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Why the sudden fixation on Rosa Parks?

August 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle, which earlier in the week ran a staff editorial comparing Cindy Sheehan to Rosa Parks, today runs an op-ed by D.C.-area resident Diane Twinam that makes another unfortunate comparison to Rosa Parks: The

Houston elites: We're not inferior to Dallas! Really!

August 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

Back in April, the elites of the Chronicle editorial board insisted that Houston need no longer have an inferiority complex with regard to Dallas because we have… arts! Today, David Kaplan’s reporting for the Chronicle

KTRK, Kuffner report on I-45 expansion meeting

August 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

KTRK-13’s Gene Apodaca reports on yesterday’s town hall meeting on I-45 expansion. Thus far, Apodaca’s is the only available reporting on the web from mainstream media. Blogger Charles Kuffner attended the meeting as well, and

HCAD chief appraiser mischaracterizes critic's complaint

August 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle letters page today repeats a past problem of printing letters with factual inaccuracies. Today’s factually-challenged letter comes from Jim Robinson, chief appraiser for the Harris County Appraisal District. Here’s an excerpt: In his

Non-political rats plague downtown

August 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, the Chronicle posted a story from Bill Murphy entitled “Part of downtown being plagued by rats.” He’s not referring to our elected officials. Here’s an excerpt: As downtown’s nightlife grows and residents move into

Copying without proper attribution is a no-no

August 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle runs the following Q&A with Randy Cohen on the editorial page today: Q: I have been translating some articles from Hungarian into English for publication in a historical encyclopedia by a major American

Credit where it's due

August 14, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial board led a house editorial yesterday as follows: SOME media observers commented during Discovery’s 14-day flight on the morbid nature of much of the news coverage, as if viewers were hyped to

I-45 Coalition Meeting Today

August 13, 2005 Kevin Whited

The I-45 coalition will be hosting a town hall meeting this afternoon to discuss TxDOT’s I-45 expansion plans. Officials from TxDOT will present their plans, and Gonzalo Camacho will present his alternative tunnel concept that

Houston is rolling in the dough

August 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

Houston saw sales tax revenues jump almost seven percent in July: Houston’s sales tax payment reached $36.96 million in July, a 6.9 percent increase from $34.58 million the same month a year ago, according to

Bob McNair hopes for 2010 Super Bowl

August 13, 2005 Anne Linehan

With the news that Houston may have a shot at the 2010 Super Bowl, let’s remember what Ken Hoffman said after Houston lost out on the 2009 Super Bowl: The thing I wonder about is,