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Feb. 4, 2002 Volume 7.05 In this Issue: Letter from the Editor :::::: Plus: *Political Recommendations *What's New at HoustonChronicle.com *How to Send Us Community Notices *How to Contact Us :::::: Letter from the Editor: <From time to time, one of these newsletters elicits enough e-mail responses that it appears a few folks actually read them. That's really gratifying. But humbling, too, since some of those responses tend to indicate that we who work with this site every day may be assuming that our customers are more familiar with where we put things than actually is the case. We mentioned last week that we can create special Web sections for ongoing stories and keep special sections from the newspaper around on the Web site for a long time after the paper itself may have been misplaced. Several folks asked where to find these items on the Web site; so we may not have them as obviously available as we thought. There is in the left-side navigation bar on all of the News sections of the site (including the home page) a navigation segment that includes a variety of special resources including breaking news from the Associated Press, streaming audio news reports, strange and bizarre news stories -- and a section labeled "News Specials." It's that "News Specials" section where we keep all of the various special sections we make available on the Web site. You can short cut directly to it at http://www.HoustonChronicle.com/specialreports or you can just use the navigation link to open it up. The major ongoing special sections right now involve Enron developments, the Andrea Pia Yates trial and the country's continuing responses to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The page also includes stories still coming from the June flooding brought on by Tropical Storm Allison. Special sections from the various areas of the newspaper -- news, features, sports -- are maintained online in this area as long as they remain of interest. While some stories from this part of the site -- perhaps the war in Kosovo -- begin to fade after a time and drop off the Special Reports page, others -- like the dragging death of James Byrd Jr. -- likely will remain for years to come. We even include some special "Webumentary" pieces that we have created for the Web site in cooperation with the staff of the newspaper. These are articles where we get to work with the writers and photographers as the story is being developed so that we can add interactive multimedia coverage to extend the story beyond the limits available in print. A couple of examples from the current Special Reports area would be pieces called "Where Ghosts Dwell" and "So you wanna be a rock & roll star?" As new stories come along, they will be added. Next up likely will be the 2002 Winter Olympics from Salt Lake City, taking a spot on the page alongside the coverage already there of the 2000 Summer Games in Australia. Not all ongoing stories will end up in this section. Some will show up on the Web site only while they are going on and then will fade away, but the Special Reports page is a good place to check for stories that you think might qualify for special extended coverage. Thanks for visiting, and please let us be your first source for information. Mike Read Editor HoustonChronicle.com News mike@chron.com ::::: **Political Recommendations It does seem that the election process never ends any more. Only a few weeks ago, we were going to the polls to cast votes in the run-off contests to finish settling the 2001 campaigns. But here we are again in the thick of political posturing as candidates line up for the 2002 primary contests to decide candidates for this year's November elections for officials all the way to the U.S. Senate. As always, the Chronicle's Editorial Board meets with all of the candidates trying to get a handle on which are the best of the lot and then shares this experience with you in the form of recommendations in the various races. This is not a Voters Guide, which we also will provide closer to the election and which will provide more complete information on all of the candidates. More like the arts and movie critics of the paper offering their opinions in the form of reviews, the newspaper's political recommendations need to be coupled with your own views as you form your own opinions. But whether you consider these recommendations as wise suggestions or an indication of who you definitely don't want to vote for, we offer them for your consideration from time to time on the Editorial page of the paper. And assembled into a complete collection available from either the Editorial or Politics pages on the Web site. Check the candidates out at: http://www.HoustonChronicle.com/recommendations ::::: *What's New at HoustonChronicle.com **ThisWeek In addition to covering major news events throughout the metropolitan Houston area every day, the Chronicle produces 17 different neighborhood community sections that are included in the paper each week. Well, actually, each of the ThisWeek publications normally fills a couple of broadsheet sections to be included in the paper each Thursday. The community publications are produced by a division of the news department and include lots of neighborhood news that might not be of widespread interest to other neighborhoods but can be of great interest to the local community. We here on the Web site don't want you to miss this more personal version of the news either; so we post articles from all 17 ThisWeek publications on the site each Thursday, and maintain the pages throughout the week until the next pulication date rolls around. On the home page, you'll find a link for "ThisWeek" in that same left-side navigation segment with the News Specials and the AP breaking news links. It's a little redundant, but we thought it might be helpful; so we included links to the "ThisWeek" section of the site in the navigation bar for folks opening the links to Community resources and the Metro & State news section as well. Follow all of the really local news at: http://www.HousotnChronicle.com/thisweek ::::: **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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