Email Author Craig Malisow

Awards

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published December 15, 2011

  "Down the Hatch"

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published December 15, 2011

  "Down the Hatch"

• 2011 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published October 14, 2010

  "The Littlest People"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "Prison Pays"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published December 30, 2010

  "Prison Pays"

• 2011 - Lone Star Awards, published January 21, 2010

  "Net Gains and Losses"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published January 29, 2009

  "BARC Sucks"

• 2010 - Lone Star Awards, published July 16, 2009

  "Cover Me"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published December 3, 2009

  "Credit Repair"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published July 16, 2009

  "Cover Me"

• 2010 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published January 29, 2009

  "BARC Sucks"

• 2009 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - First Amendment Awards/The Fort Worth Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published September 18, 2008

  "Language Barrier"

• 2009 - Lone Star Awards, published July 17, 2008

  "Selling You"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "The Plane Truth"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "The Plane Truth"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published September 21, 2006

  "Penal Violations"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published February 2, 2006

  "Wize Guys"

• 2007 - Lone Star Awards, published June 15, 2006

  "Feel My Pain"

• 2006 - Katie Awards, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published July 21, 2005

  "Dr. Nice"

• 2006 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published April 7, 2005

  "Exposed Nerve"

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2009 Stories by Craig Malisow

• Halloween Countdown Part 1: The Seven Most Cliched Costumes

  published Oct 01, 2009

  Halloween is coming, and that means many, many costuming mistakes will be made by normally sane adults. To help stop this scourge, each Thursday we will be offering tips and analysis of what to avoid,... More >>

• Another BARC Volunteer Canned After Daring To Offer Criticism

  published Sep 30, 2009

  Continuing a pattern perfected while the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care was still under the auspices of Health and Human Services, another outspoken BARC volunteer has been banned.Interim Bureau... More >>

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  I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Take Your Pick. Please

  published Sep 30, 2009

  Although Ben "Crystal Ball" Bernanke says the recession is "likely over," unemployment is still on the rise, and by now we've all heard the stories about laid-off folks having to give up their pets, b... More >>

• Club Dead

  published October 1, 2009

  Esther Saenz didn't want to go to work the night she died. According to the April 2009 Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission report that... More >>

• BARC Gets A Little More Independent

  published Sep 29, 2009

  The Mayor's Office will ask City Council this week to transfer $4.8 million to the newly independent Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care from the Health and Human Services Department.The informa... More >>

• Famous Last Words, Jester Unit Style

  published Sep 28, 2009

  rPerhaps the most famous last words spoke by a prisoner executed in the U.S. were those uttered by Utah's Gary Gilmore in 1977, the first man to be put down when capital punishment was re-... More >>

• A Chat With The Husband Of The Recently Deceased Manson Girl

  published Sep 25, 2009

  Ex-Manson Family follower and stone-cold psychopathic demoness Susan Atkins died in a California prison hospital today, forty years after she helped kill actress Sharon Tate (eight months pr... More >>

• Trying To Get 1,000 Birds Adopted, Especially Since None Of Them Are As Cool As These

  published Sep 24, 2009

  By now, you've probably heard about the Houston SPCA's raid that turned out to be one of the biggest animal rescues in history. Over 1,000 animals were removed, including what was described as a horri... More >>

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  I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Ask Yourself Some Questions, Pet Owners

  published Sep 23, 2009

  With an annual intake in the tens of thousands, it has to be difficult for the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care to adequately note why and how each animal wound up in the shelter. But we really wi... More >>

• More Details On The End Of (Part Of) The Savoy

  published Sep 18, 2009

  The City of Houston will demolish part of the old Savoy Hotel September 25 because it poses an immediate danger to civilians, HPD Neighborhood Watch Chief M.L. Curan said today in a press conference. ... More >>

• I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): Adopt Some Of These BARC Dogs

  published Sep 17, 2009

  The dedicated volunteers at the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care have to deal with animals that come to the shelter for all kinds of reasons, and in all degrees of health. It's tough, often heartb... More >>

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  The Penthouse Club Is Reopening, Allegedly Won't Be Oriented Towards The Sex

  published Sep 16, 2009

  rIf you're the owner of a Houston strip club that's slated to reopen Thursday, probably the last thing you want to see are media reports that the club may actually be controlled by an ex-Mafia bos... More >>

• BARC's Change Agent Finally Gets A Contract

  published Sep 16, 2009

  City Council unanimously approved hotly debated 6-month contract for Gerry Fusco, interim chief for the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care. The unanimity was a bit of a surprise, given the sharp cri... More >>

• The "No-Kill" Advocate Issues A Report Showing All's Still Not Well At BARC

  published Sep 15, 2009

  Hair Balls has just been making our way through "no-kill" advocate Nathan Winograd's just-released assessment of the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, and we have one question for city officials: ... More >>

• Houstonian Going Off-Road In Africa To Fight HIV/AIDS

  published Sep 14, 2009

  What are you doing next month to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and poverty in South Africar Hair Balls admits we didn't get around to scheduling any time for that, but Houstonian Ganesh Krishnan is head... More >>

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  City Council Candidate Lives A Life Of Danger, He Says

  published Sep 11, 2009

  rHouston politics can be a dirty business -- and first-time City Council candidate Lonnie Allsbrooks says he's finding out how nasty things can get: he says he's been the target of shady dudes in ... More >>

• Wags To Whiskers This Weekend at BARC

  published Sep 04, 2009

  If you've been thinking about adopting a small, hairy, quadrupedal family member, there's no excuse to miss Saturday's "Wags to Whiskers" event at the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care, 3200 C... More >>

• Vote Delayed, Entertainingly, On BARC Chief's Contract

  published Sep 02, 2009

  rCity Council once again delayed the vote on extending BARC Interim Chief Gerry Fusco's contract today, possibly killing any chance to revive the vote in the future. Fusco's initial agreement wi... More >>

• This Just In: BARC No Longer Part Of The Health & Human Services Department

  published Sep 01, 2009

  The Bureau of Animal Regulation and Control will be removed from the Health and Human Services Department, according to Frank Michel, the Mayor's communications director."We will be working to remove ... More >>

• Former BARC Vet Sues City Over His Firing

  published Aug 31, 2009

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• Puppy Mill Pit Bulls Need Your Help

  published Aug 28, 2009

  rHave any extra room in your home and heart for a pit bullr There are a bunch of 'em available in Nacagdoches, rescued from an alleged puppy mill that telegraphed its redneck roots by choo... More >>

• The End Of the Story For the West Alabama Bookstop

  published Aug 28, 2009

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  Slap On the Wrist for Rich Doctor Who Molested Young Girls

  published Aug 28, 2009

  rLittle-girl-lovin' Beaumont cardiologist Jeffrey Klem has entered into a 15-year "agreed order of public reprimand" with the Texas Medical Board, according to a Board release issued this ... More >>

• Everyone's a Critic: ACLU vs. Harris County vs. DOJ vs. HCJ

  published Aug 28, 2009

  The ACLU of Texas is criticizing Harris County's criticism of the U.S. Department of Justice's criticism of Harris County Jail. Hair Balls isn't sure who to criticize yet. In a press release, th... More >>

• No Touchdown In Today's HISD Board of Trustees Vote

  published Aug 27, 2009

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