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"...Advisory Council Member D.J. Johnson says parents had no idea district officials had been planning the changes since last..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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Our readers talk back.

"...If a brief reference was the idea because you are going to deal with the issue..."

July 14, 2000 Column

Naked City

Licking the Platter Clean

"...billion and giving most every city department its current funding and then some, the City Council was showered by..."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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"...The performing arts center will be financed from private funds, the events center and park development of the rest..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Column

Tracking the MACC

A Brief History of Austin's Latino Cultural Center

"...struggled to stay in focus through heated battles over funding, organizations disbanding, and an ever-changing roster of players involved..."

June 12, 1998 Arts Feature by Mary Jane Garza

Page Two

"...If Proposition One is approved, $110 million would fund expansion of the Convention Center on adjacent land north..."

April 17, 1998 Column by Nick Barbaro

And the Winner Is...

Who Will Benefit the Most From Annexation?

"...mounting predictably. Newspaper advertisements sponsored by the Taxpayers Defense Fund had kicked off that day, warning Austin residents that..."

Nov. 14, 1997 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

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Rider Replies

"...package presents ambitious goals for a finite amount of funds. Ms. Auten wrote that the 1983 and 1983 and..."

Oct. 24, 1997 Column

'There To Tell the Truth'

Seymour Hersh on journalism, politics, presidents, and war

"...truth. Seriously, that's what I thought; I was an idealist, I thought that was the thing to do –..."

March 30, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

The Hightower Report

Banking Reform Gone Bad; and Abacus Among Us

"...from the West, the North, the South – good ideas to make our national policies better, to make our..."

May 7, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...I realize this is a pretty paltry idea, but what else can we do? I suppose we..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column

Wandering Preachers, Holy Fools

What best describes the modern playwright? Itinerant preacher? Holy fool? Several artists with an intimate knowledge of the playwriting life offer their views in this roundtable discussion.

"...I maintain those relationships. With that in mind, my idea of what community is, my idea of what the..."

Nov. 19, 1999 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fantastic Fest Interview: Ant Timpson Says Come to Daddy

How an old grieving tradition gave the filmmaker a new energy

"...roots of the project. In it, loser hipster trust fund baby Norval (Elijah Wood) heads to remote Oregon for..."

Sept. 19, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Who … Is … Couri Vine?

Comic-book creators Leah Lovise & Vanessa Shealy know – and are telling

"...and got a grant from the Texas Filmmakers Production Fund to put a pilot together. But then Jason got..."

July 27, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Sustainable Secret

Student-founded Green Is the New Black makes renewable energy at Huston-Tillotson

"...in central East Austin, the group holds events, raises funds, and advocates for its cause: environmental awareness. However, GITNB..."

Oct. 24, 2014 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

We Don't Think They're Not in Kansas Anymore

Austin's Rubber Repertory rents a former church in Kansas and fills it with a diversity of artists

"...the Rubber Rep boys also raised enough money to fund this latest creative endeavor. And recently, we leveraged the..."

Aug. 2, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 10 Education Stories

School finance lawsuits, AISD board shakeup, and more

"...its muscles on Dec. 17, cancelling its contract with IDEA Public Schools to take over the Eastside Memorial vertical..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...since Austin state Sen. Kirk Wat­son first unveiled the idea at a Real Estate Council of Austin event last..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Lee Leffingwell: 'Think Long-Range'

The incumbent mayor defends his record

"...a part in it, but we're not the big funder, and we're not the biggest part of it. It's..."

April 27, 2012 News Feature by Michael King

The Slacker 2011 Interviews: Spencer Parsons

Spencer Parsons on Slacker 2011

"...Slacker 2011. What was your initial response to the idea of "remaking" Slacker?..."

Aug. 25, 2011 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

The Single-Member Situation

Movement afoot – once again – to ask voters to endorse City Council districts

"..."It may be an idea whose time has come," says Leffingwell, noting the growing..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Who Is Stella Burden, and Why Are They Saying Those Terrible Things About Her?

When the Rude Mechs do a show about acting, they find madness in the Method

"...was just a metaphor for a gun. Or the idea of one...."

March 28, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Place to Gather Again

The Long Center recycles not only Palmer Auditorium's materials but also its civic purpose

"...this." There was businesswoman Vickie Roan, who had the idea of getting more women involved by asking each contributor..."

March 21, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

May 3 a Turning Point for ACC

The ACC community comes together to support the May 3 financial propositions

"...trapped until a friend told her about ACC's Capital Idea, an adult job-training program. Capital Idea paid for her..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

Thank God It's Friday

UT grad Christian McLaughlin discusses Spyder Games, his MTV "soap opera on crack."

"...to spice up their love life. Julie rejects that idea, never having done anything harder than a pot brownie...."

July 20, 2001 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Back to the Drawing Board

Process for Mapping School Boundary Lines Improved, Still Difficult

"...undertaken to alleviate overcrowding in the old schools, is funded by the $369 million bond package voters approved in..."

April 3, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

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We Get What We Want

"...I have no idea...."

Feb. 27, 1998 Column

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"...issue was discussed at the Programmer's Meeting and the idea of having an informational disclaimer was brought up. This..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Column

Sleeping With the Television On

Teething Problems at the Austin Music Network

"...both Tim Hamblin and Hank Sinatra with the original idea for AMN. Sinatra actually ran for mayor at one..."

Feb. 21, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

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Contradictions Exposed

"...to survive. Much has been said about money and fundraising, but if you don't have money, you can't offer..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

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