Henry McClurg's Montrose Daily News
McClurg Newspapers: Serving the Montrose neighborhood and the Houston/Galveston
gay community since 1973 ... in fact, we named the neighborhood Montrose
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Dear readers: Montrose Daily News in on "vacation" until August 1, 2012. Henry McClurg, owner, is participating in a 3-month medical program from the Veterans Affairs Administration. In the meantime, our on-going features (WeatherBug for Montrose and Galveston and Every Block from MSNBC for Montrose) will continue with updates around the clock. Thank you.

 

CONTACT US: 832-373-6532 (after May 16, 2012) or MontroseNews@Yahoo.com
 (We will check the emails once a week and respond to those requiring urgent attention.)
 
The Montrose Daily News hereby endorses Grady Castleberry for Constable Harris County, precinct one. -- Henry McClurg

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Thursday, March 15, 2012
THE NATION
If you're homophobic, you're probably ho-mo-sexual. CLICKMDNLINK
 
 
Sunday, March 11, 2012

MONTROSE
  • One person writes about the meaning of the AIDS Walk to him. CLICKMDNLINK
  • 1001 block of Westheimer at Montrose Blvd. goes on the market. CLICKMDNLINK
  • New boutique, Settlement Goods & Design, opens. CLICKMDNLINK
HOUSTON & GALVESTON
  • Organizational meeting today for the new in-print newspaper, Houston Voice. But it's secret. But we'll have a report on it tomorrow.
THE NATION
  • What was so super about Super Tuesday? Political columnist Jody Miller explains.
THE WORLD
  • Your fearless leader takes you into the past, 1967-1968, for a visit to Africa. CLICK
Saturday, March 10, 2012

MONTROSE

THE CITY
  • Houston judge rules gay immigrant can stay because he has a legal same-sex marriage. CLICKMDNLINK


Friday, March 9, 2012

THE NATION

Thursday, March 8, 2012

MONTROSE
  •  Our own Sean Carter-Hammerle is candidate for Harris County Commisioners Court. Charles Kuffner has an interview. CLICKMDNLINK
  • After 20 years, 13th Century frescoes finally leave Menil campus. CLICKMDNLINK
THE NATION
  • Joe the Plumber continues to to have problems saying the word gay. It happened again this morning on CNN. CLICKMDNLINK
THE NATION: FEATURE REPORT
  •  Facts don't matter to those who fight against marriage equality. Slate's Nathaniel Frank has a column. CLICKMDNLINK
GAY ENTERTAINMENT, SORT OF
  • Sigourney Weaver to play Hillary (it is Hillary, it appears) in TV documentary. CLICKMDNLINK
Wednesday, March 7, 2012

MONTROSE

  • Police seek help in investigation of a fight outside Rich's a month ago. One of the fighters later died. CLICKMDNLINK

MONTROSE & GALVESTON
  •  New in the Montrose Daily News: Photo Archives. Some 2005 and 2006 images from the McClurg Archives are now on line here. CLICK
THE NATION
  • Dem convention chair wants marriage equality in the party's platform. CLICKMDNLINK
  •  Iowa Supreme Court justices who were later rejected by voters are to receive John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage awards for their ruling granting marriage equality. CLICKMDNLINK
 
Tuesday, March 6, 2012

MONTROSE
  •  Walter of the George bar gets channel 13 out to highlight that bad sidewalk between George and 611. Centerpoint Energy says it will get contractors back to fix it. CLICKMDNLINK
THE CITY
  • In the name of God, one of Houston's best on-line columnists, Charles Kuffner, weighs in on the Rev. Riggle's demands on Mayor Parker, (Okay, now, in the name of fairness, let's see who can be the first to make a joke out of Riggle's name? Email MontroseNews@Yahoo.com.) CLICKMDNLINK
THE STATE
  •  Dallas lesbian judge says she will not perform marriage ceremonies until gay people too can be legally married in Texas. CLICKMDNLINK for ABC News story. Meanwhile, Judge Parker says all of this attention is distracting. CLICKMDNLINK for Dallas Voice coverage.
THE NATION
  • Imagine this: Someone hits you over the head. They're arrested and go to trial, where they claim their civil rights are being violated because they should have the freedom, the right, to hit you over the head. They claim they're being denied their rights. That scenario is called "playing the victim" when in fact you're the perpetrator. And that's what Michelle Bachmann did in a broadcast last night with Piers Morgan. CLICKMDNLINK
Monday, March 5, 2012

THE CITY
  • "Religious people who presume to know the will of the creator annoy me" says one letter writer about Grace Church pastor who called on Mayor Parker to resign. CLICKMDNLINK
Sunday, March 4, 2012

SUNDAY'S FEATURE REPORT

  • Famed New York columnist Frank Rich points out that the two most confining institutions in the world are marriage and the military. Then why in the world do gay people want to be part of both ... plus why secret allies on the right are helping gay people join both. CLICKMDNLINK

THE CITY
  •  Hometown Continental Airlines is no more. Merger is completed. To comemorate, Virgil C. Robinson took this photo of the 1600 Smith Building, Continental's headquarters.
THE NATION
  • Kirk Cameron continues his crusade off the deep end in interview on CNN with Piers Morgan. CLICKMDNLINK
  • The Right wants a culture war but that's not good for America. AlterNet has an indepth report. CLICKMDNLINK
Saturday, March 3, 2012

MONTROSE
  • Some residents say they'll continue the fight against construction of Ashby highrise. CLICKMDNLINK
  • Man dies from stab wounds. Another is in custody. Here's the Chronicle's story. CLICKMDNLINK
  • ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Last Year's RuPaul Drag Race winner sits down for interview with Kourtney's Legends.
THE NATION
  • Former GOP lead official apologizes for running homophobic campaign. CLICKMDNLINK
  • The fleecing of the American Political Landscape. Columnist Jody Miller comments.
Friday, March 2, 2012

MONTROSE
  • Neighborhood man stabbed, then dies. Roommate arrested. CLICK
  • Ashby highrise in Montrose will be built, apparently, after all. CLICK
THE CITY
  • Megachurch preacher keeps gay sex on his mind too much, ya think? CLICK
THE NATION
  • Marchers stopped from marching in Mississippi but still waved the rainbow flag on the steps of the Mississippi State Capitol building. CLICK

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