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    March 9, 1995
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    December 9, 1999

    Raw Deal

    Oysterman Joe Nelson says pollution is slowly killing Galveston Bay. But is anyone listening?

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    June 7, 2001

    Curiouser and Curiouser

    Ex-congressman Stockman is labeled a co-conspirator in prescription fraud

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    November 14, 2008

    The Great and Mighty Oz, a/k/a CenterPointlandia

    A little while ago we received a letter at our home warning us that CenterPoint Energy was thinking about disconnecting our service. Our offense was not an unpaid bill – it was that our meter had become inaccessible. Not only could we be disconnected, we’d have to pay for the re-hook-up. Ou ... More >>

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    June 5, 1997

    The Insider

    A little while ago we received a letter at our home warning us that CenterPoint Energy was thinking about disconnecting our service. Our offense was not an unpaid bill – it was that our meter had become inaccessible. Not only could we be disconnected, we’d have to pay for the re-hook-up. Ou ... More >>

  • News

    July 3, 1997

    The Insider

    A little while ago we received a letter at our home warning us that CenterPoint Energy was thinking about disconnecting our service. Our offense was not an unpaid bill – it was that our meter had become inaccessible. Not only could we be disconnected, we’d have to pay for the re-hook-up. Ou ... More >>

  • News

    July 17, 1997

    The Insider

    A little while ago we received a letter at our home warning us that CenterPoint Energy was thinking about disconnecting our service. Our offense was not an unpaid bill – it was that our meter had become inaccessible. Not only could we be disconnected, we’d have to pay for the re-hook-up. Ou ... More >>

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Looking for Answers Down Below

    The city doesn't seem to care that a Houston developer's plans for high-density apartments and a supermarket rest atop abandoned oil fields and possible contamination

  • News

    March 11, 1999

    City Pork Project

    Residents look for answers but find only a developer's arrogance

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    April 26, 2007

    Mail Call

    Woodwind Lakes Edition

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    April 12, 2007

    Woodwind Lakes: Danger — Baby on Board

    Two feet below the inviting backyard was a sludge pit bubbling toxic waste

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    April 12, 2007

    Woodwind Lakes subdivision built on oil and gas field turns on neighbor who pointed out the contamination

    Two feet below the inviting backyard was a sludge pit bubbling toxic waste

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    April 21, 2005

    Lowering the Boom

    Not all Houstonians revel in our God-given right to be loudly obnoxious

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    October 7, 1999

    Double Image

    Does selling George W. Bush mean Mark McKinnon has sold out?

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