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Houston Food Bank receives big donation

December 22, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Houston Food bank has received a big Christmas present — two years of electricity: Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN – News) is brightening the holidays and New Year for the Houston Food Bank and its

Council approves traffic cameras

December 21, 2004 Kevin Whited

Council today approved yet another of Mayor White’s priorities, the generation of new revenues for the city via an automated red light/traffic camera system. The measure passed with only two no votes. According to Chronicle

Mayor White's Planned Parenthood connection

December 21, 2004 Anne Linehan

One of today’s Chronicle editorials addresses the way to improve health care in Houston and Harris County. Mayor White’s health policy advisor is quoted, but we don’t think the editors provided readers with the proper

Space Station will make a Christmas appearance over Houston

December 21, 2004 Anne Linehan

The International Space Station will be visible for Houston-area residents early Christmas morning, according to this AP story on KHOU-11: People who wake up early Christmas morning might get a glimpse of something special in

Tom DeLay intervenes in rail dispute

December 21, 2004 Kevin Whited

Joe Stinebaker reports that a compromise has been reached that will head off proposed plans to build a new rail line on the east end. The compromise was brokered by local leaders, with every indication

Fixing HEC

December 21, 2004 Anne Linehan

KHOU-11 has more details about the consulting firm that will be examining the Houston Emergency Center: MITRE, an independent not-for-profit agency, is investigating the problems at the HEC. The cost of this six-month assessment is

610 Loop/I-10 ramp to open early

December 20, 2004 Kevin Whited

Galleria-area commuters should welcome the following news from TXDOT: The I-610 southbound to I-10 eastbound direct connector ramp is scheduled to be opened by 5 AM, Tuesday, December 21. The opening of the ramp marks

An editorial from left field

December 20, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle editorial page is in rare form today. After its bit of revisionism concerning the pension plan, it moves on to tackle a topic that has been troubling Houstonians for some time now: King

Pension plan revisionism at the Chronicle

December 20, 2004 Kevin Whited

Today, the Chronicle runs a seemingly sensible editorial that lauds “good guy” Mayor White’s plans to abolish the generous “Group C” time accrual provisions in the city’s pension plan: Few City Hall insiders paid attention

DMN continues with TAKS cheating scandal

December 20, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Dallas Morning News has another story related to the TAKS cheating scandal, this time going through the ways cheating can occur and the ways officials can detect or prevent cheating, which obviously isn’t being