Daily Archives: June 22, 2007

Cragg Hines is retiring

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Looks like the Chron is going to need another DC-based columnist. FishbowlDC has learned that Houston Chronicle Washington columnist (and former Houston Chronicle D.C. Bureau Chief) Cragg Hines is retiring after 35 years with the paper. A Gridiron fixture, Hines … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Zoo prices

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this story about a price hike at the Houston Zoo. 1. Get a membership. If you go to the Zoo more than once a year, it pays for itself. (And if you go … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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More pension deal details

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Today’s story on the pension deal fills in a few blanks. The city’s annual financial contribution, which increases with the liability, had been a source of contention in recent weeks. White has defiantly stated that the city couldn’t afford a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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We have congested streets? Why wasn’t I told?

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I didn’t think there was anything else to say about the head-spinningly fast flipflop on Westpark Toll Road pricing, but then I saw this in today’s updated story. On Tuesday, [Commissioner Steve] Radack said of drivers who couldn’t afford peak-hour … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 1 Comment

OK, we get it – you don’t like it

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

The Press’ Rich Connelly follows up this slightly over-the-top blog screed (call me a humorless liberal if you will, but I’ve lost my taste for “torture” jokes) against Kristin Finan’s video blog with another potshot (PDF) in this week’s print … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Ten Commandments of driving

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

So the Vatican has issued the Ten Commandments of Driving. I hadn’t realized they had a travel bureau, but all in all it’s not a bad effort. I kind of prefer Mac’s version, though, even if they sometimes make me … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 1 Comment

New gig for Mary Beth Harrell

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

Via Eye on Williamson comes the news that Mary Beth Harrell, who ran against Rep. John Carter in CD31 last year, has a new gig: KNCT-TV, the local public broadcasting station located on the campus of Central Texas College, recently … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Whitemire involved in lawsuit

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Charles Kuffner

I didn’t get around to this story yesterday, in which a bartender who was fired from an Austin watering hole has sued her former employer for allegedly refusing to serve State Sen. John Whitmire. In her lawsuit, Rebekah L. Lear … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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