Sayonara Shoal Creek Frankencurbs?

The 'consensus' that left nearly everyone unhappy leads back to square one

"...the area seems doomed, while clear, effective leadership seems desperately needed. As Creighton put it: "Do we want to..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

If You Can't Help, at Least Don't Hurt

"...than right-wing extremists; she and other anti-war protesters want desperately to improve the lives of people in this undemocratic..."

Sept. 20, 2005 Postmarks

Dance Fever

With Hot September Flurries, a corps of Austin choreographers burn up the Blue all month long

"...the arts calendar – you might even say a desperately needed one, for while we're not hurting for talent,..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The English Teacher

This follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'The Pleasing Hour' is a keen and forthright study of the inner workings of a family circle, which means it's excruciating to read – a strange compliment to bestow, but an apt one

"...the voice of her son, who needs his mother desperately but is at times horrified by her. The resolution..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Books Review by Marrit Ingman

Page Two

In a post-Katrina about-face, Republicans suddenly don't want to play the 'blame game'

"...save them against a day when they may be desperately needed? Keep in mind that when the Alaska pipeline..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column by Louis Black

To Your Health

Does the mercury content in fish make it unsafe to consume while pregnant?

"...the benefits of the nutrients in fish. Most Americans desperately need more of the omega-3 fatty acids found generously..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Naked City

Some provisions encourage renewables, but fossil fuels still reign

"...will likely quash legions of community and fisherman groups desperately opposing the LNG facilities...."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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"...the agenda item simply to curry Belterra votes. Molenaar desperately needs to curry votes after his wasteful Nutty Brown..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Column

It's Not About Parks but Public Money

"...the agenda item simply to curry Belterra votes. Molenaar desperately needs to curry votes after his wasteful Nutty Brown..."

Aug. 2, 2005 Postmarks

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar gets all rock & roll on yo' ass this week! Word!

"...out of the sunset came a rapidly aging band desperately in need of a lead singer to help them..."

July 29, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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"...and growing children who test HIV positive and who desperately want alternatives...."

July 15, 2005 Column

The Hightower Report

Even W wonders; and Bush's hatchet man thrives on attacking 'political enemies'

"...answering it for themselves in the negative. So Bush desperately – but not convincingly – said: "It is worth..."

July 15, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

Unfaithfully Yours

Had Hollywood not balked for nearly a decade in letting its first screenwriting superstar direct one of his stories, 'Unfaithfully Yours' might today be recorded as Sturges' directorial debut from 1932 / 33. Instead, it remains the modern Moliere's final treasure.

"...Monsieur Verdoux a year earlier, Unfaithfully Yours casts a desperately black shadow with its humor. Composer Alfred Newman darkens..."

July 15, 2005 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

Welcomes Nonpartisan Critical Thinking in HIV Discussion

"...and growing children who test HIV positive and who desperately want alternatives. They are not afraid of letting some..."

July 8, 2005 Postmarks

Page Two

A new car sparks a meditation on years in motion, with the radio on

"...bathed in a sickly yellow light, turning the dial, desperately looking for a station playing anything vaguely interesting. That's..."

June 17, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Dumping on Del Valle

Residents wary of waste processing site

"...was not the advocate they had hoped for. "We desperately needed her support, and we did not receive it,"..."

June 10, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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"...ahem – patronize the clubs they were trying so desperately to save by protesting the smoking ban in protest..."

June 3, 2005 Column

Ban Discussion of Ban

"...ahem – patronize the clubs they were trying so desperately to save by protesting the smoking ban in protest..."

May 20, 2005 Postmarks

Naked City

Keeping school children safe ... from TV reporters

"...barrier to the kind of community involvement AISD so desperately wants...."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Hightower Report

Making America dependent on domestic oil instead of focusing on conservation and renewable fuels is an ass-backward energy policy; and the ridiculous notion that we should treat corporations like living beings

"...Bush is looking backward, when America desperately needs leadership to move us forward to the bright..."

May 13, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

After a Fashion

Making the fashion scene with Your Style Avatar, Mr. Stephen McMillan Moser, it's hard to imagine when he has time to worship at the altar of Trinity Broadcasting Network... but he does. Hallelujah!

"...the new Evolution by Margarita bra; it provides a desperately needed public service by making you look like you..."

May 6, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Insomniac Reader

There is an impulse in all of us that is solicited by the night: to look in a stranger's window; to walk, alone, into a seedy bar; to dare to make that pathetic 3am call to an ex

"...an ex. To see someone doing something desperate or desperately human. The authors in The Insomniac Reader have entertained..."

April 22, 2005 Books Review by Audra Schroeder

The Council We Deserve?

In the races for City Council, it's a search for competence amidst the chaff

"...the end of the evening, any sane listener was desperately hoping a candidate would rattle the rafters by coming..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

The Prevailing Wage Guessing Game

Trustees worry that doing the right thing might cause bond dollars to come up short

"...good employers. That's a statement several trustees said they desperately want to make; but given the uncertainty surrounding nonlabor..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Theatre Thievery, Part 4

The Santa Cruz Center for Culture is the fourth Eastside theatre to be hit by thieves in the last five months

"...items but also can't afford to replace them. They desperately need the help of anyone who supports what they..."

March 25, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

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

"...Personally, I have not seen this film yet. I'm desperately afraid I'll come off as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray..."

March 11, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Point Austin: High Tuition

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

"...forced local taxpayers through property taxes to pay for desperately ill children in emergency rooms. They deregulate university tuition..."

March 11, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Are You Decent?

Dudley & Bob and the footsoldiers in the FCC's war on pop culture

"...for indecency and promised to toe the imaginary line, desperately hoping to stave off the anti-smut zealots.Full Nipple Alert..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

Detour

Ariel Dance Theatre's new work Detour' blends dance and drama, humor and gravity, to tell of brushes with death that bring people back to life

"...comfortable and that has meaning for them, and they're desperately seeking a way back...."

Feb. 4, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

After a Fashion

This may very well be the only time you will see Barney, Tinky-Winky, Winnie the Pooh, and Cher appear in the same 'After a Fashion.' What are you waiting for?

"...merchandise… During the recent presidential elections, George Bush tried desperately to vilify the notion of considering someone else's point..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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