Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Dear Austin Chronicle:..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column

Barbecue and Good Ol' Boys

A promotions scandal suggests the good ol' boy network is alive and well at DPS.

"...scandal that is now festering at DPS headquarters in Austin shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone. That..."

Nov. 21, 2003 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the way: The Roadwork Rodeo is heading to Lake Austin Boulevard starting Thursday, meaning even less parking for the..."

Sept. 26, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Who knows, maybe then when The Austin Chronicle staff looks into the mirror they will smile..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Column

Naked City

"...local yokels can Adopt-a-Street. The city, along with Keep Austin Beautiful and corporate sponsor Tokyo Electron, will kick off..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

"...and stick Rover in his glittery sweater for Saturday's Austin Humane Society/SPCA Santa photo-op. The annual event, which includes..."

Dec. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Things They Used to Do

Dick Holland assesses two Texas journalists, Gary Cartwright and Jan Reid, whose new collections of articles possess a cautionary wisdom, the kind you acquire when you court danger and danger provides you with a keen view of what lies beyond.

"...when 25-year-old Mike Levy conceived of the publication, American journalism was at a crossroads. The progressive decline of major..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

Postscripts

How to learn more about publishing, for free; and upcoming literary events in Austin.

"...Press Publishing Fellowship, is intended for graduates of UT Austin; the other, the James A. Michener Publishing Fellowship, is..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Upcoming literary events in Austin.

"...Austin's Inside Books Project, a nonprofit that distributes books free..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Postscripts

Neal Barrett Jr. and Bill Crawford both win the Busiest Texas Writer of 2000 Award.

"...his output last year knows that he and fellow Austin writer Bill Crawford didn't exactly do that. Somehow, both..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Lost at Sea and Back Again

Bill Broyles' Extraordinary Adventure Story

"...At a Christmas Eve dinner with family in Memphis, business calls him unexpectedly to an overseas assignment. "I'll be..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...who drew the most cheers (or boos); and The Austin Chronicle was not the only out-of-district media present. The..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Daryl Slusher debates Max Nofziger on light rail; Garnet Coleman fights with Hugo Berlanga at the St. Louis presidential debate; Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins support a soft money campaign for Ralph Nader; the Statesman buries a Bush funeral scandal story.

"...is flogging an ad campaign funded by New York businessman and documentary film producer Greg MacArthur. “I’ve decided to..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...on a pioneer-themed network television miniseries shooting here in Austin. Out of nowhere, the network brass pulled the plug..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

SXSW Music Festival

Picks & Sleepers

"...road-tested authority. Capping off the evening is a rare Austin appearance by the Frogs, a legendary Milwaukee band of..."

March 17, 2000 Music Feature

Count Her In

For 30 years, article by article, Denise Schmandt-Besserat has built an ironclad case to explain a mystery that foiled archeologists, anthropologists, and philosophers for hundreds of years.

"...seemingly unrelated pursuit. When the University of Texas at Austin professor began her academic career in the 1960s, at..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Books Feature by Ada Calhoun

Postmarks

Still Pissed

"...Louis, I enclose a recent issue of the Comics Journal in which the editor/publisher allowed me to do what..."

July 9, 1999 Column

Postmarks

They Got Nothing on Lacresha

"...but phasing out the 78704 post office in southwest Austin for a far more inconvenient one at the northeast..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Column

Postmarks

DeWitty Center Helpful

"...his newsroom ["Postmarks," Vol.16, No.47]. I am a former Austin-American Statesman journalist and a founding member of the Austin..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Column

News Boss

"...Reading the Austin American-Statesman used to be such a painful experience. In..."

July 11, 1997 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Message: We Care

Council Embarks on Soul-Searching Mission in Bastrop

"...as well as to pen their thoughts in a journal, engage in team-building exercises, and play psychological volleyball on..."

July 4, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...The Austin American-Statesman is losing its religion -- or rather, its..."

Feb. 21, 1997 News Feature

An Amarillo State of Mind

The Plutonium Circus Comes to Town

"...to a few observers) is now engaged in the business of dismantling our nuclear stockpile and storing the deadly..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

The (Corporate) Welfare State

"...Competition for business has become a high stakes poker game. To bring..."

May 5, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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