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Nov. 26, 2001 Volume 6.48 In this Issue: Letter from the Editor :::::: Plus: *Goodfellows *What's New at HoustonChronicle.com *How to Send Us Community Notices *How to Contact Us :::::: Letter from the Editor: Traditionally, the month approaching is a time for us to wrap up projects before the year comes to a close. Parties and social affairs come to the fore, and business begins to become less important in our lives ... well, just a little less important anyway. And we here at HoustonChronicle.com hope that all of you who read this newsletter enjoy this traditional approach to the end of the year this year especially. But for us, it's going to be a little busier than usual, and we just wanted to give you a little advance notice that we are working as hard as we can to provide some rather major changes to the site by the start of the new year. Some of the sources we use for some major parts of the site are not going to be available after the end of the year, and we are trying to make their loss as inconspicuous as we can. The Web site always has been somewhat under construction, but the pace is going to be a little heavier than normal between now and the end of the year. We've already made some of the changes in the new Arts and Entertainment area, and more will be coming in the weeks ahead. And we know that despite our best efforts, some of you will find some of your favorite pieces of the site will change. Rest assured, we are trying to make things better, not just different. But do contact us if one of the changes really affects something important to you. We need to know, and we will try our best to come up with solutions as quickly as possible to minimize the upset. Thanks for visiting, and please try not to run into any construction barricades. Mike Read Editor HoustonChronicle.com News mike@chron.com ::::: **Goodfellows The Thanksgiving-Yule holiday season is one when traditionally we devote some of our thoughts and efforts to those less fortunate than ourselves. This year especially, there are plenty of folks less fortunate than us to be thinking about. Each year, the Chronicle sponsors a community-wide effort to brighten the season for families throughout the area as part of our Goodfellows program. It's a project for all of us here, with a lot of help from our readers and our friends. We've set up an online site where you can join in and contribute to the effort. Or let us know of a family that needs help. Or just find out more about the program. Or, as the season continues, learn more about the problems some of our neighbors face in their lives. This is a different kind of interactivity from what we generally think of on a Web site. But it spreads our reach, and you might brighten your own season while helping to brighten that of someone else. Help us help this holiday at: http://www.HoustonChronicle.com/goodfellows ::::: *What's New at HoustonChronicle.com **Runoff Elections One more week of campaigning before Houston voters settle the political contests left undesided from the November balloting. Foremost among these races is the contest between Mayor Lee P. Brown and City Councilman Orlando Sanchez for the city's top elected postion. Early voting continues through Tuesday, and election day will be Dec. 1. Keep up with all the latest developments at: http://www.HoustonChronicle.com/politics ::::: **Archives Access for Non-Subscribers For a couple of year now, the online archives of the Houston Chronicle and the Houston Post have been open to Houston Chronicle subscribers. Those of the Post are offline for some review right now. And HoustonChronicle.com has partnered with Qpass to provide an easy and safe way for non-subscribers to purchase access to archival material online. Three kinds of passes allow non-subscribers to search the archives. One is for 30 days, another for seven days, and a third lasts for 24 hours. To buy a pass and start a search, simply go to http://www.HoustonChronicle.com/archives That site also includes answers to any questions you might have about this new service. Please note that the Houston Chronicle archives includes only text of news articles appearing in the Chronicle starting in 1985. It does not include photographs, classified ads or paid death notices. As part of the SubscribersADVANTAGE program, the archives remain free to Houston Chronicle subscribers. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: *How to Send Community Notices to HoustonChronicle.com If you or your organization has a public service announcement or news about volunteer positions that you need filled, please send them via email to mailto:gwen.lewis@chron.com HoustonChronicle.com reserves the right to edit any notices. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: *How To Cancel Your Subscription to the Newsletter HoustonChronicle.com News is never sent unsolicited, but if you desire at any time to stop receiving the newsletter, please go to your mailing list management page: http://www.chron.com/mail/control.hts/97197771 or to be removed immediately go directly to: http://www.chron.com/mail/unsub.hts/8/97197771 If you don't have access to a web browser, you can send any email message to U-A8.10.97197771@chron-news.com and you will be automatically removed from the newsletter list. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: How to contact us: The HoustonChronicle.com World Wide Web site is located at http://www.HoustonChronicle.com/ The HoustonChronicle.com e-mailaddress is mailto:hci@chron.com The office phone number is (713) 220-2700. We are located at 801 Texas Ave., Houston, Texas 77002. Comments to the HoustonChronicle.com News editor may be directed to mailto:mike.read@chron.com or technical issues to the list manager at mailto:mike.read@chron.com *************************************************************
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