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"...the current version of the profit motive paradigm (Austin American-Statesman's cruel hits on Tim Jones) is systematically trying to..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff

As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement

"...the recalcitrance of a dozen GOP-led states, several million Americans live in health care limbo, not poor enough to..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Trio of Candidates Vie to Take on Rep. Michael McCaul

Three for TX-10

"...Gandhi is a primary care physician, and emphasized his medical experience and his personal history in Houston and in..."

Sept. 13, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Lege Lines: Stretching Toward a Sunset

Don't praise the Senate GOP for working quickly to pass what's needed

"...and SB 60 extend the life of the Texas Medical Board and four other state agencies, which the Lege..."

July 21, 2017 News Column by Mary Tuma

AISD’s Big Balancing Act

The Austin Independent School District is considering bringing a $1 billion bond to voters in November. That's a lot of money. What all would it do? And can the package keep everybody happy?

"...Center, historically known as Old Anderson, the district's first African-American high school. This puts it within walking distance of..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Red Guards and the Modern Face of Protest

Agitators, disrupters, or “anarchists,” these masked protesters represent a new resistance

"...his neck, and one of them was asking for medical help." [inset-1-right]..."

Feb. 17, 2017 News Feature by Joseph Caterine

Public Citizen Tom “Smitty” Smith Looks Back on a Life Well Lived

The man in the white hat's relentless hard work and willed optimism

"...producers – with almost no middle class, a few Mexican-American professionals, and African-Americans at the bottom. Smitty worked with..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

News Roundup: Never Give Up

Fight against marriage equality continues; F&F looks for a new venture

"...attorney contend), reached out to a food truck trade association with a sweet deal: use of the now-cleared, post-demolition..."

March 2, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

For the Kids

The UIL and school districts can do better work curtailing concussions

"...U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Journal of Sports Medicine rank football as having the..."

Dec. 24, 2013 Sports Post by Joseph Baucum

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele as the RNC's first African-American chair and former RNC Western States Association Vice Chair..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature

Microbrew Renaissance

It's a good time to drink beer in Texas

"...normally has a slightly subtler hop presence than some American IPAs, more like a British version, but in the..."

July 4, 2008 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Mike Martinez made it official this week. The Austin Association of Professional Firefighters president, fresh from the hard-fought and..."

Dec. 2, 2005 News Feature

To Your Health

The sense of smell is vital for good health

"...Despite the close association in our minds, taste and smell are quite distinct..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Instead, think about what it means to be an American in these parlous times, and what it should mean...."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...think J. Edgar Hoover was one of the greatest Americans that ever lived. He was a cross-dresser." – Johnson..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Austin Stories

"...district has won the endorsement of the Travis Co. Medical Society, whose board cast a unanimous vote on Feb...."

Feb. 28, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Something Short of Miraculous

Months in the making, the city's plan to maintain reproductive services at Brack still raises questions.

"...based on their family-planning needs, just like the [Austin American-Statesman editorial cartoonist] Ben Sargent cartoon depicting a 'pagan floor.'"..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

The Perils of Big Data

The up- and downsides of student information collection

"...associate executive director of policy & advocacy for the American Association of School Administrators, part of her job is..."

March 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sam Coronado: In Memoriam

Remembering the founder of the Serie Project and Austin printmaking legend

"...at Austin, where he co-founded the Chicano Art Students Association. For Coronado, art and activism walked hand in hand...."

Nov. 22, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Food-o-File

Austin's culinary community rocks the Pies & Pigs fundraiser

"...food event raised more than $20K for Colleen Sommers' medical fund. Congratulations to the organizing committee and everyone who..."

June 22, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Promises, Promises

Two Austin neighborhoods vie to bring down federal dollars to help transform communities

"...unemployment, and academic failure that have blighted too many American communities...."

Aug. 6, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sonidos del Barrio

Part 1, the overview, of Latino music in the Austin mainstream

"...also a board member of the Austin Latino Music Association (www.austinlatinomusic.com). At 70, with medical difficulties that seldom prevent..."

May 1, 2009 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Municipal Death Match!

With five council seats open, mayor and Place 1 look like the headliners

"...of these projects, the edgier strains of Austin liberalism/environmentalism/neighborhood association-dom have castigated Leffingwell, accusing him of insufficient aggressiveness or..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...East Texas. The pathologists, including former Harris Co. Chief Medical Examiner Joye Carter, who testified at Swearingen's trial, now..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

"...patients will go without recompense for lost wages and medical expense, that individuals will be forced to declare bankruptcy,..."

March 7, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

"...Travis residents, organized into the Don't Empty Lake Travis Association, who say they were shut out of planning and..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature

Foie Gras Fracas

Animal rights activists who recently vandalized Downtown restaurants that sell duck liver or veal may be unintentionally screwing up efforts of separate animal rights campaign focusing on banning foie gras

"...animal rights groups in opposing foie gras, while the American Veterinary Medicine Association is expected to vote on an..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Unsuspended Judgments

Battle lines drawn over the police shooting of Kevin Brown

"...didn't mean he wasn't a kind person, Austin National Association for the Advancement of Colored People President Nelson Linder..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...now available for neighborhood park-improvement grants. The eligible neighborhood associations are Zilker, Barton Hills, and Bouldin Creek (all near..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature

Riding at Risk

Austin's streets still a hazard for two-wheeled transportation

"...Six months and more than $45,000 in medical bills later, Miller is out of his wheelchair and..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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