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    April 6, 2011

    Jerry Eversole's Trial: The Winners and Losers

    The youthful Eversole, before the feds started pestering him.​Jerry Eversole surprised a lot of people when he escaped conviction on bribery charges. A hung jury ended in a mistrial, but prosecutors expect to take another swing at it soon. In the meantime, everyone is poking through the wrec ... More >>

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    February 8, 2001

    First Out of the Gate

    Now that he's got Mayor Lee Brown's attention, can Chris Bell win your support?

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    September 7, 2000

    2001: A Bell Mayoral Odyssey?

    Councilman Chris tests the waters against Brown

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    April 13, 2000

    "Clearing House" Sweepstakes

    Urban League deal-maker scores in Aramark stadium contract

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    May 27, 1999

    Playing the Games

    Urban League deal-maker scores in Aramark stadium contract

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    May 13, 1999

    Checkout Time at Hotel Six

    Michael and the two Johns face the music

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    May 13, 1999

    Leftover Lies?

    Michael and the two Johns face the music

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    April 8, 1999

    And the Sting Goes On

    Round Three offers fresh lawyers, a new villain and the same old flicks

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    February 25, 1999

    The Devil, You Say?

    The spooky self-destruction of asatanic-cult-memory trial

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    February 18, 1999

    Councilman Cad?

    A widow claims a sleazy politician took her for ten grand

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    January 21, 1999

    Betti's Blue Notes

    Singing (and Stinging) in the rain

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    January 7, 1999

    Up To Date on '98

    Singing (and Stinging) in the rain

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    December 17, 1998

    Coming Down to the Liar

    The second sting trial ends where the investigation began

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    November 26, 1998

    Betti's Last Stand

    Why couldn't she just say no?

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    June 4, 1998

    Going Through These Things Twice

    tuck inside of Hotel Six with the Houston blues again

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    May 21, 1998

    Blowing Smoke at Hotel Six

    If Betti was Dorothy, and the FBI was the Wizard, who was Toto?

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    April 16, 1998

    Mysteries of Hotel Six

    The government's case nears an end, but the questions continue

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    April 2, 1998

    In Their Own Words

    Judging by the idle chatter of Hotel Six politicos, the moral barometer at City Hall is in free fall

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    March 26, 1998

    Situational Ethics

    As Jew Don Boney has moved upward in public life, have his values changed to meet his needs rather than those of his constituents?

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    March 26, 1998

    Scenes from a Sting

    How not to have a midlife crisis

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    March 19, 1998

    Take the Cash and Talk That Trash

    The hotel six sting hits the little screen

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    February 12, 1998

    The Insider

    The hotel six sting hits the little screen

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    January 15, 1998

    Situational Ethics

    The hotel six sting hits the little screen

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    January 1, 1998

    Alison Cook looks back at 1997: The Year That Bit

    The hotel six sting hits the little screen

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    December 4, 1997

    The Johnson Treatment

    Council candidate presides over a rather unique substance abuse program

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    November 27, 1997

    Strange Currents

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    October 2, 1997

    The Insider

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    September 11, 1997

    The Insider

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    September 4, 1997

    The Insider

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    August 7, 1997

    The Insider

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    June 19, 1997

    The Insider

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    March 27, 1997

    Covert Aid for Lee Brown?

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    February 13, 1997

    The Insider

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    January 30, 1997

    The Insider

    The bizarre saga of Dave B. Wilson and the Electrical Defense Fund cover-up

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    January 2, 1997

    Two for the Road

    In which our man in Dallas joins Sofia Staks, Kayla Kleevage and other noted First Amendment activists on a mission to rescue Houston from the pashas of prudery. Or something like that.

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    December 19, 1996

    The Insider

    In which our man in Dallas joins Sofia Staks, Kayla Kleevage and other noted First Amendment activists on a mission to rescue Houston from the pashas of prudery. Or something like that.

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    December 19, 1996

    Nature's Call

    In which our man in Dallas joins Sofia Staks, Kayla Kleevage and other noted First Amendment activists on a mission to rescue Houston from the pashas of prudery. Or something like that.

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    October 31, 1996

    Letters

    In which our man in Dallas joins Sofia Staks, Kayla Kleevage and other noted First Amendment activists on a mission to rescue Houston from the pashas of prudery. Or something like that.

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    October 17, 1996

    The Insider

    In which our man in Dallas joins Sofia Staks, Kayla Kleevage and other noted First Amendment activists on a mission to rescue Houston from the pashas of prudery. Or something like that.

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    September 5, 1996

    Political Art

    When Bob Lanier went after CACHH, maybe all he really wanted was a little respect

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    June 27, 1996

    The Insider

    When Bob Lanier went after CACHH, maybe all he really wanted was a little respect

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    June 20, 1996

    Letters

    When Bob Lanier went after CACHH, maybe all he really wanted was a little respect

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    May 16, 1996

    Coffee with Betti and the FBI

    Lightning strikes the ReBates Hotel; death toll unknown

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    March 7, 1996

    Truth or Consequences

    Jon Lindsay is an admitted liar and an accused perjurer. Should Harris County voters take him at his word - again?

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    July 6, 1995

    The Insider

    Jon Lindsay is an admitted liar and an accused perjurer. Should Harris County voters take him at his word - again?

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    June 1, 1995

    Term limits and a domineering mayor have combined to make the City Council little more than a rubber stamp. And Houston may pay dearly for that down the line.

    Jon Lindsay is an admitted liar and an accused perjurer. Should Harris County voters take him at his word - again?

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    May 25, 1995

    The Insider

    Jon Lindsay is an admitted liar and an accused perjurer. Should Harris County voters take him at his word - again?

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    January 26, 1995

    Running at Lanier

    Mayor Bob casts a long shadow over the Tyra-Peavy runoff

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    December 29, 1994

    The Year of Living Anxiously

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

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    December 22, 1994

    Battle of the Retreads

    Two soon-to-be-unemployed politicians may be headed for a City Council showdown

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