Running to the Middle

Part II of the Chronicle's preview of the Nov. 5 general election

"...This is the second of three Chronicle thumbnails on the Nov. 5..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature

A Better Tomorrow

For years, the city of Austin's arts funding process has been mired in perpetual gloom, but with the city reviewing its Cultural Contracts Program, artists and arts companies talking with each other about collaborations and a shared vision of what the arts mean to Austin, there are glimmers of light on the city's arts funding horizon.

"...For years, the city of Austin's arts funding process has been mired..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Enron's Masters of the Universe

A Conversation with Robert Bryce

"...Robert Bryce, the author of Pipe Dreams, reported for the Chronicle from..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality caved under intense public..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature

Who's Texas?

The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers

"...Pete Gallego, the influential state rep from Alpine, recalled in a committee..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

History vs. "Progress"

I-35 expansion opponents from Eastside neighborhoods plan to apply for national historic area designation and promise to fight TxDOT along the way to salvage historic structures in their neighborhood.

"...In the good old days of highway building, engineers could pave..."

Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Dave Mann

TV Eye

Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell remind us of a time when a talk show largely meant listening.

"...I watched part two of a rebroadcast of Joseph Campbell and the Power of..."

Aug. 23, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Page Two

"...So, here we are, a couple of weeks until September, great pennant races going on throughout..."

Aug. 16, 2002 Column by Nick Barbaro

Rules of the Game

"...Bingo Enabling Act section 2001.551, titled "Unlawful Bingo; Offense," details three exceptions to rules guiding bingo conductors:..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature

Beware of Bingo Narcs!

On July 18, an investigator from the Texas Lottery Commission's Charitable Bingo section informed Continental Cub owner Steve Wertheimer that the club's bingo night was illegal --way illegal. Why?

"...When the Houston band El Orbits made their return to South..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

It's easy to make nuclear waste safe -- just pass a law saying it's so; and, dishonesty permeates the corporate culture -- even CEOs' golf games.

"...It's good to know that this kind of can-do, entrepreneurial thinking has risen to the top ranks..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King

The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.

"...The short unhappy life of Sophia Chante King came to..."

Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Page Two

The City Council should negotiate the Stratus deal from a position of strength; we remember the tragic life and brilliant filmmaking of indie pioneer Eagle Pennell.

"...a friend's house. Reluctantly, I note that even at the end Eagle was a burden to his friends, creating..."

July 26, 2002 Column by Louis Black

Imminent Harm

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

"...respect for everyone who's here," Daryl Slusher announced at the start of the City Council's June 27 public hearing,..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

'Neverwinter Nights'

A revolutionary new RPG freezes out the competition.

"...If you recall an arctic chill running down the spine of your back on June 19, forget any..."

June 28, 2002 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

An Artificial Wilderness

Philip Bobbitt's The Shield of Achilles is getting a serious and heartening push from its publisher, Knopf, writes Roger Gathman. Does he seriously think there's an audience for a book that, among other things, explains the strategic deliberations of Napoleon III? "I always conceived a large audience for this book," Bobbitt claims. "I'd be crushed if scholars didn't attend to this book, but I meant it for anybody who wants to keep seriously informed about world affairs."

"...When David Halberstam wrote the Best and the Brightest, describing the high point of..."

June 21, 2002 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Coach's Corner

After a century of "development," baseball needs to reinvent itself. If it takes a long, bloody strike for the players and owners to understand that they have to work together, then so be it.

"..."Take me out to the ball game...."

May 31, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Warring Over Wimberley's Future

Developers, editors, and environmentalists battle over the future of Wimberley.

"...towns like Wimberley, political controversies seem to take on the unfortunate qualities of family feuds. One side accuses the..."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...From the ACC President..."

March 22, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"..."viable" candidate in South Austin where I live (north of Stassney between South First and Manchaca) ["Austin@Large," March 8]...."

March 15, 2002 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Another Pro-Heckler Heckle..."

March 8, 2002 Column

Chartering a Course

A preview of the Charter Revisions Proposals

"...Looking for the secret to Austin's vaunted quality of life? Look no..."

Feb. 15, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hightower Lowdown

Linda Lay is a poor little rich girl; the WTO bites its own creators; Enron got what it paid for.

"...The Lays' Sob Story..."

Feb. 8, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Austin @ Large: Austin At Large: Backseat Driver

Karen Rae resigns from Cap Metro

"...We've been told that a professional should give three weeks' notice when moving on. Any..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Beat Box

Beat Box

"...A no-show for almost the entirety of 2001, hip-hop finally got game in the..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Hightower Lowdown

Enron's true crimes are the legal things it did; Boeing patriotically rips off us taxpayers; and Bob Barr acts like a crack smoker.

"...The True Crime Behind Enron..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

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

"...On the one hand, I'm pleased the Democrats in Congress have..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Raped by the Players

A lawsuit against an Austin dot-com firm reveals a world of fast times.

"...The jury's verdict was succinct, but contradictory: Yes, Lisa Capece..."

Jan. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Profiling? Not Quite...."

Jan. 18, 2002 Column

TV Top 10s

TV Eye's Top 10 on the Telly

"...10 Shows I Can't Believe Are Still on the Air:..."

Jan. 4, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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