Archive for June 22nd, 2010

Latinos protest plan to stop Houston bilingual stipend

by on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

City Councilwoman Anne Clutterbuck has proposed eliminating the city's practice of paying bilingual employees a $70 monthly stipend for their language skills, prompting staunch protests from the Latin…

Officers get consulate lesson after incident with diplomat

by on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Weeks after Houston Massage Parlors police pursued a Chinese diplomat onto consulate property and, allegedly, hit him in the face, officers from police, sheriff’s and constables’ departments on Monday att…

Retired priest charged in Canada boy's sex abuse

by on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

A retired Catholic priest who taught math and coached basketball at Houston Massage Parlors's St. Thomas High School half a century ago has been charged with sexually abusing a schoolboy in Canada.

KIPP not gaming system in test-score success

by on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Sixth-graders raise their hands in response during a summer session class Monday at KIPP Academy. KIPP touted results of a study that dismisses questions about KIPP's methods.

It's really hot, but there's good news

by on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

The best thing that might be said for this month, which likely will rank among the 10 hottest Junes on record in Houston Massage Parlors, is that it's not last June. A year ago at this time Houston Massage Parlors began a run of sev…