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The Passion of Victoria OsteenA flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and allBy Richard ConnellyThursday, August 28Every little Catholic boy and girl knows about the Stations of the Cross. (Maybe other religions, too; we can't speak for them). For one... More >> -
Gone to Hell: Mental Illness and Harris County JailEven though Alexander Hatcher is bipolar and schizophrenic, he wasn't given his meds for his first three months in jail. He got in fights with the guards. Now he's sentenced to prison for a long, long time.By Paul KnightThursday, August 21On December 19, 2006, Alexander Hatcher received about $15,000 in disability payments from Social Security. Diagnosed as bipolar and... More >> -
Houston Turns Back to Tap WaterThat stuff flowing from the faucet is safe, cheap and environmentalBy Chris Vogel and Lee KleinThursday, August 14Erica Campbell doesn't want to die from drinking tap water. She doesn't trust Houston's public water system, and as a homeopathic doctor, she... More >> -
No Honest Players Among Human SmugglersIllegal immigrants are subject to pain and death at the hands of their "rescuers" if they don't pay up in fullBy Chris VogelThursday, August 07Bound and gagged, Elmer Nuñez-Rodriguez watched helplessly as a stocky, dark-haired man charged toward him with a phone in one hand... More >> -
Texas Woman Fights Abuse at the State's Schools for the Mentally RetardedHer son was beaten up by an angry caregiver at Denton State SchoolBy Jesse HydeThursday, July 31Farhat Chishty pushes her son's wheelchair into the shade of an oak tree and sits down with a sigh. It's a calm spring morning at Denton State... More >>
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Blood Diamonds
Violent South American thieves are stealing millions in precious gems ... and getting away with it
By Brantley Hargrove
It's a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>
Dallas
Enter Stage Right
With the curtain falling on its old playhouse,Dallas Theater Center gets its act together with a new leader
By Elaine Liner
Scene 1: Enter the prince
It's the first hour of the first day of rehearsal for Dallas Theater... More >>
Denver
Barack Obama gives principal Michael Johnston extra credit
By Jessica Centers
At 3:10 p.m. on May 28 — dismissal time on the last day of school at Mapleton... More >>
Kansas City
With the end of Bodies Revealed, Kansas City’s troubled Union Station faces another uncertain future
By Peter Rugg
It's still spring, and tickets are selling strong for the Bodies Revealed exhibit in the bowels... More >>
Miami
Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida
They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.
By Brantley Hargrove
It is a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>
Minneapolis
A field guide to the Republican National Convention
Meet the deranged, debauched and deluded characters coming to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the RNC
By Bradley Campbell
After almost two years of anticipatory civic brouhaha and financial hand-wringing, the... More >>
Phoenix
Joe Arpaio’s men fail to justify criminally charging New Times reporter Ray Stern in a public records dispute
By Michael Lacey
When I read our lawyer's interviews with the deputies in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's... More >>
San Francisco
Going for Gold
Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.
By Joe Eskenazi
A quick glance through a propped-open door at Kezar Pavilion reveals a dozen or so women of... More >>
St. Louis
Kevin Slaten's Head Is About to Explode: The exiled sports-talk radio ranter needs to get some things off his chest
By Kristen Hinman
It sounds like Kevin Slaten's head is about to explode.
"If the story goes like that, there'll... More >>
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Hair Balls
Judge (No, Not That One) Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault
Fri Aug 29, 2:35 PM
A local judge has pled guilty to sexual assault. No, not the local federal judge, the other local judge accused of feeling up underlings' breasts. We sure have a a fun bunch of jurists around here. Brazoria County Court... More >>
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What Mainstream Publishers Don't Want You to Know About Door-to-Door Magazine Sales That kid at your door with a magazine order form will tell you a story -- part sad, part hopeful. The truth will be infinitely worse than you can imagine.
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Houston Has a Bad Reputation with Touring Indie Bands They'd just as soon give us a miss.
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A Montrose Man's Panic Room Wasn't Enough Whitt Bruney was so scared of his neighbor, he moved out. Eight years later that didn't do much good...
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Temples of Tex-Mex: A Diner's Guide to the State's Oldest Mexican Restaurants We took a pilgrimage in search of old-fashioned tamales, chili con carne and cheese enchiladas
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No Honest Players Among Human Smugglers Illegal immigrants are subject to pain and death at the hands of their "rescuers" if they don't pay up in full
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Not Easy Being Green LEED certification is oddly expensive in HoustonThursday, August 28The City of Houston may be promoting all things eco-friendly these days, but that doesn't mean that it's easy to go green. At least that's what... More>>
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Anita Bump, Michael Phelps and Harris County Jail Bump YouThursday, August 28From Anita: I grabbed a copy of the Press yesterday to check out the dish on my new grill ["All That Glitters," by Jason Kerr, August 14]. I was... More>>
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Bayousphere
Thursday, August 28Sure, the job's kind of crummy, and the wages are from hunger, but the uniforms are so damn cool. A trustee from the Harris County Jail vacuums... More>>
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Anita Bump, Michael Phelps and Harris County Jail
Thursday, August 28
From Anita: I grabbed a copy of the Press yesterday to check out the dish on my new grill ["All That Glitters," by Jason Kerr, August 14]. I was... More >>
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