Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Tag Archives: Galveston
UT Medical Branch Researcher on Take from Pharma?
Republican U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley challenges researcher’s connections to Pharma. Photo from RFE/RL.HHS probes researcher’s ties to drugmakers [Sen.] Grassley claims that [Karen] Wagner got more than $160,000 from GlaxoSmithKline over five years, and she only reported $600 to the … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Big Pharma, Campuses, Galveston, Medical Research, University of Texas
Leave a comment
Hurricane Watch : Texas-Cuba Alliance?
Galveston Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas, who will lead a delegation to Cuba, is shown with Shreveport, La. Mayor Cedric Glover, testifying on Capitol Hill Sept. 23, 2008, before a Senate hearing on disaster recovery. Photo by Jose Luis Magana / … Continue reading
Galveston Lawsuit : Police Beat 12-Year Old ‘Prostitute’ Outside Home
A Galveston vice officer talks to Hurricane Ike evacuees in September 2008. It would appear that they’re not always so helpful.‘As Dymond headed toward the breaker, a blue van drove up and three men jumped out rushing toward her. One … Continue reading
Galveston Homeless : Where Will They Go?
Galveston: clean-up continues; many still homeless.Post-Ike tent city for homeless to close with no back-up plan. By Sue Sturgis / October 14, 2008 Before Hurricane Ike devastated Galveston Island on the Texas coast, about 60 homeless people spent their nights … Continue reading
Ike Aftermath : Residents of Galveston Public Housing Given Heave-Ho
Clean up after Ike in Galveston. Now it’s the human toll that must be dealt with.Galveston’s public housing residents ordered out with nowhere to go.Residents of Galveston’s storm-devastated public housing projects have been ordered to clear their belongings out — … Continue reading
Houston : In the Aftermath of Ike
Trees lay on the ground early Saturday morning in downtown Houston. The city suffered very minor damage and those who stayed were breathing a sigh of relief as dawn broke. Photo by Andrew Locke / MSNBC.com.‘We now have a real … Continue reading
Houston : Media Restricted From Covering Hurricane Ike’s Devastation
Devastation caused by hurricane Ike: media coverage was restricted. Photo from Getty Images.Television reporter Wayne Dolcefino presses Gov. Rick Perry: ‘That is unprecedented and quite honestly not appropriate’By Amanda / September 15, 2008 Yesterday in a local report on KTRK-TV … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Censorship, Electronic Media, Freedom of Press, Galveston, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Media, Texas
Leave a comment
