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UH: working reduces rate of drug use

December 2, 2004 Anne Linehan

Researchers at UH have found an unexpected benefit from welfare reform — reduced chronic drug use: The study led by Isaac D. Montoya found that welfare reform – primarily designed to transition women from welfare

Full speed ahead on the downtown park

December 1, 2004 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11 reports that Mayor White’s plans to develop an expensive downtown park that he never mentioned during the last mayoral campaign are proceeding at full speed: Houston’s city council has given a green light to

Problems at 911 call dispatch center

December 1, 2004 Anne Linehan

Tuesday, KHOU-11 had a story on the concerns of Houston Emergency Center employees: The 911 call takers say they are being forced to work overtime because there are too many vacant positions and colleagues who

A hopeful sign from the Chronicle

December 1, 2004 Anne Linehan

It appears the Chronicle has a new Washington, D.C. bureau chief: The Houston Chronicle has named Stephen G. Smith, a former senior editor at three major newsmagazines and former vice president for communications at the

LBJ casts a big shadow for Chronicle columnists

December 1, 2004 Anne Linehan

A group of Chronicle columnists seem to be fixated with the memory of President Lyndon B. Johnson. In his column today on election challenges, Rick Casey goes back to 1948, in a section subtitled “The

White tigers at the Downtown Aquarium

December 1, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Downtown Aquarium has some new inhabitants: The Downtown Aquarium is now home to four white tigers. They’re part of a new exhibit called White Tigers of the Maharaja’s Temple. [snip] The Downtown Aquarium received

Chron: blogging built on "questionable ethical foundation"

November 30, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s entertainment editor Andrew Dansby continued with a line of recent Chronicle tributes to Dan Rather last week, and took some shots at bloggers: Capacity to become a pundit has increased since blogging software

Odd police priorities for White/Hurtt

November 30, 2004 Kevin Whited

KHOU-11’s Jeremy Rogalski has done some excellent reporting on more funding problems within HPD, raising serious questions about the training and equipment in traffic accident investigation: “It’s just terrible,” said Sam, one recent HPD accident

Mayor's tree lighting ceremony

November 30, 2004 Anne Linehan

Wednesday night, Mayor White will be hosting a tree lighting ceremony at City Hall: Included in this year’s program are the Houston Voices of New Hope Choir under the direction of Hanq Neal, the Houston

What to do with an old rail corridor in the Heights

November 29, 2004 Anne Linehan

Residents in the Heights are concerned that a toll road is coming soon to an old rail line, according to this Houston Press story: For years, residents in the Houston Heights have been pushing to