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DMN, Chron updates on Southwest's IAH decision

January 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

Yesterday, Anne Linehan noted the Chronicle‘s coverage of Southwest Airlines’ decision to end its operations at Bush Intercontinental Airport. Today, Dallas Morning News columnist Suzanne Marta provides the sort of detailed coverage that we’d like

Do red light cameras reduce accidents or generate revenue?

January 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

Recently, Mayor Bill White convinced City Council to approve red light traffic cameras, ostensibly to improve safety. However, some of us think it’s more likely a new way to generate revenue, kind of like $AFEclear.

Dan Lovett to host new weekly tv sports show

January 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

David Barron reports that Dan Lovett will be returning to Houston television: Veteran Houston broadcaster Dan Lovett returns to the airwaves with The Point After, premiering at 10:30 p.m. Saturday on KPXB (Ch. 49). Dan

Where's the $AFEclear wrecker going to leave a stranded driver?

January 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

Here are some $AFEclear questions: if a wrecker tows your car, how do you know that the driver is going to leave you in a safe place? What if you are in an unfamiliar part

Rock radio returns to Houston

January 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

Those of us who were missing KLOL have something to smile about: At noon Thursday, Cumulus Media flipped the former KRWP-FM Power 97.5 urban contemporary station to Rock 97.5. The first song played was AC/DC’s

Katy Freeway closure

January 28, 2005 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 provides details of the Katy Freeway closure this weekend and how to get around it: According to TXDOT, the main lanes of I-10 eastbound and westbound, including the HOV lanes, between Silber and Washington

Chron byline policy draws more criticism

January 28, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s policy of uninformative bylines is attracting attention from a couple of prominent blogs. National Review’s Corner links to Little Green Footballs, which criticizes the following byline from a recent op-ed: Zappala is a

Chron proposes remedial education as solution to prison crowding

January 27, 2005 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle weighed in today with a typical soft-on-crime editorial: Texas prisons are filling up faster than state officials had estimated, with more than 150,000 inmates behind bars and capacity only a whisker away from

Southwest leaving Bush Intercontinental

January 27, 2005 Anne Linehan

Southwest Airlines will discontinue flights at Bush Intercontinental Airport in April: Flights will continue as scheduled through April 2, and passengers with reservations after that will be offered flights out of Houston’s Hobby Airport .

Covering those wacky Republican lawbreakers

January 27, 2005 Kevin Whited

Chris Elam, blogHOUSTON’s favorite safety expert, finds a strange headline on some AP copy in the Chronicle. No doubt the first paragraph appealed to the editor who selected it for publication. With Tom DeLay on