It’s been a dangerous day around Houston’s light rail line. Another car ran into the train, for collision #69 (KPRC-2’s count is off). And in an unrelated incident, KHOU-11 reports that a man has been
How does this happen? How do trained and professional journalists write editorials that, day after day, seem to defy common sense? This week a soldier with a nickname right out of a mid-20th century, all-American
METRO posted a curious press release on their website yesterday: METRO Breaks Own Safety Record Third Year In A Row Oct. 19, 2004 For the third year in a row, METRO has set a new
KPRC-2 reports that City Council today voted to put off a decision to purchase nearly $5 million in Taser equipment, a priority that we criticized last week. Council member Addie Wiseman sounded a familiar theme:
The Chronicle regularly reports what I call “olds” (news that’s out of date by the time it makes it into the daily). I’m not sure what to call this little blurb from Rich Connelly in
Josh Harkinson reports on the Hubert Vo/Talmadge Heflin race for state representative. He includes these observations from UH political science professor Richard Murray: “Most people think Harris County is going to flip from Republican to
Houston’s food and drink writers have been busy this week! Robb Walsh goes in search of dumplings. Alison Cook praises the Third Ward’s Soul on the Bayeaux. Brian McManus checks out reported trouble at the
I usually link to David Cobb‘s weekly roundup of live rock music in Houston, but he hasn’t posted one this week. The local rock scene is not really one that I follow, so I’m not
Some stories are too good to pass up, like this one: Magnolia resident Bill Bailey said his two piglets are more than just pets — they are his first step toward turning his 5-acre homestead
Recently the Chronicle published an opinion column purporting to show that during President Bush’s time in office, abortions have increased, perhaps even soared. This, the author speculated, is attributable to Bush’s economic policies that make