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February 11, 2000
Volume 19, Number 24
features
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Climbing the Family Tree
Virginia Wood finds that with the help of U.S. census records, finding the roots of her family is possible.BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
news
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Count Me In
there's power in numbers with the census 2000 data.BY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
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Courting the Vote
Four democrats are running for two judicial races.BY AMY SMITH
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Naked City
Capital Metro hires Ann Richards; Linda Dailey decides against running for Place 6; three candidates : Raul Alvarez, Gloria Mata Pennington and Rafael Quintanilla are running for Place 2 on City Council -
Council Watch
Peace at Last? City, Gary Bradley Strike the Deal to End All DealsBY JENNY STAFF JOHNSON
food
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Happy Trails
Thirteen of Texas' Hill Country wineries, all within an easy drive of Austin, are uniting to create a two-day Valentine's celebration of love and wine February 12-13 in the Texas Hill Country Wine Trail. Wes Marshall provides the details on the participating wineries.BY WES MARSHALL
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Reservations of Choice
Chronicle food writers Wes Marshall, Rebecca Chastenet de Géry, Barbara Chisholm, and Mick Vann write about their favorite Valentine's dining experiences. -
Food-o-File
Austin's new pizza sellers, hints on how to find out of print cookbooks, ice cream novelties, and updates on the changes in Austin's restaurant scene.BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
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Second Helpings: Sandwich Boards
music
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Golden Arm Symphony
Unraveling the budding symphonic genius of Graham ReynoldsBY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
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String Theory
Do-It-Yourself SymphonyBY GREG BEETS
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Dancing About Architecture
The Mercury enters a new orbit, how to build your own music festival, the Continental Club get's a new big brother, plus more food for thought about buildings and songsBY KEN LIECK
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Music Feature
screens
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Stories That Tell Themselves
In town for the Texas Documentary Tour, Albert Maysles -- the man behind such famous documentaries as Gimme Shelter and Grey Gardens -- talks about his fierce philosophy of direct cinema.BY ANNE S. LEWIS
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Short Cuts
Upcoming events and workshops of interest to the Austin film community.BY MARC SAVLOV
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TV Eye
Sweeps period approaches, and it's no big whoop that prime time is dishing up more drama, intrigue, and sex than ever. But the intelligent treatment of gay relationships on prime time? That would be a something to celebrate.BY BELINDA ACOSTA
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Screens Reviews
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Film Reviews
the arts
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A Big Word With a Small "A"
Sue Graze leads an organization that works to bring the visual arts to the entire Lone Star State. She talks with Rebecca Cohen about her first year directing the Texas Fine Arts Association.BY REBECCA S. COHEN
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More Than a Pair of Jokers
While she was growing up, Anne S. Lewis thought of Randy and Jason Sklar as just her crazy twin cousins. But now, after an MTV sitcom and success on the comedy club circuit, she's thinking her relatives may be more than just a pair of jokers in her family deck.BY ANNE S. LEWIS
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Articulations
Robert Faires reports his recent binge of arts festivals programming.BY ROBERT FAIRES
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Arts Reviews
columns
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Page Two
Do not underestimate the power of the census.BY LOUIS BLACK
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Postmarks
SUVs are not sluggish, the Internet is not homogenous, and roads are not decongestants. -
Public Notice
Love, love, love. That's what it's all about. Yup, this week's column: You'll love it.BY KATE X MESSER
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After a Fashion
Black for every budget at South Lamar boutique Blackmail.BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
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Mr. Smarty Pants
Perhaps it is the female opossum who requires shock-absorbing underwear.BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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Coach's Corner
The only remedy for your lard ass is a daily regemin of realism.BY ANDY "COACH" COTTON
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Day Trips
A Valentine's weekend Hill Country winery tour.BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
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About AIDS
Unprotected oral sex may be riskier than previously thought.BY SANDY BARTLETT
The Luv Doc: The Sugar Tit
Are you living in the Burger King's Castle?
Postmarks
Letters to the editor, published daily
books
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Benevolent Agitator
Jim Hightower's undiluted populism is wittty, rousing, and engaging, Clay Smith asserts in a review of Hightower's new book If the Gods Had Meant Us to Vote, They Would Have Given Us CandidatesBY CLAY SMITH
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In Person
Helen Ellis' serious satire Eating the Cheshire Cat resonated in some unique ways with the audience at her reading at BookPeople last week.BY CLAY SMITH
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Postscripts
Austin is clearly experiencing a bout of literary event mania.BY CLAY SMITH
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Local Bestsellers
Local bestsellers are based on recent sales at Austin bookstores selected to reflect varied reading interests. -
Book Reviews
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