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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2010 Stories by Craig Malisow

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  FEATURED STORY

  The Spread: Michael's International

  published Apr 09, 2010

  As a service to our readers, Hair Balls has re-launched "The Spread," a weekly review of restaurants that have somehow fallen off the radar of our more esteemed food critics. We hope you enjoy. Mich... More >>

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  How To Help Your Pudgy Six-Month-Old Kid Drop Those Pounds

  published Apr 08, 2010

  It's never too early to give your children body-image issues. Doctors at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston have just published a study showing how they detected obesity in 6-month-ol... More >>

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  West Texas Town Runs On Batteries. Actually, Just One Very, Very Big Battery

  published Apr 07, 2010

  Outside of changing them in our car or our Fleshlight, Hair Balls never spent much time thinking about batteries. But the folks in the tiny west Texas town of Presidio owe their lives, more or less, t... More >>

• A Jury Of Billy Joe Shaver's Peers

  published Apr 06, 2010

  Jury selection began this morning in the aggravated assault trial of country legend Billy Joe Shaver, who was charged after he shot a man in the face outside of a Lorena bar in 2007. Shaver's attorney... More >>

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  Man Sues Over (Allegedly) Finding A Rat's Head In His Beer

  published Apr 01, 2010

  Probably the worst thing that could happen when you're knocking back a cool, refreshing Tecate Light is to suddenly realize you mistakenly grabbed a Milwaukee's Best. Probably the second-worst thing w... More >>

• Church Goes After People Who Like Free Cars, Beer And Getting Laid

  published Mar 31, 2010

  How will you celebrate the resurrection of God's only sonr Well, if your family is observing this wonderful holiday at a church that's not giving away free cars and TV's, you're a chump!Corpus Christi... More >>

• Houston Cancer Clinic Trying Hard To Keep Under Wraps A Memo Criticizing It

  published Mar 31, 2010

  Ed note: This story was revised August 20, 2010. Buried within a convoluted Harris County District Court lawsuit over legal fees is a potential matter of public health -- a matter the public may neve... More >>

• BARC Vet Who Helped In Controversial Case Has A Reprimand On Her Record

  published Mar 23, 2010

  The Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care's chief vet, who was instrumental in the decision to operate in-house on a severely injured dog -- who did not survive surgery -- was reprimanded by Virginia's... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Keiko, The Injured BARC Dog, Gets A Second Opinion

  published Mar 19, 2010

  We don't know what made them change their minds, but the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care had Keiko, the severely injured dog we wrote about Thursday, checked out by an outside vet and opthamologi... More >>

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  Homeowners Association Wants To Buy Golf Course; Not Everyone Thinks It's A Great Idea

  published Mar 19, 2010

  Sparks are flying in Atascocita over one homeowners association's proposal to buy a neighborhood golf course.Michele Curtis, a member of the Atascocita Community Improvement Association, told Hair Bal... More >>

• A Dog With Horrible Eye Injuries Creates BARC Controversy

  published Mar 18, 2010

  With a history of mismanagement, reckless disregard and outright abuse under its belt, the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care has its work cut out for it when it comes to righting wrongs.Houston's d... More >>

• Win Passes To Hot Tub Time Machine, And Learn Of Strange Things From The `80s

  published Mar 18, 2010

  Hot Tub Time Machine takes us back to a simpler time; a time before every nano-second of our lives needed to be tweeted; a time when all a gal needed to fit in with the cool kids was a bitchin' pair o... More >>

• Flag Down The Police Chief, Show Him Your Weed, Go To Jail

  published Mar 16, 2010

  A word of caution: if you're walking the streets at 4 a.m. with an ounce of weed in your bra, randomly flagging down cars so you can find someone who wants to party, try to make sure you don't run out... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Houston Company Hit With Claim Its Fish Contain PCBs

  published Mar 16, 2010

  A Houston-based fish-oil manufacturer might be exposing consumers to a harmful carcinogen, according to a lawsuit filed by environmental activists earlier this month.Filed in a California Superior Cou... More >>

• Corpus Christi Diocese Hit With Priest-Abuse Suit

  published Mar 11, 2010

  A Corpus Christi man is suing the Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi for sexual abuse he says he suffered at the hands of a priest who died in 2008.Identified only as "John Doe," the plaintiff says Th... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): More Than A Feeling

  published Mar 10, 2010

  March 10 (otherwise known as "today") is a historic date: On this day in history, Alexander Graham Bell made the first telephone call, which we all know was to Domino's, for a large pepperoni-and-saus... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Finding Your Dog's Grave Shouldn't Be A Where's Waldo Thing, Right, Houston Humane Societyr

  published Mar 08, 2010

  In March 2009, Estelle Nelson paid the Houston Humane Society $500 to bury her dog, Lady. An employee named Toni Baker handled the paperwork and presided over the funeral. Not long afterward, Baker wa... More >>

• How Not To Get 35 Years For Pot Possession

  published Mar 05, 2010

  Smith County (East Texas) judges and juries have long had a reputation of meting out severe, some might say ridiculous, punishment for drug convictions. And Henry Wooten's case is no exception: the 54... More >>

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  Abrasive Yankee Comes To Town To Get Houston Gays Out Of The Closet

  published Mar 04, 2010

  rFor those of you who think the Internets are just for porn and FaceTube, Houston's Zenfilm is bringing you an online show that will make you forget about updating your status, at least for a litt... More >>

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  Gary Ross, The Teflon Man Of River Oaks

  published Mar 03, 2010

  rSome guys seem to have all the luck. The average guy who Child Protective Services accuses of beating his stepdaughter might find himself behind bars, but not the subject of this week's cover sto... More >>

• That Big Bang Of A Dog-Fighting Bust Turns Into A Weak Whimper In The Courtroom

  published Mar 03, 2010

  rThe majority of Harris County dog fighters charged after a massive 2008 undercover investigation were given deferred adjudication, served as little as two days in jail, had their char... More >>

• I Wanna Be Your Dog (Or Cat): If Elected.......

  published Mar 03, 2010

  Did y'all vote Tuesdayr Hair Balls did -- twice! We take elections very seriously, especially when they involve such a colorful cast of characters. Our only disappointment is that animals can't vote, ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Teflon Man

  published March 4, 2010

  Four days before he was found dead on his living room floor, John Kloss backed his SUV into the garage door of a River Oaks home belonging to... More >>

• You Won't Be Waiting Long If You Vote Today

  published Mar 02, 2010

  It's 11 a.m. at the Third Ward Multi-Service Center. The expansive, modern facility is spotless, the voting computers are shiny new, and poll workers are lined up behind a rectangular table, organized... More >>

• What About All The Other Missing `80s Sitcom Charactersr

  published Feb 24, 2010

  As the world desperately waits for word on the whereabouts of missing Growing Pains actor Andrew "Boner" Koenig, Hair Balls asks what about the othersrWe're afraid Boner may not be the only casua... More >>