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Trying to figure out what White and Hurtt are really upset about

March 24, 2005 Anne Linehan

Mayor White and Chief Hurtt are upset that a federal drug enforcement program might see some cuts in funding: Houston Mayor Bill White and Police Chief Harold Hurtt have vowed to fight President Bush’s proposal

Did Cragg Hines buy into a fake memo?

March 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

A couple of days ago, ABC News said it had obtained a memo of GOP talking points on Terri Schiavo. The memo explained the political benefits the Schiavo legislation would have for Republicans. Of course,

The end of the downtown trolleys, Lucas Wall-style

March 23, 2005 Anne Linehan

Today, Lucas Wall tackles the subject of Metro cutting downtown trolley service and some “low-performing” bus routes, and the result is (unintentionally) humorous. Just remember, these Metro officials are highly paid professionals who REALLY know

A LiveJournal entry in an ideal state?

March 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

It’s understandable that a New York newspaper might post a note on the passing of Bobby Short on its editorial page. It’s less clear why the interim editorial page editor of the Houston Chronicle felt

Chron hard news: Illegal aliens want to become legal

March 23, 2005 Kevin Whited

Today’s Chronicle runs a story by Zeke Minaya on protests by immigrants in favor of immigration “reform” that concludes as follows: For Gladys Chibez, a 54-year-old housecleaner from Houston who was at the rally, change

Chron: Schiavo GOP advocates are hypocritical, cynical, power-hungry

March 22, 2005 Kevin Whited

Readers here are probably sick to death of our comments on the Schiavo affair, even though we’ve tried to keep those comments within the context of local media, political, and medical issues. Still, it’s difficult

Vonage's 911 service and journalistic responsibility

March 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Texas is suing Vonage, the internet-based phone company, saying the company doesn’t make clear that its 911 service is a separate offering: Abbott said information about the type of emergency service Vonage offers is found

Metro cuts bus routes and downtown trolleys

March 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

Metro has finalized some “service improvements”: Effective Monday, April 4, METRO will discontinue three Local bus routes and the two Downtown Trolley routes due to low performance. These routes were given six months’ probation last

A Houstonian gives back to his community

March 22, 2005 Anne Linehan

I need a feel-good story today. Desperately. KHOU-11 provides one: Every year Victor Washington’s company, Washington & Sons Air Conditioning and Heating, gives away dozens of window units and installs several furnaces, all free of

Florida State dean is new UH provost

March 21, 2005 Anne Linehan

UH has chosen a new provost: After more than a year of searching, UH has found a new provost: Donald J. Foss, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida State University.