Letters at 3AM: A Paradox of Oligarchy

'Am I my brother's keeper?' is the fundamental question of government

"...Think not? Examine two game-changing pieces of legislation: the federal government's Servicemen's Readjustment Act..."

May 21, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Rick Noriega's Speech to the Texas Democratic Convention

Blasts Cornyn, calls for end to Iraq War.

"...many people, especially all of yours. I’d like to begin by thanking my Maker, my family, my parents, my..."

June 6, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Doomed to Repeat It?

Former Students, Profs, and Lawyers Remember

"...Herman Sweatt waiting in a UT registration line photograph courtesy Texas Student Publications There's a former..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Cristina Smith

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service

"...women at that time often crossed into Mexico to give birth because the medical facilities and treatment were far..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Letters at 3am: Oligarchy Blues

Without fair elections and a viable legislative process at federal and state levels, the republic no longer exists

"...changed society's structure – FDR's New Deal, Harry Truman's GI Bill, and LBJ's War on Poverty. Liberals today believe..."

June 27, 2014 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

Being president of America is not good for one's health.

"...died -- the John Kennedy that lives in our imaginations, not the one who was mostly ineffectual and lied..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Welfare Warfare

A Bill Is Born

"...In 1995 the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1863 -- a manifesto for privatizing..."

Nov. 13, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

From Navy Veteran to L.A. Motorcyclist to Austin Food Forest Guy

Neil Brosig starts a YouTube Channel, joins forces with Apis

"...from the military led him to Tulane (on the GI Bill) for music composition and then to the mountains..."

April 17, 2020 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Mireles Perfect for ACC

"...achieve – he put himself through college on the GI Bill, built a career that let him give his..."

Oct. 29, 2012 Postmarks

Veterans Neglected

"...many veterans, including myself, have yet to receive our GI Bill. God bless all the good people at Veterans..."

Sept. 2, 2010 Postmarks

Keeping Up With the Joneses

A century of Austin music in one arrangement

"...service, he pursued his lifelong desire to play music, beginning on piano and continuing with bass, saxophone, and clarinet...."

June 18, 2010 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Ventura's Oligarchy Sentiments Motivating but Filled With Resentment

"...final piece has substance [“Letters at 3AM: In the Margins of Oligarchy,” June 4]. In the second segment [“Letters..."

June 4, 2010 Postmarks

Seth Walker

"...versatility. Opener "Change My Way" drives a solid blues boogie, but slices of smooth R&B sway "Steady" and the..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Correction Concerning Dr. Hepcat Lavada Durst

"...one living or deceased has ever witnessed my father indulging in marijuana. My father never smoked cigarettes, not to..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Postmarks

It Rhymes With Lust

Dark Horse reprints the unabridged classic

"...$14.95 (paper) In 1949, while attending college on the GI Bill, writers Arnold Drake – the co-creator of the..."

March 23, 2007 Books Review by Rick Klaw

Day Trips

Simon Vega pays tribute to Elvis with his own Little Graceland

"...returned to Texas, got a college education on the GI Bill, and settled down to teaching school and raising..."

March 16, 2007 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Original Hipster

Chronicle writer Dick Holland on the comeback of Texan Terry Southern, the all-around bad boy of black humor

"...passed on a copy of Southern's comic novel The Magic Christian to Kubrick, Southern was brought in to "lighten"..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Feature by Dick Holland

A Portrait of the Artist as a Grad Student

Chronicle reviewer David Garza uses Tom Grimes' new history of the Iowa Writers' Workshop to question whether creative writing can be taught.

"...These are silly questions, perhaps, but they illustrate the legitimate concerns about the changing way that writers develop their..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Books Feature by David Garza

A Saintly Anchor

South Austin Landmark

"...-- especially in the 1950s and '60s, when the GI Bill and the baby boom swelled the student enrollment..."

Dec. 4, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

TV Eye

War and Remembrance: Part II

"...– Dagoberto Gilb, Hecho en Tejas..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Revenge of the Return of the Son of the Graphics Giveaway Begins!

If Scrooge McDuck, Bruce Wayne, and Veronica Lodge are giving away millions, it can only be Free Comic Book Day, Part IV

"...Scrooge McDuck isn't ordinarily one to give things away, but this Saturday he's giving away millions..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Maps, Balls, and Testifying

The testimony gets mighty strange at the re-redistricting trial.

"...out that Wilson comprises "100 percent of the African-American legislators" supporting the new Republican redistricting plan...."

Dec. 26, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Film Reviews

Recommended

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Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...films in the experimental Visions category, including The Artifice Girl, the latest from Austin's Paper Street Pictures...."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...MoPac to commute from the suburbs, the wealthy are logically building mansions in downtown neighborhoods to avoid the congestion...."

April 25, 2003 Column

Postmarks

The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.

"...Far too many Americans have given the ultimate to protect us from the bully in..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...me of the PATRIOT Act, where officials label horrible legislation with cute names, and the people roll over and..."

April 21, 2006 Column

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

Tangerine Dream, Eastside Kings Fest, Magic Rockers of Texas, and more recommended shows

"...– this past March – South by Southwest barely registered one of its myriad weather events. Temperatures dropped 25..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

The Luv Doc: Go to Lockhart

Because silverware is for whiny vegan beta cucks

"...in your mouth anyway, right? OK, once your upper GI is uncomfortably gorged with smoke-cured cow parts, take a..."

May 12, 2023 Column by The Luv Doc

Qmmunity: Scorpio Season

For the Qmmunity editor's birthday, have an extra helping of queer events with yer slice of b-day cake

"...lived in Austin for about five years, though I originate from Arizona. When I started at The Austin Chronicle,..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Column by James Scott

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