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 - 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"

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

  "Selling You"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly 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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2011 Stories by Craig Malisow

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  COVER STORY

  Hide and Seek

  published April 21, 2011

  Just over eight months ago, 14-year-old Andrew Mosier disappeared for the second time. The first time was in June 2010, when his uncle,... More >>

• Get Paid to Lose that Weight, Houston

  published Apr 06, 2011

  Hey, Fatty McFatterson -- how much would you need to be paid to put down that moon pier Ten bucksr Fiftyr A hundredr Well, a company called HealthyWage is sponsoring a weight-loss contest where teams ... More >>

• Imran Mynuddin: He's Not Stalking His Former Psychiatrist, He's Just Trying to Help

  published Apr 05, 2011

  It's only April, but thanks to KHOU, we became aware of a top contender for the Alleged Creep of the Year Award: Imran Mynuddin has been charged in Harris County on suspicion of stalking his former ps... More >>

• Lesbian Video!! Get In on the Action!!

  published Apr 01, 2011

  Are you a lesbianr Are you singler Do you live in Texasr Are you not freaked out by the idea of living your life onliner No, we're not here to offer you a gig on our fledgling "erotica" Web site, but ... More >>

• "George Riffle": East Texas Man Arrested Near Chicago for 1988 Rape of a Pre-Teen Girl

  published Mar 30, 2011

  When George Riffle walked out onto the driveway of his modest home in suburban Chicago the morning of March 9, he got a rude surprise: U.S. Marshals and local police were waiting for him. They said th... More >>

• Judge John Clinton: Five Better Reading Options Than Christian Books For Defendants

  published Mar 29, 2011

  We were upset to see Harris County Criminal Court Judge John Clinton get pilloried by godless ACLU-types who had problems with him offering defendants the option of writing a book report on a "Scriptu... More >>

• BARC Inaugural Adopt-A-Thon Saturday

  published Mar 24, 2011

  Are you a big fan of dog parks, but are tired of the sideways glances you get just because you show up without a dogr Do you have a closet full of gigantic balls of yarn, with no cats to wage war upo... More >>

• Pro Life Group Uncovers Health Problems at Clinics

  published Mar 23, 2011

  Texas abortion clinics are plagued with health and administrative violations and have tons of gross medical waste, including fetal remains, in open trash bins outside their doors, according to the res... More >>

• Creepy Crawlies: Medical Conference Looks into Morgellons Disease

  published Mar 22, 2011

  If you're one of the thousands of people, mostly from Texas, who believe weird, freaky fibers are wiggling out from under their skin, then you may want to check out the fourth annual medical conferenc... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Katy Couple Sues Restaurant Over a Splinter. Yes, a Splinter

  published Mar 16, 2011

  One can only imagine that Texans for Lawsuit Reform will have a field day with the tale of of Jesus and Cynthia Montalvo of Katy, and of the splinter that very nearly tore their lives apart. In a sui... More >>

• Choking on the Splinters: Couple Sues Restaurant Over Splinter Injury

  published Mar 16, 2011

  While everyone has been focused on Japan, a tale of true tragedy has gone unreported -- the tale of Jesus and Cynthia Montalvo of Katy, and of the splinter that very nearly tore their lives apart. I... More >>

• Budget Cuts May End State HIV Program

  published Mar 16, 2011

  In the maelstrom of suckage that is the state's $15 billion budget deficit, potential cuts to one program might literally be a death-blow. The Texas HIV Medication Program, which covers treatment for... More >>

• Ghosts and the Paranormal in Beaumont This Weekend

  published Mar 15, 2011

  If you ever wanted to hear from the country's top paranormal investigators, get your Bigfoot on with expert cryptozoologists, or talk to other people who regularly see saucer-shaped aircraft whizzing ... More >>

• Michael Brown and Wife Divide Up the Luxury

  published Mar 11, 2011

  Further talk of an alleged hit man in ex-hand doc Michael Brown's divorce case was averted today when lawyers for Brown and his wife signed "agreed temporary orders" divvying up the couple's bounty. A... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Michael Brown: Wife's Divorce Attorney Claims the Hand Doctor Tried to Hire a Hit Man to Kill Her

  published Mar 10, 2011

  Former hand surgeon Michael Brown tried to hire a hit man to kill his wife, his wife's lawyer told a Harris County Family Court judge Thursday. In a heated meeting in front of Judge Jim York, David B... More >>

• Howard Judah and Greg Jablonski: If They Are Scam Artists, They're Pretty Bad Ones

  published Mar 09, 2011

  Say your insurance agent or financial adviser asks you to invest $25,000 on a sure thing with a "guaranteed" rate of return, with a company you never heard of. Do you cut a check right then and t... More >>

• Brigitte Gabriel, Koran Hater: Check Out the Bible, Woman

  published Mar 08, 2011

  Fans of fearmongering nutjobs must've creamed their pants over the New York Times' profile of Brigitte Gabriel, a self-described expert on global terrorism, and user of words like "Islamonazism." Ga... More >>

• Betting Their Lives

  published March 10, 2011

  On December 17, 2008, Keith King opened his e-mail and unknowingly played his part in the downfall of what state prosecutors say is a $20 million... More >>

• Sherlock's Pub: Another TABC Complaint at Scene of Cop Shooting

  published Mar 08, 2011

  Paul West, former chief financial officer of the company that owns the chain of Sherlock's bars, has filed a new and improved TABC complaint against the company, in connection with a fatal shooti... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Jessica Tata: Feeling the Hate on Facebook

  published Mar 04, 2011

  No local Houston figure in recent memory has become so hated so quickly as Jessica Tata, the fugitive owner of the day care where four children died in a fire last week. Believed to be in Nigeria... More >>

• Michael Brown: A Twist in the Hand Doctor's Dildo Case

  published Feb 23, 2011

  There's a new twist in what we like to call The Suitcase Full of Dildos Suit between lobbyist Stephen Payne and wife-beating former hand surgeon Michael Brown: the MGM Grand Hotel has filed as an inte... More >>

• Breastfeeding: Aggie Professor Joan Wolf Questions the Battle Against the Bottle

  published Feb 21, 2011

  Ever since First Lady Michelle Obama talked about removing barriers for breastfeeding mothers last week, we've been thinking more than usual about boobs. Maybe that's why we were interested to read a... More >>

• Parker Announces New HPD Oversight Reforms That Will Be Very, Very Different from Countless Past HPD Oversight Reforms

  published Feb 18, 2011

  There's nothing like a bunch of grown men getting caught on tape stomping the hell out of a defenseless teenager to get the ol' government gears grindin'. Responding to the political shitstorm stirre... More >>

• Justin Michael Lee: Texas Revokes His Pediatric-Anesthesiology License Over Child-Porn Ring

  published Feb 17, 2011

  The Texas Medical Board has revoked the license of a pediatric anesthesiologist who pleaded guilty to involvement in an online child porn file-sharing site. Justin Michael Lee, who had been prac... More >>

• YouTube's First Year: Eight Examples of What People Were Uploading in 2005

  published Feb 15, 2011

  Six years ago this week, three dudes we're totally not jealous of registered the domain name www.Youtube.com. A little over a year later, Google bought the site for $1.65 billion. Sure, that totally ... More >>