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"...NIMBY-evangelist solicited the assistance of Hyde Park Neighborhood Association President Bruce Nadik, who signed onto this fallacious campaign. Curious..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Column

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"...American Society of Newspaper Editors. I served as ASNE president in 2000-2001. King would do well not to rely..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

TV Eye

Belinda Acosta has been having trouble watching television lately. It's what isn't on television that's keeping her up at nights --the conspicuous absences, the loud silences.

"...of the zero-point-something-or-other viewers who tuned in to watch President Bush's address in Cincinnati two Mondays ago, thanks to..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Imminent Harm

The city plays a high-stakes, high-risk game with Stratus Properties, while the citizens look on

"...Jon Beall, president of the Save Barton Creek Association, was among the..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...is caused by human action (a conclusion that the president himself later discounted), the city's Environmental Board wants the..."

June 14, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Drawing Lines on Prop. 1

The city debates campaign finance reform.

"...Mark Hazelwood, president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce, says of..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Can Edison Pass the AISD Test?

AISD considers hiring Edison Schools Inc. for East Austin.

"...interested in Austin schools. The result, says Edison's vice president for development, Richie Butler, was the new proposal. "I..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress gave the president power to wage war in Vietnam and beyond. Only..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column

Dancing About Architecture

SXSW confirms a keynote speaker.

"...speakers include Lorraine Ali of Newsweek, Bill Bentley, senior vice-president of Media Relations with Warner Bros. Records, Frank Callari,..."

Dec. 14, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck

History by the Tape

LBJ's secret White House tapes reveal more than he may have intended

"...for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965, presidential historian Michael Beschloss' second volume of a planned three-volume..."

Nov. 30, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

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A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...feeble jackasses that needs his hand held by the president on TV so he can find comfort from the..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

Tattoo Coup

A Leander PTA president is forced to resign because of -- aaaiiiggghheee -- piercings!

"...as children's program director at the Leander public library, president of her homeowner's association, and member of the city's..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Neighborhood Bankers or International Big Shots?

Laredo National Bank opens a branch in Austin, trailing a big fine and a clouded political and financial history.

"...But the Hank family's close ties to former Mexican President Carlos Salinas and his brother, Raúl, who was suspected..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

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Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs..."

June 15, 2001 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush and children, Bush and Big Oil, & the Inventor of the Slim Jim

"...President Pretend The photo-op of all presidential photo-ops was recently..."

May 18, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words?

An Anti-abortion Exhibit Produces Protests and a Free Speech Controversy at UT

"...not just to me."Bio-Ethical Barnstorming David Lee, director and president of the Wichita-based Justice for All, says the group..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Letters at 3AM

If you want to understand the legacy of Bill Clinton forget the Elvis analogies and remember Orson Welles, who created film characters marked by their own self-corruption.

"...thrived on the strength of Clinton's weaknesses. (How a president who practically handed over Congress to the opposing party,..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Naked City

President Bush's campaign mastered the use of the World Wide Web, and is expected to continue in office

"...W. Bush used the Internet more effectively than any presidential candidate yet -- he might be called the first..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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"...basically, that for four years we could have a president who talks the talk but walks in step with..."

Dec. 15, 2000 Column

The Hightower Lowdown

Creative Destruction; Poor People Don't Vote

"...a year now since Bill Clinton's big, four-day, six-state "Presidential Poverty Tour Across America." Remember all the hoopla, the..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Column by Jim Hightower

Staff Infection

Sick of Low Wages, UT Staff Vow Three-Day 'Burnt Orange Flu'

"...conditions for UT staff. After organizing, pleading with UT president Larry Faulkner, and generally being a thorn in the..."

Sept. 1, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Life and Times of Gus Garcia

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

"...President Harry Truman used to say, "There is no end..."

June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

No Purchase Necessary

Does Napster, the MP3-sharing software program that has spawned several lawsuits and been banned at universities across the nation, mean the end of music as we know it?

"...to give their music away?" says Ginger Shults, vice president of the Austin chapter of the American Federation of..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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Puzzled by Oppel

"...Bush now should be this: Mr. Bush, if elected President, will you issue pardons to the tens of thousands..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Column

Esther's All-Stars

"...Choice for Next President: "Hillary, just so she could make Bill's life hell..."

July 30, 1999 Arts Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...sure, he's the odds-on favorite to be the next president of the United States, has raised an ungodly sum..."

July 9, 1999 News Feature

Nickel-and-Diming It

Security in State Jobs

"...got a wage increase to $14,000," says Peg Kramer, president of the University Staff Association. "There have been long-term..."

May 21, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

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Plan for People, Not Cars

"...am totally exhausted by the daily pounding of our president by the right-wing fanatics and the conservative media. Their..."

March 26, 1999 Column

Two Bios of Barbara

"...woman who rained down her masterful verbal thunder upon President Nixon during the Watergate hearings do when she went..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Books Review

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Reusing Seaholm

"...in a profit. No matter how good Blue Note president Lundvall's intentions are, he ultimately works for a corporation..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Column

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