Or Papers and Paychecks, whichever…

Laurence of IFOC points out in this thread where I went wrong with this character. I should have rolled up a background in journalism, not retail.

Kevin further notes:

It seems like lots of journalists in this town wind up with PR gigs eventually.

Off the top of my head, I can think of: The Chron editor who’s now at METRO, the two journos who now man Mayor White’s press shop, McClinton, and the journo who handles press for Bettencourt’s office.

At least I didn’t go to work for HISD.

Kenneth Cuadra, the only HISD employee charged with a crime in the 2002 scandal over dropout rates, has refused plea-bargain offers. He sold his home to pay legal fees to plead his case to a jury, which could force the state’s largest school district to relive an embarrassing episode.

Jurors will want to know why a low-ranking employee is the lone person being held accountable for the scandal, [Houston Federation of Teachers President Gayle Fallon] said.

“He’s a whistle-blower,” she said. “Jurors aren’t really stupid. They can see right through that garbage.”

Fallon said she thinks Cuadra was targeted to take the fall because he was a noncontract employee, not entitled to the same type of hearing a teacher would get. HISD suspended him without pay for 10 days.

If I had to guess, I’d say he was targeted because he objected to the order.