August 9-15, 1996

Articles and Features Just a Wave, Not the Water by Louisa C. Brinsmade The SOS ordinance is back from the dead. But nobody's celebrating. In Through the Out Door by Robert Bryce Politicians hit the revolving door which leads to the private sector. Sidebar: Servicing the Public or Public Service? Eight who've headed for the cash-paved lobbyists' road. City News Naked City edited by Louisa C. Brinsmade Edwards Aquifer Authority says drought is no emergency; Recycling problems on the Eastside; New noise laws on Sixth Street; Eradicating the boll weevil eradication program. Council Watch by Alex de Marban Doomed to Repeat Itself?: An initiative to privatize the visitors bureau smacks of corporate charity. Environs by Robert Bryce SOS Dooms City, Part II: Is the latest round a hollow victory for SOS supporters, or cause for renewed action? AISD Notebook by Roseana Auten Seton Health Care proposes to take over health services on AISD campuses.