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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 TV Web Sites Draw World Viewers to Ike Coverage
‘The four local stations in Houston used the Internet to extend their reach, streaming their exhaustive coverage online and drawing viewers around the world’By Brian Stelter / September 21, 2008 See ‘Coping with Ike by using a full charge of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Internet, Media, Television, Texas
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Houston and Ike : Abandoning the ‘Independent’
Bill Phillips was trapped for two days at his senior apartment at the Villas. Photo by Dave Rossman / Houston ChronicleOne story among many: ‘Independent seniors’ — which means they can dress themselves — abandoned by apartment complex during IkeBy … 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
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Tagged Censorship, Electronic Media, Freedom of Press, Galveston, Houston, Hurricane Ike, Media, Texas
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Houston : Few Cops Disciplined for Taser Abuse
Houston cop with Taser drawn. Photo by Dylan / Houston Independent Media.No wrongdoing found in 1,700 incidents where HPD officers intentionally fired a TaserBy Roma Khanna / August 17, 2008 The Houston Police Department has found no wrongdoing in some … Continue reading
Houston : Army Recruiter Suspended for Threatening High School Student
Recorded threat sparks bipartisan call for investigationA story involving an Army recruiter in Texas last week has led to a bipartisan call for an investigation. The recruiter from the Greenspoint Recruiting Station in Houston was suspended after a recording of … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadcast Media, Congress, Houston, Military Recruiting, Recruiting Abuses, Texas, U.S. Army, U.S. Military
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Pastors Go Postal : The Tacky Trial of Diva Osteen
Victoria Osteen and mega-church televangelist husband Joel. Continental Airlines flight attendant Sharon Brown told jurors that she could tell Victoria Osteen was “headstrong” during the December 2005 incident that led to Brown’s lawsuit against Osteen. Photo by Steve Ueckert / … Continue reading
College Students Choosing Action Over Protest
‘Activism isn’t dead on the nation’s college campuses; it’s just different’By Jeannie Kever / August 10, 2008 The Kent State shootings and other iconic protests of the 1970s are so last century. Student activists now are more likely to run … Continue reading
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Tagged Campuses, Direct Action, Houston, Protest, Social Action, Social Change, Student Activism, Student Movement, Texas, Youth
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Houston Demonstrators Join World-Wide Protest Against Attacking Iran
A diverse, multi-generational group demonstrated on August 1 in Houston to demand that the US and Israel halt any plans for a war on Iran. Photo by Gloria Rubac.‘In our name, with our money, they are killing people across the … Continue reading
Houston : ‘The Colossal Colon’
Tours We’d Rather Not TakeBy Richard Connelly / July 30, 2008 Officials at LBJ Hospital [in Houston] are giving tours of a giant asshole. Officially called “The Colossal Colon,” the “8-foot-tall, 20-foot-long colon is designed to help hospital guests learn … Continue reading
MEDICINE : Houston’s Dr. Michael DeBakey: 1908-2008
‘Greatest surgeon of the 20th century’ diesBy Todd Ackerman and Eric Berger Dr. Michael Ellis DeBakey, internationally acclaimed as the father of modern cardiovascular surgery — and considered by many to be the greatest surgeon ever — died Friday night … Continue reading
Sex Slavery Crackdown in Houston
Jose Benitez, a Houston labor organizer, talks with two women who were victims of sex trafficking outside El Corralon del Chele Paco, a Houston bar targeted in the past for such trafficking. Photo by Sharon Steinmann / Houston Chronicle.120 women … Continue reading
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Tagged Houston, Immigration, Prostitution, Sex Slavery, Sexual Abuse, Texas
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