Letters at 3AM

Cry over the election if you must, but don't let the bastards sap your vitality. American progressives started seriously mass-scale organizing only about a year ago, and in just one year we came within reach of victory.

"...troop levels, Bush will renege on his promise and institute a draft – probably next spring, so that he..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...Health care, the economy, the tax cuts, etc. Bush claims to be of the people, but if..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Column

Curtis Not an 'Independent'

"...Party, Independent Texans, All Stars Project, Castillo Cultural Center, Institute for Short-Term Social Therapy, and many many more —..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Postmarks

After a Fashion

The story of how the Style Avatar got his sew on

"...of the arena -- music, film, sports, art, medicine, etc. The pursuit of excellence requires a little background information..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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"...attended showed more support simply for trashing the Discovery Institute and those testifying to correct the very real errors..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Column

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"...five or six hours a month on a seven-block stretch, but apparently not...."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond

"...possible site is the old Robinson Ranch, a vast stretch of land straddling the Travis-Williamson county line. Medical-school efforts..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

To Your Health

Is coral calcium really better than other calcium sources?

"...on calcium, is the founder of Japan's Calcium Research Institute, past president of Japan's Osteoporosis Foundation, and author of..."

April 25, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

His Whole Life

How Lake Austin Spa and Resort chef Terry Conlan rose to the top without losing his perspective and priorities

"...that point, the two options were the CIA [Culinary Institute of America], which was just starting to spread its..."

March 21, 2003 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

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"...being gutted and things in legislation (the Patriot Act, etc.) generally turning backward and not forward. Why, sirs, have..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Column

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...soldiers (prominently including those of the Confederacy), firemen, schoolchildren, etc. While those proposals languished at the Legislature, insult was..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

TV Eye

Technology is making great strides in the development of interactive TV. Now when are TV execs going to start paying attention?

"...the group that hands out the Emmy Awards, recently instituted an award for innovation in interactive content. The creation..."

April 26, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Public Notice

Public Notice asks not what it can do for its community but what *you* can. This week features part of our Austin-area Volunteer Opportunities List and informs of dear old "Public Notice"'s demise..

"...Institute for a Weapon-Free Youth Clerical support needed (Quickbooks, mailings,..."

Aug. 17, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

Unrequited Love

Considering the high prices and small portions, Cuisines Editor Virginia B. Wood admits that to pursue her tryst with Emilia's would make her a fool for love.

"...in Italy and Texas, trained at the prestigious Culinary Institute of America, Packwood has the perfect venue for his..."

May 4, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Surreal Science

Looking at three books -- Plague Time, Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy, and The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine, Roger Gathman observes that for every advance in technology, nature counterbalances with new opportunities for disease.

"...prefers, whether it can survive outside its preferred environment, etc.). If you have a good grasp of these two..."

March 2, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Notes on Mad Dogs

If you were young, talented, and a little crazy in the old Austin, you may have answered to the bizarre title of "Mad Dog."

"...she declared right off the bat, and proceeded to sketch the sensibility of camp in the form of descriptive..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

A Reading List for Aspiring Chefs

"...Includes locations and sizes, program descriptions, degrees/certifications offered, tuition, etc...."

Jan. 19, 2001 Food Feature by MM Pack

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Texas politicians just decided who the state's next poet laureate is.

"...his friend Carolyn Osborn, the president of the Texas Institute of Letters, and Jan Reid, another writer who was..."

Sept. 1, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Wild, Wild Webcasts

Why party in line when you can party online?

"...a collection of film links, including the American Film Institute's Film Preservation Initiative, one to the Writer's Guild of..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Public Notice

Every year, for two weeks around the holidays, "Public Notice" hands the type over to the Public Service Community and lets them directly address you, dear readers, with requests for things they need. They need you.

"...table Scrubs and T-shirts Vinyl-covered pillows Children's toys, tables, chairsInstitute for Weapon-Free Youth3160 Bee Caves Rd., 327-3250 New fax..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Column by Kate X Messer

King of the Hillbillies

"...television and the BBC. It won the American Film Institute's Best Documentary award in 1993, screened at the Museum..."

May 7, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

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"...boyfriend just found out his company is going to institute drug testing. He has been doing a very good..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Column

Projecting the 21st Century

"...is associate director of the Telecommunications and Information Policy Institute, and has worked to bring Internet access to low-income..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Screens Feature by Jon Lebkowsky

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"...Classes, etc...."

Jan. 8, 1999 Books Column by Clay Smith

SXSW Film Conference and Festival '98 Further Reflections

"...Roland Tec; Prod: Catherine Burns & Roland Tec; DP: Gretchen Widmer; Ed: Jon Altschuler; Cast: Peter Bubriski, Jay Corcoran,..."

March 27, 1998 Screens Feature

The Vegetarian Meet

"...rice, buckwheat, flax, bulgur, quinoa, amaranth, seitan, millet, couscous, etc.) and legumes (soy, peanut, beans, lentils, peas, tofu, vegetable..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Food Feature

La Vista at the Hyatt

"...Boaters on the stretch of the Colorado River known as Lake Austin have..."

Aug. 8, 1997 Food Feature

Business as Usual?

Freeport Strikes Gold, Spawns Scrutiny

"...Feb. 5 by Jakarta-based ELSAM, also known as the Institute for Policy Research and Advocacy, found that three local..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Voices from the Darkness

New and Noteworthy

"...the trail leads Burke to a cutting edge research institute in Texas which is based on the Civitas Child..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Books Feature

Costly Benefits?

"...to Todd Litman, Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute in Victoria, British Columbia, "Most roadway improvement analyses overstate..."

Oct. 11, 1996 News Feature

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