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August 1, 1996
Death and the Raccoon
To animal control, Pedro was ring-tailed vermin. To Jimmy Vonderglotz, he was a friend.
Music
May 5, 2005
Cowboy Mouth
Friday, May 6, at Fitzgerald's, 2706 White Oak Drive, 713-862-3838.
Dining
January 8, 2004
Bring On the Bovine
Beef-mad Houstonians keep eating steaks
Dining
April 5, 2001
How Now Mad Cow?
Europe has a problem with diseased cattle. Should Texans be wary?
Dining
March 29, 2001
Beef: It's Still What's for Dinner
Speaking off the toque: Tony Ruppe
Blogs
April 28, 2009
Revenge Of The Swine (And The Obsessive Hand-Washers)
A swine flu pandemic isn't a "foregone conclusion," according to the new alert level issued yesterday by the World Health Organization. But things are starting to get a little scary. Cue the travel warnings. The United States said not to head south of the border. The European Union said stay a ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2009
$7 at Bell Street Cafe
Photo by Craig HlavatyChicken Veronique at Bell Street CafeWhere: Bell Street Cafe, 800 Bell Street (under the Exxon Building) What $7 gets you: Surprisingly fresh and cheap food. Dining under the Exxon building, right next to the Houston Press building, means that you will be eating with a millio ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2009
Swine Flu Closes Three HISD Schools, Episcopal High -- And All Of Fort Worth ISD (UPDATED)
HISD has announced two schools have closed until further notice because of possible -- but not confirmed -- cases of swine flu.Harvard Elementary and Hamilton Middle School, both in the Heights, are the schools."Late last night the City of Houston Health Department informed HISD Superintendent Abela ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2009
Swine Flu 1, Lyons Elementary 0
Photo by Paul KnightAlejandra Bravo and Alejandra ReyesHISD is working on its first swine flu evacuation, which started with about an hour left of TAKS testing. The students at Lyons Elementary will have to take the whole thing over again, according to district spokesman Norm Uhl. The infected child ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2009
School Districts Don't Need To Close To Protect Funding, TEA Says
When the Fort Worth school district made the seemingly bizarre decision to close down for a week even though they hadn't experienced a single confirmed case of swine flu, there were some rumblings that FWISD officials were more concerned about budgets than parents.Parents might have to spend a week ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2009
What If Swine Flu Got Turned Into a "Song"?
librarystorytime.wordpress.comSo it turns out the best way to prevent swine flu is to wash your damn hands, and to make sure you do a nice thorough job. A former member of the Texas Medical Associaton's Committee on Infectious Diseases suggests you sing or hum songs you probably learned in kindergar ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2009
Fears About Swine Flu: Don't Forget The Part Where You Might Go Insane
Just to the throw one more log of fear on the fire...As if a case of influenza wasn't bad enough on its own, some strains carry the risk of a lingering and sometimes permanent "hangover" in the form of acute mental illness. Unborn children are at the most risk, some studies show.In the aftermath of ... More >>
Blogs
May 1, 2009
That Letter We Sent Canceling Special Olympics And Asking Volunteers To Stay Away? Just A Draft, Sorry
At least one parent with a child at Richmond State School received an e-mail today that lists the school's precautions against the swine flu. (The school houses about 500 mentally and physically disabled students.)The precautions included:-- canceling the Special Olympics and all off-campus trips. - ... More >>
Blogs
May 4, 2009
Harvard Elementary Kids, Get Your Butts Back To School
Another HISD school has declared total victory in the battle against swine flu (No political correctness here, pork industry!!). Harvard Elementary in the Heights, one of the first district schools to close down, will reopen tomorrow.The city's health department has given the OK for the move, HISD s ... More >>
Blogs
June 12, 2009
If You Live In The Boonies Of Fort Bend County, Beware The Rabid Skunks
If you live in Needville or "the unincorporated portion of Beasley," the Fort Bend County Health & Human Services Department is warning you to stay away from skunks.We've never quite lived in a place where people had to be warned to stay away from skunks, but then again we've never even be ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
Kathy Reichs: Virals
If you live in Needville or "the unincorporated portion of Beasley," the Fort Bend County Health & Human Services Department is warning you to stay away from skunks.We've never quite lived in a place where people had to be warned to stay away from skunks, but then again we've never even be ... More >>
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September 27, 2011
BARC Reminds You to Stamp Out the Rabies
No one likes rabid Tyra.You know what blows? Rabies. You know what doesn't blow? The new Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care Wellness Center's prices: You can make sure your furry friend is rabies-free for just $20. Coinciding with World Rabies Day (which we at first mistakenly thought was ... More >>