise

More job cuts at the Chronicle (updated)

August 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Matt Bramanti points out that Chronicle Publisher and President Jack Sweeney announced the paper will “pare its work force” by seven percent: In a letter to Chronicle employees released late Thursday, Sweeney outlined the changes,

Tom Kirkendall's review of Redstone's new course

August 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Recently Tom Kirkendall noted that Redstone’s new Tournament Course was open for business and he promised a first-hand review. Being quite the trooper, Tom found time in his schedule to give the course a try

It's just like Monopoly (updated)

August 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

On the heels of yesterday’s idiocy about the fantabulous Astrodome Hotel, today we learn that the city of Houston may soon take control of a second hotel: Houston taxpayers have millions of dollars on the

Ohio corruption trial wraps up; Houston investigation continues

August 19, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Dan Feldstein reports on the Ohio trial of Cleveland businessman Nate Gray that snared several former Brown Administration officials: The Cleveland, Ohio, businessman accused of bribing two Houston officials was convicted on 36

Metro board meeting topics: "smart cards" and Tasers

August 19, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rad Sallee went to yesterday’s Metro board meeting and reports that Metro’s “smart card” system will soon be back in development again: The Metropolitan Transit Authority board voted Thursday to hire another firm because the

Fleck knocks down Chron "firewall" between news/editorial

August 18, 2005 Kevin Whited

Back on August 4, we noted the delay in the Bromwich investigation of the HPD crime lab, and wrote, The Chronicle editorial board is really going to have to stretch to blame this on Harris