State view on open government and a bill restricting police video recording
The piece argues that anyone may seek information without affiliation and criticizes Rep. Jason Villalba’s bill to make recording police within 25 feet a Class B misdemeanor for non media. It notes practical and constitutional issues and defends cameras as neutral tools, citing police encounters, civil liberties groups, and independent bloggers like Michael Krieger.
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Jason Villalba
Dallas
Texas
Villalba
Dallas Police Association
American Civil Liberties Union
Michael Krieger
March 22 History Highlights Many Notable Years
March 22 marks events from 1765 when Parliament taxed the American colonies with the Stamp Act, 1912 papal bull dissolving the Knights Templar, 1894 Montreal beat Ottawa in hockey’s first Stanley Cup game, 1933 Roosevelts wine and beer decree, 1934 Masters Tournament debut won by Horton Smith, 1945 Arab League charter, 1963 Beatles Please Please Me release, 1978 Karl Wallendas death, 1990 Hazelwood Valdez ruling, and a 2020s note of a Houston ship collision. Thought for Today urges solitude over bad company.
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Clement V
Order of the Knights Templar
Montreal
Ottawa
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Augusta
Horton
Houston Ship Channel
Maxine Mesinger Remembered and Her Iconic Houston Years
Wanda Orton recalls gossip columnist Maxine Mesinger whose career rose after leaving Bill Roberts at the Houston Press. Notes her Cork Club and Emerald Room days at the Shamrock hotel and a later illness yet ongoing writing. Includes Ken Hoffman’s 2001 tribute and stories of Maxine’s sharp humor and Rat Pack anecdotes.
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Miss Moonlight
Maxine
Robert E. Lee
Doc Severinsen
Rel
Time Magazine
Bill Roberts
Old
Houston Press
Roberts
Houston Post
Press
Post
Justice Served
Houston
Ken Hoffman
Houston Chronicle
Hoffman
Ken
Alvin van Black
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Sammy Davis
van Black
Don’t Be Nice to Women Says Study On Hall Goh
Jim Finley critiques a Northeastern University study by Judith Hall and Jin Goh that warns against benevolent sexism. He derides the idea that opening doors or offering help is harmful, arguing the stance clashes with traditional courtesy and personal values.
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Luby’s
Gigi
J.P
Miley Cyrus
Star
Ross S. Sterling
Stallworth Stadium
Royce Moyer
Judith Hall
Jin Goh
Northeastern University
Massachusetts
Jerry Lewis
Nutty Professor
Hall and Goh
Hall-God
Red Duke
God
Hall
Roscoe Clooney Jr
Lila Beth Broomer
Roscoe
Professor
Ms. Hall
Angus
Colette Broomer
Colette
Lila Beth
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