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The Houston Chronicle’s PC problem

As a general rule, I agree with how Houston’s only local newspaper handles race and ethnicity in its reporting.   But every now and again, they’re flat-out wrong.
Like this time.

The problem with free help

Barack Obama’s volunteers in Houston haven’t done him any favors here:
Does Obama know his Houston supporters honor a terrorist in his campaign office? I’m sure he doesn’t. However, it would behoove him to ensure that the flag gets taken down and that he renounces any affinity for Che and the Fidel Castro regime.
Nope. I’m […]

Quanell X — Mending bridges

There will be a lot of resistance to believing he’s sincere, but myself, I tend to believe Quanell X when he says:
“I apologize to every Jewish (Holocaust) survivor that may have heard anything I have ever said,” Quanell said at the end of his tour, which culminated with his placing a stone at an outside […]

Dirty Drainage Ditches

If you live anywhere in the Houston area, this story should bother you:
Fecal pathogens are thriving in the regional waterways. Buffalo and White Oak bayous have bacterial counts that rank among the highest in Texas. […]
Whitworth said the city of Houston has done better recently upgrading sewage treatment plants, spending $1 billion since the […]

Saints vs Texans

For our anniversary this year, Dear Husband bought four tickets to yesterday’s game between the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Texans… and what seats they were!

For a die-hard Saints fan like Polimom, this was awesome! But although he could provide the tickets, and he could get us safely to (and into) Reliant Stadium […]