Letters to the Editor: Classic Cuts

35 years of "keeping it weird"

"...For this special anniversary issue, we've gathered letters from over the years that embody the voice..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Features Feature by Danielle White

Back to the Tree House

Writer Sybil Rosen and actress Alia Shawkat on falling in love with Blaze Foley again, and for the first time

"...Depty sat up. "I been wanting to do that for weeks."..."

Aug. 17, 2018 Features Feature by Eric Kohn

'Power To the Individual'

"...Dear Editor, Re: “The [basic] unit of civilization is not the..."

Jan. 8, 2011 Postmarks

From Heaven to the Springs

'Nightswim' moves Barton Springs from history to literature

"...Naked City paid a visit to Barton Springs on Congress Saturday night – or at..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

The Facts Were Immaterial

The 'counterintelligence' operations of Hoover's FBI included harassment, vilification, violence – and fake 'underground' newspapers in Bloomington, D.C., and Austin

"...and humane struggle can build a living community within the shell of the dying one." – Letter from the..."

June 7, 2013 News Feature by Dale Brumfield

Letters at 20 Years

Some "Postmarks" writers just don't know when to quit … god bless 'em.

"...There aren't too many of my co-workers who will admit..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two: Free to Be You and Me

'Chronicle' letter-writers and the editors who love them: a field guide

"..."Would you like to know a secret, just between you and me..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Column by Louis Black

The Reporting Life

Oh, the places you'll go

"...Our reporting has taken us everywhere from the Supreme Court and death row to up and down..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Beside the Point: Game Over

How to win friends and influence budgets

"...Recently, I was chatting with Richard Whittaker, the blogging British bruiser we keep chained to one of..."

June 22, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The Gods of War

America is distracted by the Pledge "crisis" while our government readies for war.

"...There are few public spectacles more entertaining than the tribe..."

July 12, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Motorists vs. Bikers Letters Tedious

"...Dear Editor, The letters to the editor are one of my..."

June 27, 2010 Postmarks

Is the 'Chronicle' Concerned?

"...Dear Editor, I am worried about the Chronicle's lack of support..."

Feb. 25, 2008 Postmarks

Top 9 Letters of 2009

"...We're doing something a little different this year. In the name of fun we've chosen nine letters from the..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Features Feature by Mark Fagan

Liked the Hysterically Funny Satire

"...Dear Editor, I thoroughly enjoyed Rich Newman's letter about "whinings from..."

June 18, 2007 Postmarks

Growth Needs to Be Carefully Controlled

"...Dear letters to the editor, Growth is an important aspect of..."

June 4, 2007 Postmarks

Under the Heading 'Don't Let the Door Hit You …'

"...Dear Editor, One of the more entertaining sections of The Austin..."

Oct. 14, 2010 Postmarks

Article on ACC Did a Disservice to All

"...Dear Editor, Your article on the Austin Community College Board of..."

May 17, 2006 Postmarks

It's a Citizen's Duty to Stay Informed

"...Nowadays there is a digital divide, so those without Internet access..."

Aug. 18, 2003 Postmarks

Mind the Bullock

"...Dear Editor:..."

March 28, 1997 Column

Page Two: Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Watching the Tide Roll Away

The Chronicle at 35

"..."The present-day composer refuses to die!"..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Column by Louis Black

What Happened to Click and Clack?

"...Dear Staff: What happened to the formerly reliable inclusion of Click and Clack? Each..."

Sept. 28, 2011 Postmarks

Bicyclists Are Superior to Motorists

"...Dear Editor, I have been cycling in Austin for the last..."

May 6, 2010 Postmarks

Letters at 20 Years

Some 'Postmarks' Writers Just Don't Know When to Quit … God Bless 'Em

"...There are three things you can say about Paul Aviña:..."

Sept. 7, 2001 Features Feature by Belinda Acosta

We Have an Issue: Hats Off to a Maestro

Farewell to Arts Editor Robert Faires

"...In this week's issue, Arts Editor Robert Faires issues "Last Bow of an Accidental Critic,"..."

Sept. 24, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

Thanks for the Letter

"...Dear Chronicle, There were no Letters to the Editor last week and..."

July 17, 2023 Postmarks

In His Own Words: Standiford Brags of Spineless, Gutless Insults and Rhetoric With Little-to-No Regard for the Truth and Facts Claiming Pompous Delusions of Grandeur and a Groundless Superiority Complex. How Can Anyone Argue?

"...Editor, OK, who loosened Mike Luther's restraining straps ["Postmarks," Jan...."

Jan. 7, 2004 Postmarks

Beside the Point: Council's Best Friends

Austin is a dog's - not to mention city manager's - town.

"...For now, Jennifer Kim's proposal permitting pups on the patios of consenting Austin restaurants is in the doghouse..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

To Your Health

I don't know whether to be worried about genetically modified food or not. Should I be, and if so why?

"...Q. I don't know whether to be worried about genetically modified food or not...."

June 28, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Page Two: Earth, Stones, and Thorns of the Wild Ground Growing

The poetry of the right-wing soul: an appreciation

"...that, even with eyes open, it is as though they are shut. I hardly feel attached to my body...."

Jan. 27, 2006 Column by Louis Black

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...on my back in a dimly lit room on the seventh floor of a Dallas research hospital. A device..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

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