A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Mike Miles planning to expand his “New Education System” next year
• A man falsely accused of robbing Sunglass Hut in Houston suing companies over use of facial recognition software
• Longtime Astros reliever Billy Wagner falling just short of making baseball's hall of fame

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• HISD Superintendent Mike Miles regretting calling off school due to the freezing weather
• A local meteorologist gaining acclaim for injecting song lyrics into his forecasts
• A Hempstead Pizza Hut going retro in the style of its dining room

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

• Gov. Abbott planning to spend big to oust fellow Republicans who voted against his school voucher plans
• Houston getting high marks for hosting this week’s College Football Playoff championship game
• A Houston-area tortoise gaining notoriety for being an escape artist

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of History at the University of Houston
• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine

A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to a rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of it all.

This week, our panel weighs in on these stories:

•  Who didn't make it to the college football national championship game in Houston on Monday
•  A change in policy regarding reusable cups at Starbucks

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists