Richard Whittaker
The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.
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Comer, Creationists and Dover Schools
Why the author of the book for which TEA’s science expert says she got fired gets creationists so upset.
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Edwards First But Still Third
Former N. Carolina senator first candidate to officially file for president in Texas.
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We Don’t Need No Stinking Schedule!
Alamo Downtown hopes to redefine movie listings.
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The Religion Vision Thing
Romney evokes Kennedy to get round religious criticism, but will he hear “I knew a Boston Catholic, sir”?
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How an Interim Charge Becomes a Law
House committees as in the dark about Craddick’s interim charges as anyone else.
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Texecutioners Show Some Mercy
In a tough but good-natured final home bout of 2007, the Texecutioners dominate Albuequerque’s Munecas Muertas.
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Who Watches The Watchmen (at 8pm Eastern, 7 Central)?
MSNBC corrects misreporting of Murtha statement, then repeats misreporting.
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Will Strama Sideline Tom’s Tort Thoughts?
Rep. Strama responds to the speaker’s interim committee charges.
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What We’ll Be Talking About In ’09
Transport, the National Guard and local regulations fill out the last of Craddick’s interim charges.
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AISD Scrambles for Another Bond Election
Volunteer Citizens’ 2008 Bond Advisory Committee considering proposed projects, mostly driven by essential repairs, swelling student numbers, and changing curriculum requirements