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Houston housing market is still hot

November 17, 2004 Anne Linehan

Houston home sales set a record for the month of October and are still on a record-setting pace for the year, according to this Houston Business Journal article: Despite some signs of home sales slowing

Is KLOL's demise just another publicity stunt?

November 16, 2004 Kevin Whited

Since KLOL-101’s abrupt switch of format from album rock to Latino music, Ken Charles and Clear Channel have certainly generated a buzz. The news has been on television. The news has been on other radio

KSEV's "Financial Desk" misstates why Viagra ad was pulled

November 16, 2004 Anne Linehan

This morning on KSEV-700, Steve Drake, of KSEV’s “Financial Desk,” said that the FDA ordered Pfizer to pull its “Wild Thing” Viagra ad because the ad was too suggestive. That is NOT the reason why

Where's MeMo's Pulitzer Prize?

November 16, 2004 Anne Linehan

Here’s MeMo’s homage to William Safire: Speaking of which, the Father of the Nattering Nabob is hanging up his quill after many years of nabobbing and other pointless alliteration. Alas, he intends to keep his

Moving on and moving in

November 16, 2004 Anne Linehan

Heflin team in limbo over election challenge: Many in Capitol ready to move on after defeat by Vo (from the Chronicle): Although veteran Republican state Rep. Talmadge Heflin still is contemplating a challenge to his

The Chronicle is right, but late

November 15, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Chronicle‘s top editorial this morning is about HISD’s finalist for superintendent: After a perfunctory search, HISD trustees appoint the first Hispanic to be superintendent, a job thatapparently was his from the start. Abelardo “Abe”

TranStar gets a nod

November 15, 2004 Anne Linehan

Houston’s TranStar gets a mention in this Reuters story on CNN.com about websites that help commuters: The Greater Houston Transportation and Emergency Management Center provides a real-time traffic map with color-coded trouble spots in addition

Updated flood maps

November 15, 2004 Anne Linehan

After the widespread flooding from Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, FEMA and the Harris County Flood Control District formed the Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project: When the local rains finally eased, Allison had left Harris

Quannel X found guilty of reduced charge

November 15, 2004 Kevin Whited

Dale Lezon reports that the jury has reached a verdict in the Quannel X trial: A jury today found Quanell X guilty of fleeing a police officer, a lesser offense than the charge of evading

Avoiding Metro Rail like the plague

November 14, 2004 Anne Linehan

Here’s a smart driver’s education teacher: Steve Trimble has been teaching driver’s education for more than 20 years and owns Courtesy Driving School of Katy. [snip] “People say, `It’s a driver’s ed. car, stay away.’