The Hightower Report

Foreclosing on Renters; and The Olympics: Let the Spying Begin

"...Officials claim this surge in techno-spying is necessary to protect visitors from terrorists. But the system's targets..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

War Drums: On to Iran?

Author Norman Solomon offered little comfort when visiting Austin

"...be interested in preventing [Iran] from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon." Vice Pres­ident Dick Cheney..."

Nov. 2, 2007 News Feature by Michael King

Who Killed Porter Middle School?

The evidence points to George W. Bush. But he wasn't alone.

"...rules for recent immigrants meant Porter missed its participation targets as well. But NCLB accepts no excuses. "If you..."

March 10, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Dreaming of Buffalo

Prairie preservationists want to turn Austin's eyes – and energies – eastward

"...on a greenway, and the proposed city bond also targets land in the area. Over the long term, large..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Picking Up the Pieces

Amidst the electoral rubble shine the gems of political opportunity – and human comedy

"...Whether their own most immediate targets will survive is another matter. As the election loomed,..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Column by Michael King

To Your Health

The sense of smell is vital for good health

"...flow of saliva and the digestive juices that are necessary for the proper digestion and assimilation of food. Many..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

The House Adjourns to Oklahoma

The House Dems may be losing the legislative wars, but they're finally winning the PR battle.

"...("Charting the Maps"), DeLay has at least eight special targets: Chet Edwards of Waco, Max Sandlin of Marshall, Charles..."

May 16, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Who's Suing Whom

The battle over the Texas Association of Business political ad campaign is also being fought in the courts

"...all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary...."

March 28, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Ideology, not need, shapes the energies of the incoming Legislature.

"...women and their doctors into abandoning constitutionally protected and necessary medical care?..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Weird, Spooky, and Rich

David Dewhurst runs against everybody but money.

"...he says, to "monitor certain terrorist and other foreign targets." Dewhurst trades on and revels in his image as..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Brave New Web

In the wake of Sept. 11 and the hard-line USA Act, the Internet has become a very unfriendly place for hackers.

"...unstable world order, U.S. sites seem to be prime targets for hackers...."

Dec. 14, 2001 Screens Feature by Michael Connor

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...can be disassembled, moved, and built as large as necessary? It wouldn't be cheap, but it would be cheaper..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Column

Letters at 3AM

Sometime in the wee hours of September 12, George W. Bush realized that he is the President of United States and rose from his previous ineffectuality to meet the occasion.

"...fighter jets to shoot down the fourth jet if necessary. That's a matter of record. That's what happens when..."

Nov. 2, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Postmarks

Our Free Radio coverage generates some audio radiance, and more.

"...FCC Targets Politicos..."

June 29, 2001 Column

Right Man for the Job

Charlie Robison says 'fuck everybody.'

"...the Tennessean interview would have tongues wagging and his targets hiding in corners. He knew he broke the unwritten..."

June 29, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Jailbird

The Prison Diaries of the Fabulous Thunderbirds' Preston Hubbard

"...packing out there, and Christiane and I were constant targets for rip-offs. I had a Tek-9, three .380s, a..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Music Feature by Preston Hubbard

Naked City

John Cornyn says he believes in privacy, but a subpoena of Texans for Public Justice seeking donor records suggests otherwise.

"...those companies -- all of which are potential regulatory targets for Cornyn's office -- gave to RAGA, Cornyn, the..."

Sept. 29, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Letters at 3AM

Al Gore is the only presidential candidate who's hot and bothered about global warming.

"...of human beings, industry, and agriculture, that may be necessary to accommodate these changes...."

Sept. 1, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Nailing the Market

The next time you go out to eat, keep an eye out for the work of Austin artist Elizabeth Guenthner. She's showing in almost every cafe where it's possible to display art, and her works' precise, distinctly disturbing beauty is simply transcendent.

"...world shot through with competing aesthetics, all of us targets of the constant cultural drive-by, our body politic riddled..."

July 14, 2000 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Chief Priest of the Shrine

The epic life story of Nigerian soul superstar Fela Kuti.

"...In addition to the necessary 2-CD The Best Best of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, no fewer..."

July 14, 2000 Music Feature by David Lynch

Roadblock

"...to develop. The land was one of the prime targets for developers, and the city of Austin recently bought..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Land of the Freberg

Interview with radio-comedy pioneer Stan Freberg

"...course, those upstart rock & rollers were naught but targets for Freberg's musical and verbal arrows, which more often..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Music Feature by Ken Lieck

Naked City

Off the Desk

"...as a redevelopment agency. Enforceable by eminent domain if necessary, the CRP covers only East 11th (between San Marcos..."

Jan. 22, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Rep. Robert Talton, R-Pasadena, filed House Bill 415, which targets foster parents, and will require children already under the..."

Jan. 1, 1999 News Feature

Rebel With Many Causes

A Philosophical Divide

"...union, a move which Harrington says he felt was necessary in light of staff cuts and a painful reorganization...."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Geisha and Other Books of 1997

Dusting off the Bookshelf

"...at the military, academia, and religion. Lumped together as targets, these topics amount to mere logs on a much..."

Jan. 16, 1998 Books Feature

Postmarks

Contradictions Exposed

"...attempt to report on how homophobia effects those he targets, how it leads to problems from Lesbians and Gays..."

Jan. 10, 1997 Column

Touring the Technology Factory

Human Code's Award Winning Multi-Media Mission

"...building are the beige oatie cereal that is technically necessary for fortification. And the mostly young, across-the-board hip, mental..."

Dec. 8, 1995 Screens Feature

Scanlines

"...one of Hollywood's most promising directors. His first film, Targets with Boris Karloff (based loosely on Charles Whitman's horrific..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Screens Feature

Scanlines

"...one of Hollywood's most promising directors. His first film, Targets with Boris Karloff (based loosely on Charles Whitman's horrific..."

Sept. 15, 1995 Arts Feature

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