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Food problems at UH

October 19, 2004 Anne Linehan

Chartwells, the company that holds the food service contract at UH, is under fire from students: “The students as a whole are not gung-ho happy,” RHA President Russell Payne said. “However, they have acknowledged that

Lone Star Emmy awards

October 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

The Lone Star Emmy awards were handed out on Saturday, at the Hilton Americas-Houston, and here’s the Chronicle‘s story on the winners: KHOU (Channel 11) won the night’s biggest prize, for overall station excellence, while

Win, Win, WIN!

October 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

There were big smiles and warm hearts all around, as the Chronicle editors wrote this editorial for today: Austin attorney Thomas Van Orden has no delusions about the role of appearance. When the civil liberties

Southwest Freeway problems

October 18, 2004 Kevin Whited

On my way to the Galleria this morning (about 7:15), I noticed a pretty bad accident on the Southwest Freeway inbound near Kirby. A vehicle was flipped, and several lanes were closed as emergency officials

Time to reregister for Do Not Call lists

October 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

Texas’ Do Not Call registry is open for business, and if you sign up online, there’s no fee: The Texas Public Utility Commission announced Friday the offer is good for new signups and for renewals.

Pointless editorials

October 18, 2004 Anne Linehan

As Kevin recently pointed out, if the Chronicle editors want to write simplistic and childish editorials, that’s their business. However, one would think editorials offered up by the lone major newspaper in the fourth largest

Covering the press releases important to Houstonians

October 18, 2004 Kevin Whited

The Chronicle‘s Jenalia Moreno reports on a new Pew Hispanic Center study. She even notes that it was “released today.” And her story was posted at 12:41 am this morning. Moreno must be a quick

Why the Astrodome Hotel is a terrible idea

October 17, 2004 Kevin Whited

We have called attention previously to the ongoing debate over what to do about the decrepit Astrodome (here and here). A proposal that has generated some buzz is the notion of converting the Astrodome into

Rick Casey to headline literary event

October 17, 2004 Kevin Whited

Chronicle books editor Fritz Lanham announces that metro/state columnist Rick Casey will serve as master of ceremonies for a literary event: The Houston Chronicle’s Rick Casey, whose columns meld hardheaded reporting with common sense and

Astrodome utopia

October 17, 2004 Anne Linehan

Here’s a letter in today’s Chronicle: For a really great thing to do with the Astrodome, why not turn it into a mixed-use small city with residential space that’s inspiring and inspired? By that I