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Legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman on the ropes at Lord's Gym
"...(The Fog) the film Waco, about the Branch Davidian raid in 1993. Hibberd says the event has become a..."

July 4, 2008 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Those Mothers!
High-court ruling favors mothers over the Lone Star State
"...alone, hundreds of CPS investigators and police executed a raid of the nearly 1,700-acre gated Yearning for Zion compound,..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Uneasy Death of Riad Hamad
Investigation continues in the mysterious death of an Austin peace activist
"...and in February, the FBI and Internal Revenue Service raided his South Austin home and seized 40 boxes of..."

May 9, 2008 News Feature by Michael King

Top 10 Police Beat Stories
Shades of Blue
"...War Hits Home In October, an early-morning APD drug raid in Montopolis left a 72-year-old man in critical condition..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
"...shooting 72-year-old Felix Rosales in October during an early-morning raid at Rosales' house in the Montopolis neighborhood. The police..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature

No Knock and No Crack, Pt. 3
"...was killed by Atlanta PD during a bogus drug raid at her house on Nov. 21 – including that..."

May 4, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
Documentary from the filmmakers who made Gunner Palace details the story of Yunis Abbas, an Iraqi journalist falsely detained for nine months at Abu Ghraib.
"...of Baghdad and the sickening footage of the house raid, captured while Epperlein and Tucker were embedded shooting 2004’s..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Taking the 'Us' out of It
Michael Tucker hears the voices calling him back to the war in Iraq
"...2003, cameraman Michael Tucker was embedded with U.S. soldiers raiding what they thought was a bomb factory. What they..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Blue Year: Top 10 APD stories
"...machines, more than 1,000 eight-liners during the Operation Flatliner raid at 23 gaming rooms. The raid also netted the..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
"...Crime Suppression Unit and SWAT team conducted a drug raid at a house near Zavala Elementary School on Oct...."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Feature

Some Questions; Please Answer
"...Israel's third-largest city, as well as commit a cross-border raid that resulted in the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers while..."

Aug. 7, 2006 Postmarks

Weed Watch
Rowdy West Coast Raid; and Poll Indicates Populace is Mellowing About Pot
"...patient Gary Silva in a March 14, early morning raid, seizing 80 pot plants and a cache of patient..."

March 31, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
Feds say dispensaries are illegal drug fronts; advocates say medical patients are under attack
"...from several of the city's medi-pot dispensaries. The Wednesday raid was the culmination of a two-year undercover sting, code-named..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Supremes Take a Hit
The federalist smoke from medical marijuana reaches the Supreme Court. Can they clear the air on states' rights, pot, and the Constitution?
"...spying her plants during a helicopter fly-over, DEA agents raided Monson's home. Although both the Butte Co. sheriff and..."

Dec. 10, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Page Two
On love, culture, renewal, timelessness, and SXSW
"...greatness of those past. Either they are cowardly, reactionary, afraid of life, find being comfortable the safest place, or..."

March 26, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Naked City
Poll: If Limbaugh did the crime, he should do the time
"...the now-infamous and fruitless November 2003 early morning drug raid at Stratford High School in Goose Creek, S.C., Principal..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City
Tommy Chong gets jail time, but hemp food products may be free.
"...Angeles-based company Nice Dreams Enterprises; during their Feb. 24 raid, agents seized the company's inventory and more than $103,000..."

Sept. 19, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
At once a fanboy's wet dream and an engaging, emotionally supercharged epic adventure
"...of Arabia's equally outsized desert conflicts, and the final raid on Lucas' Death Star. It's that good. Add to..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dancing About Architecture
Emo's employees quit over punk rock protest, the Noise Ordinance is back, as will be the Austin City Limits Music Festival, but not Russell Crowe. SIMS news and more.
"...to open at 600 Red River, but a mid-renovation raid put a stop to that. It's a bit confusing,..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Delamora Denied
"...Ruiz during a Capital Area Narcotics Task Force drug raid at Delamora's Del Valle mobile home...."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Disputing the "Deputy' in Deputy Ruiz
Can a deputy still be a deputy without swearing to oaths required by law? One lawyer doesn't think so.
"...the Capital Area Narcotics Task Force during a drug raid at Delamora's Del Valle mobile home. While prosecutors say..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Life Sentence for Delamora
"...Task Force with a forced entry during a drug raid at Delamora's Del Valle trailer home. Leonard Martinez, Delamora's..."

July 26, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Irma Vep & Les Vampires Double Bill
"...wardrobe mistress and the titillation of a furtive jewel raid. Irma Vep is a hynotic blend of suspense, sexual..."

May 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twenty Flight Rock
The Life and Times of Robert Fraser
"...was a principle figure in the legendary Redlands drug raid along with Mick and Keith, but Robert was the..."

July 20, 2001 Books Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
"...young government soldier, inadvertently falters during a crucial nighttime raid and witnesses the suicidal death of a young rebel..."

July 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Keep the River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale
"...Amarakaire people with whom he participated in a hunting raid during which neighboring villagers were killed and eaten. However,..."

April 20, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

One Day in September
Recipient of the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary, this film unfolds the gripping drama that occurred on September 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympics, when eight armed Palestinian terrorists took 11 members of the Israeli delegation hostage.
"...prevented from entering German soil to enact a commando raid against the terrorists (lending insight into Israeli thinking before..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Postmarks
It's a salmagundi of responses this issue, with bits regarding dolphin bacteria, word use, national politics, and Marc Savlov's cinematic taste (or lack thereof).
"..."Naked City" featured a lengthier piece on the FCC raid on Nov. 24.]..."

Dec. 1, 2000 Column

Barenaked in America
"...of pure adolescent joy, including an unsuccessful attempt to raid the White House (the band doesn’t make it past..."

Oct. 19, 2000 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks
Light Rail, Green Politics, and much ado about the city's growing pains.
"...Radio One, 94.3 FM, in an illegal and unjustified raid...."

Oct. 13, 2000 Column

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