The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Houston Matters

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:

• The ACLU suing over a DC man’s detention for playing Darth Vader’s theme on his phone on a city street in the vicinity of National Guard troops
• Houston’s first-ever Fleet Week being postponed because of the ongoing government shutdown
• A pig setting a world record for riding a skateboard ten meters in just over 11 seconds

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
• Ernie Manouse, co-host of Hello Houston

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:

• Katy’s Pride celebration being moved last-minute when the venue that had agreed to host it bowed to pressure brought by conservative leaders
• Some Texas airports deciding not to show a video featuring Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown, which may be contributing to delays at airport security
• A Michigan woman using Chat GPT to pick winning lottery numbers

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
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant

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:

• The on-again, off-again, rainbow-striped intersection in Montrose being off-again
• The battle continuing over bringing space shuttle Discovery to Space City

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown
• Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston

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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:

• A Halloween display getting political -- and controversial
• The next big movie star possibly being an AI avatar
• A self-driving car getting a warning at a traffic stop

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Jack Young, University of Houston theatre professor
• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston

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:

• Camp Mystic planning to partially reopen
• A statue showing President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands showing up on DC’s National Mall then quickly being taken down

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Lisa Falkenberg, senior columnist with the Houston Chronicle
• Marcus Davis, owner of the Breakfast Klub restaurant
• Marco Roberts, chairman of the Texas Conservative Liberty Forum

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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:

• Low-flying military helicopters being seen over Houston as part of a training exercise
• A Houston-based company that owns strip clubs across the nation facing bribery charges over an alleged scheme to avoid paying taxes
• An important day on the calendar this week for mathematics devotees

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff
• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting

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:

• Houston supplanting Philadelphia as America's poorest large city
• Houston’s new million-dollar firetruck going unused because it’s too big for its fire station
• Carnival Cruise Line and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream unveiling sunscreen-flavored ice cream

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Houston Chronicle columnist Joy Sewing
• Mary Flood, legal consultant with Androvett Legal Media & Marketing
• David Branham, professor of political science at the University of Houston-Downtown

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:

• Some cyclists planning to ride their bikes naked through Houston’s streets to protest the removal of bike lanes
• A woman setting a new record for running barefoot over loose Lego bricks
• A giant food fight with overripe tomatoes in Spain celebrating its 80th anniversary

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston
• Jessica Brown, co-director of Station Theater

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:

• The Astros suing the Harris County Appraisal District for trying to levy property taxes against Daikin Park
• The co-owner of a Houston gun store being prohibited from owning or using a firearm

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Raúl Ramos, associate professor of history at the University of Houston
• Natalie Arceneaux, president of Arceneaux International Consulting
• Charles Kuffner, who writes the political blog Off the Kuff

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 being among the 11 Texas school districts temporarily blocked from displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a ruling in federal court
• The City of Houston launching a "Train Watch" webpage with real-time info on rail crossings with stopped trains
• A new state law that would punish restaurants misrepresenting imported shrimp as from Texas or the gulf

Our panel of non-experts this week includes:

• Vivian Ho, health economist at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine
• Mustafa Tameez, media and public affairs consultant and the CEO of Outreach Strategists