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One Texas Reporter Is Finding An Exotic Way To Make An Extra Buck

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.30.2012

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It seems that one Texas-based reporter wasn't getting enough excitement from her day job. Sarah Tressler, who covers society events for the Housto...

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Legalize and Tax it, Already

Carl Gibson | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Texas, Medical Marijuana, Decriminalization, Houston Chronicle, Hemp, Marijuana, Budget Cuts, Prohibition, Politics News

In Texas, possession of anything less than two ounces is a class B misdemeanor with a maximum jail sentence of 180 days. 97 percent of the state's marijuana arrests were for possession.

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What U.S. City Has the Worst Sports Teams?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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While debate over sports often centers around which team is supreme in its sport, there's also simultaneously an ongoing discussion over which city provokes the most misery and suffering for its fans.

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Burning Jesus: Religion in the Shadow of American Society

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Times, Book Burning, Islam, Christianity, Houston Chronicle, Obama Muslim, Barack Obama, President Obama, East Village, Politics News

Religious belief, even though it is a prime mover of humanity, has become an area of knowledge and experience where media fears to tread. This is a major shortfall.

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Childhood Obesity & Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act

Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Op-ed cross-posted Houston Chronicle Rachel Kimbro & Elizabeth Rigby March 5, 2010 In a series of high-profile events over the past few weeks, firs...

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Large Explosion At Industrial Plant Near Houston, Texas Injures 2

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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PASADENA, Texas — An explosion at a chemical plant in the Houston area Wednesday shook nearby homes, generated black smoke seen for miles and in...

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Conoco Phillips To Louisville? Report Says Oil Company May Reorganize, Move Headquarters To Colorado

Westword | Michael Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Intriguing story in today's Houston Chronicle about Houston-based energy giant ConocoPhillips. Reporter Brett Clanton notes that the firm is downsi...

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Limbaugh Yells "Nazi" (And The Press Yawns)

Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Times, Houston Chronicle, Washington Post, MoveOn.Org, Rush Limbaugh, Barack Obama, Media News

Despite the fact that Limbaugh is continuing to compare the Obama White House and the Democratic Party with Nazis, many in the media don't consider it newsworthy and haven't condemned it.

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Houston Chronicle Laying Off 12 Percent Of Staff

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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HOUSTON — The Houston Chronicle is laying off about 12 percent of its work force. In a story posted Tuesday on the Chronicle's Web site, Publis...

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Uncovered: Houston Chronicle Ran Alarming Stanford Expose In 2000

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rolling up Stanford Financial would have been an excellent, and subtle way of noting that times have changed. As usual though, reality isn't that simple.

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Rejecting Cynicism this MLK Day

Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 11.17.2011

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This MLK day, I will celebrate the efforts of Dr. King by participating in just one of the many thousands of MLK Day service projects planned across the country.

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In Thanksgiving for our (Very Big) Government

Elizabeth Rigby | Posted 05.25.2011

In light of the tremendous challenges facing our country, I am grateful for a government big enough to help us weather the financial storm.

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Double Voting In TX Primary Still Unresolved

Erin Medlicott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Texans told me they heard about something called the "Texas Two-Step," and thought it was legal to vote twice. Some admitted voting once for Senator Obama and once for Senator Clinton.

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