The Hightower Lowdown

Corporatizing Our Public Parks; Common Sense on Drug Policy

"...corporatizers of the Parks and Wildlife Department are Budweiser, Dow Chemical, and Copenhagen snuff. But the department's chief has..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

A Taste of Summer

Summer Food Essays: A Pinch of Recollection, A Dash of Tradition

"...stand -- probably synthesized by the same division of Dow Chemical -- but Murph's goes the extra mile by..."

July 14, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson

Day Trips

Nineteen ninety-nine: hot, dry, and touristy.

"...league championship came to a city that has turned down several bond issues to build a reservoir for a..."

Jan. 7, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Servicing the Public or Public Service?

"...of Austin, for McDonnell Douglas, and for plaintiffs suing Dow Chemical. "In a sense, we do very much like..."

Aug. 9, 1996 News Feature

Like a Rose

The LCRA and Mark Rose: It's a Beautiful World

"...an independent power producer, which was spun off by Dow Chemical Co. in 1989. The contract allows the LCRA..."

Nov. 24, 1995 News Feature

Say Anything

Eric Bogosian Comes Clean

"..."It's the same as the guy who works for Dow Chemical and manufactures napalm all day. I don't know,..."

Nov. 3, 1995 Arts Feature

Closing Time? Attorneys Call for Justice's Head

Public cries foul over Keller's killer instincts

"...Richard's lawyer David Dow, of the Texas Innocence Net­work at the University of..."

Oct. 19, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Callous Keller Strikes Again

Judge lies in zeal to send convict to the death chamber.

"...According to David Dow, of the Texas Innocence Network at the Univ. of..."

Oct. 9, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

Countdown to Ecstasy

A New Drug for a New Millennium

"...could be any thirtysomething semipro something-or-other you see crowding downtown Austin every day of the week...."

June 9, 2000 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Executed Inmate's Wife Sues Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Keller

Suit argues Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller violated Michael Richard's due process rights by refusing to hear his appeal only because it was filed after 5pm, an arbitrary deadline set by Keller

"...to Richard's 11th-hour appeal challenging the constitutionality of the tri-chemical method of lethal injection. Richard's attorneys sought to file..."

Nov. 16, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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