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March 11, 2005

Volume 24, Number 28

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  • Here Today, There Tomorrow

    Austin ISD Schools grapple with high student turnover – and all its consequences

    BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY

  • Racial Profiling Data Illuminating, yet Inconclusive

    The nation's most comprehensive study to date shows a pattern suggesting profiling, but reporting methods need more uniformity

    BY JORDAN SMITH

  • More to Education Than Test Preparation

    Austin Interfaith asks AISD to de-emphasize standardized testing

    BY RACHEL PROCTOR MAY

  • Police Officers Burned by Comments

    Cops punished after cheering the fire that burned nightclub

    BY JORDAN SMITH

  • Austin to Vote Smoke-Free?

    Anti-smoking ordinance lands on May 7 ballot

    BY DANIEL MOTTOLA

  • No More Juvie Executions

    The Supreme Court's ban on executing kids has repercussions all the way back to Austin

    BY JORDAN SMITH

  • Naked City

    BY LEE NICHOLS

  • Point Austin: High Tuition

    As the centex toll plan moves forward, Austin becomes a reluctant stepchild

    BY MICHAEL KING

  • So What – Now?

    The TRMPAC trial concludes, as the fight continues over the 2002 Lege races

    BY AMY SMITH

  • The Hightower Report

    Bush wants to deplete your Social Security; ChoicePoint may have helped deplete your bank account

    BY JIM HIGHTOWER

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  • Page Two

    Advice for artists, inspired during the whirlwind of SXSW 2005

    BY LOUIS BLACK

  • Postmarks

    Our readers talk back.
  • After a Fashion

    Stephen gears up for the celebrity onslaught by skewering more ... celebrities!

    BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER

  • About AIDS

    Enough with the NYC 'superbug'!

    BY SANDY BARTLETT

  • To Your Health

    Does dairy consumption at a meal interfere with iron absorption?

    BY JAMES HEFFLEY, PH.D.

  • The Common Law

    Who gets the engagement ring if the wedding is called off?

    BY LUKE ELLIS

  • Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

    Les Diables Bleus, moonquakes, and a Tunnel of Fudge Cake

    BY MR. SMARTY PANTS

  • Day Trips

    The Knot in the Loop Saloon could be described as a neighborhood bar, but the neighborhood is one of the prettiest in the Hill Country

    BY 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

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