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Holiday Wish Lists 2004, Part 2
Presents for public serviceBY KATE X MESSER
news
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The LCRA Moves to Turn on the Tap
Future of Hill Country waits on Authority's decisions on water planBY AMY SMITH
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The Depot Comes to the District Hat in Hand
Austin ISD considers a tax giveaway to mendicant Home Depot, and the question is, who pays?BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY
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The 'Observer' Celebrates 50
'The Texas Observer' marks its 50th Anniversary with a symposium on politics and mediaBY LEE NICHOLS
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Bicycle Nomads and the Winds of Change
Backers say winter migration to Mexico creates 'a whole new way of life'BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
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State Energy Plan: Dependent and Dirty
The Texas Energy Policy Council goes backward into the energy futureBY DANIEL MOTTOLA
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Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyondBY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
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Sore Winners
The GOP seems determined to make representative government a game of 'winner-take-all'BY MICHAEL KING
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Austin @ Large: The Job Description
Why sane people don't run for City CouncilBY MIKE CLARK-MADISON
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On the Lege
Banning birth control; reforming Texas justiceBY JORDAN SMITH
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The Hightower Report
All-American Spam adopts an English accent; and big airlines stiff their workersBY JIM HIGHTOWER
food
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At Your Service
The holidays outside the box: unique gift ideas for your favorite culinariansBY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
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Basket Weaving
Give the gift of Austin flavors for the holidays!BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
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Food-o-File
Tom Pederson's Cocoa Puro is prevalent; plus, coming, goings, and more in this week's roundup of Austin food newsBY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
music
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Rock & Roll Books
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Armadillos to Addictions: a shopping guide for discerning AustinitesBY CHRISTOPHER GRAY
screens
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DVDs: Part One
From Ferrell in an elf suit to Bergman at the end, the best discs to gift this seasonBY BELINDA ACOSTA
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Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Kirby Warnock's 'Border Bandits' raids the Alamo with the ugly truth of 1915 Texas.BY MARC SAVLOV
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All About the Others
The Austin Film Society's Besides Almodovar: Other Spanish DirectorsBY WILL ROBINSON SHEFF
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In Print
'Made You Laugh: The Funniest Moments in Radio, Television, Stand-Up, and Movie Comedy'BY JEFF TONN
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TV Eye
In an unusual union between an indie-rooted movie network and another cable network specializing in sensational courtroom dramas comes a sustained, multifaceted discussion on one of the most pressing issues of our time: free speechBY BELINDA ACOSTA
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Film Reviews
the arts
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Communing in the Air
With 'Lounge!,' Arthouse transforms itself into a space that swingsBY ROBERT FAIRES
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Gimme Them Biscuits
Austin theatre's barnyard brothers are ready to take over TV – and the worldBY ROBERT FAIRES
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The Three Scrooges
Three different stage versions of 'A Christmas Carol' are playing this season, and one of them is sure to please the discriminating Dickens-lover in your householdBY ROBERT FAIRES
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In Memoriam: Robert Ellis Patterson
Robert Ellis Patterson, artist and owner of the Robert Ellis Patterson Gallery in South Austin, died Friday, Nov. 19BY ROBERT FAIRES
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Arts Reviews
columns
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Page Two
The touchy, touch Republicans have become the party of make-believeBY LOUIS BLACK
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After a Fashion
Stephen lays down the law – in his own styleBY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
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Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
Resisting enemy interrogation, government- subsidized health care, and hula dancingBY MR. SMARTY PANTS
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About AIDS
Post-exposure preventionBY SANDY BARTLETT
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To Your Health
Are vitamin E supplements harmful?BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.
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The Common Law
Do-not-resuscitate orderBY LUKE ELLIS
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Day Trips
The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo might be the most famous steak house in the world, or at least in TexasBY GERALD E. MCLEOD
The Luv Doc: Real People vs. Smart Phones
Nothing breaks the ice like a flawless recitation of the Monty Python 'Albatross' sketch
Postmarks
Letters to the editor, published daily
books
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Big Books: Part One
From Zora Neale Hurston to the National Football LeagueBY KATE X MESSER
sports
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Soccer Watch
Fanless football in Italy, and potential American European championsBY NICK BARBARO
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