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It's been two years since 9 / 11, and we're under attack.

"...under attack overseas, where our cowboy president has made enemies where we once had friends and terrorists where there..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by Nick Barbaro

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Republicans' special-session maneuvering shows contempt for Texans and mischaracterizes Texas' political history; the same party asks for the same kind of blind allegiance on foreign policy.

"...even much interest -- and in recent weeks widespread public opposition -- and the tiresome partisan refrain is that..."

July 18, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Sons of Smart Growth

"...-- rewarding projects for being transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, filled with public space, and other new urban touches -- will be..."

June 13, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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Deconstructing the endorsement process, and more thoughts on the power of protest and principled dissent.

"...council. We had often disagreed with Mitchell's votes and public comments. The endorsement meeting was confrontational and aggressive, but..."

April 18, 2003 Column by Louis Black

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin's $100 limit on campaign donations survives another court test -- does that mean it works?

"...the deleterious effect of campaign cash was not a public concern when he was in office is, uh, too..."

March 21, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Eight Years Later, Elgin Man Becomes a 'Terrorist'

A 1994 outburst lands a local man in jail -- last fall

"...peace officers. The database is not open to the public; information must be sought through an open-records request. The..."

March 14, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Good Neighbors

Fred Rogers had a lot to teach us about being a good neighbor.

"...rice to President Bush with a note, "If your enemies are hungry, feed them." Talking with some peacenik friends,..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

It's a Wonderful Life

The Austin Film Society presents an evening in celebration of Sam Fuller.

"...tracked down and tortured to death, whether by their enemies or their own minds. He was a gambler who..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

The Case Against Kissinger

War criminal or elder statesman? Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki makes a case in The Trials of Henry Kissinger.

"...for the losers of conflicts and only for our enemies?..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Flame Keeper

With a single setting, one act, and two actors, Amos Kamil's play The Flame Keeper is decidedly simple in form, but it is far from simplistic, grappling with issues of identity and responsibility that are enormously complex.

"...slighting their foes in business transactions and the little public exchanges of everyday life...."

Aug. 2, 2002 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Destiny's Child

Tom Doyal reviews Sam Houston, Austin author James Haley's new biography on the Texas legend, and finds that the biographer's "hard work is almost invisible to the reader; he makes this complex life accessible, even understandable, in light of the times in which Houston lived."

"...scandal among his friends and fodder for his political enemies. But by the time Houston came to Texas, he..."

June 14, 2002 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

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Our readers talk back.

"...accountability to the other branches of government or the public at large. This smacks of the worst excesses of..."

March 29, 2002 Column

Inherit the Net

Lawyer and Stanford professor Lawrence Lessig talks copyright law and the Internet.

"...and subtler: Free speech is being contractualized. The new enemies aren't clumsy DAs prosecuting communists and purveyors of Lady..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Roger Gathman

The Hightower Lowdown

Tom Daschle goes whoring for gold; SBC changes the rules; Rudy Giuliani tries to steal home -- playing against the taxpayers.

"...slinking down the same trashy back streets that the Republicans work. On the night of Dec. 20, just hours..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Feeling the Heat

A profile of the new Texas ACLU and Executive Director Will Harrell

"...little shakier, but have moved forward. A bill requiring public access to the disciplinary records of police officers is..."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

Covering New Ground

Robin Rather talks about Austin's future, and her own, after stepping down as chair of the Save Our Springs Alliance.

"...chair of the Save Our Springs Alliance board split publicly with her colleagues and supported the city's recent settlement..."

May 12, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Colors of the Mountain

"...a time. Da has to beg his way into public school since the entrance fee -- the price of..."

April 28, 2000 Books Review by Marion Winik

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Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."

"...Legislature. At a time when capable people are shunning public service, we are lucky to have Ann Kitchen as..."

March 17, 2000 Column

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We are wrong, wrong, wrong. So is golf.

"...Thanks for the great publication that you put out. I am, however, very put..."

March 10, 2000 Column

Cross Examination

An El Paso medical supplier says the American Red Cross took part in an illegal scheme to ship medical supplies and other goods into Mexico without paying import taxes, and conspired to keep it a secret even after he was wrongfully imprisoned as a direct result.

"...insurance on it. So what do they tell the public, where they raised this $130,000 and then turned it..."

Feb. 25, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

A Walking Contradiction

Exploring the legacy of one of Austin's great, unsung singer-songwriters, Blaze Foley

"...he was alive; he also made a couple of enemies. He wouldn't get gigs at the normal places, and..."

Dec. 24, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

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Hey, who put a vegetarian in my aquifer?

"...Linklater to meet with us before the idea went public; hopefully that effort will set a precedent for other..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Column

Shaky Railing

Three former Capital Metro board members and two former employees claim that the transportation agency attempted to put Longhorn Railway, its costly freight rail operator, out of business.

"...a few things and then I got on the enemies list when I started asking questions about light rail,"..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Agent Sage

Retired FBI agent Byron Sage is still defending FBI's role at Waco.

"...the Constitution and to protect this country from all enemies foreign and domestic. I never once strayed from that..."

Nov. 12, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

Farewell Reform

"...based on a study performed by the Center for Public Policy Priorities, an advocacy group for low-income Texans, in..."

Oct. 8, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Something Completely Different

Comedy writers Bob Odenkirk and David Cross took everything they’d learned from past comic masters and made their Mr. Show variety show into something completely different.

"...in the know and otherwise ignored by the general public. Although it's been canceled, if you have T/W Digital..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Screens Feature by Ron Deutsch

Coddling George

Journalism 101

"...you are going to smear someone's good name in public, you should at least call them and offer them..."

Oct. 30, 1998 News Column by Lee Nichols

Changing of the Guard

"...held favorite to win the Nov. 3 election against Republican Hank Davis Gonzalez. So for all practical purposes, when..."

Oct. 23, 1998 News Feature by Amy Smith

Texas Radio and the Really Big Beat

Capstar's Austin-based Empire

"...of 1934 about broadcasters having to act "in the public interest, convenience, and necessity." This gave the government just..."

May 22, 1998 Music Feature by Bill Crawford

Neighbors Know Best

Lewis, Garcia Team Up Against Affordable Housing

"...issues, along with friends, neighborhoods also tend to foster enemies and infighting. This week's difficult decision on the Tannehill..."

Dec. 12, 1997 News Column by Kayte VanScoy

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