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Registration begins for expanded HISD pre-K program

July 31, 2005 Anne Linehan

One of the nice parts of HISD’s new budget is the expanded pre-K program. We were happy to see local media cover it last week: For the first time, HISD says it will be able

Have they reached "good guy" status yet?

July 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

How much longer can Reps. Tom DeLay and John Culberson remain Chronicle and Metro “bad guys” with news like this: Metro says it got all it wanted and then some in a transportation bill Congress

New water playground opens at the Houston Zoo

July 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Houston Zoo has a new feature for children — a water playground: The Houston Zoo will debut its latest attraction for visitors on Saturday — a water playground at the McGovern Children’s Zoo designed

How about a gardening blog?

July 30, 2005 Anne Linehan

Saturday is the one day of the week I don’t miss the “star” section, because of its gardening focus. I especially enjoy reading Kathy Huber’s column and the Lazy Gardener. Along those lines, I would

Why won't professional journalists embrace transparency?

July 30, 2005 Kevin Whited

The crew at PowerLine have noted that quite a few professional journalists have been asking to interview conservative talker Hugh Hewitt, because he worked with Supreme Court nominee John Roberts in the White House. Interestingly,

HISD looking for "Reach Out to Dropouts Day" volunteers

July 29, 2005 Anne Linehan

HISD is getting ready for its second annual effort to convince dropouts to return to school: Help keep Houston’s kids in school–be a part of HISD’s second annual Reach Out to Dropouts Day (ROTD) initiative!

Chron bashes Harris County law enforcement

July 29, 2005 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s editorial board writes a ridiculous editorial today about the Brazilian man who was killed by London police after he refused to follow police directions: When British police fatally shot an innocent man, Brazilian

MFAH to host baseball discussion

July 29, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s David Barron alerts readers to what should be some interesting baseball talk Saturday morning: Curt Smith, whose book Voices of Summer we discussed recently, is in town for a Saturday morning lecture in

Rep. Culberson discusses border protection with Edd Hendee

July 29, 2005 Anne Linehan

Rep. John Culberson is on with Edd Hendee (KSEV-700) right now discussing this: Adding an unusual proposal to the searing debate over illegal immigration, U.S. Rep. John Culberson of Houston introduced a bill late Thursday

Metro's latest service changes go into effect August 14

July 29, 2005 Anne Linehan

By the way, Metro has posted a new round of service “adjustments”: METRO Service and Schedule Adjustments Coming August 14, 2005 METRO regularly looks for ways to improve its service to the community. These adjustments