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AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
HCCS's Gift Basket Bonanzanew
AltWeeklies Award - Education
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Gator Aidnew
Thanks to the Endangered Species Act, alligators are everywhere in southeast Texas -- so now the state is going to make it easier for you to shoot one.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
05-30-2006 |
Animal Issues
Tags: animal issues
Horse Fleshnew
Texas struggles with what to do with its overabundance of Equus caballus, while Europeans wait with open mouths.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
04-18-2006 |
Animal Issues
Hold the Saltnew
Too much of a good thing threatens the oysters in Galveston Bay.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
04-11-2006 |
Environment
Going Nuclearnew
Why should Houston want a nuclear power plant?
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
03-13-2006 |
Environment
Costly Advancesnew
Payday lenders take care of you till your check comes in, and for a long time after.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
La Morditanew
Check cashers and furniture rental companies take a big chunk out of post-hurricane FEMA checks.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
Eaten Alivenew
Rent-to-own stores, pawnshops, payday lenders -- it's hope for sale, with interest.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
01-31-2006 |
Economy
A Vietnamese 'Village' Works to Fit Into Houstonnew
Catholic priest John Chinh Tran re-created Vietnam's Thai Xuan Village in Houston with an iron hand. These days his control is slipping away.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
12-19-2005 |
Immigration
Drawing Gets Owner Shut Out of Her Condonew
Since she drew a lemon on her window, Heather Mickelson has been barred from her home in Houston's Tremont Tower.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
10-10-2005 |
Business & Labor
When Parents and Kids Both Get Crankednew
The meth trend has swept eastward from California and is increasingly wreaking havoc on regular families and their children.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
09-05-2005 |
Science
Police Lose Their Cool, Unleash Their Horsesnew
Police and media reports blamed scuffles at a recent Haliburton demonstration on activists. However, Houston Press reporters observed a different scene, one that was supported by available videotape of the incidents.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
06-01-2005 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Medical Researchers Head Westwardnew
Stem cell restrictions could send Texas Medical Center researchers fleeing to California.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
05-24-2005 |
Science
NRA Takes Aim at Next Generation of Gun Usersnew
At the 134th national conference of the National Rifle Association in Houston, young people weren't just exposed to guns. They were encouraged to handle some of the most powerful weaponry in the republic.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
04-25-2005 |
Children & Families
