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Legislator describes online learning as "the future of education;" actual educators disagree

"...idea, says Madden, is to give kids who are sick or mobile a way to keep up with their..."

April 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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Protesters rally to restore children's insurance funding

"...in dental hygiene hurt more than the families with sick kids...."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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Sentencing reform (or not), medical marijuana, and short-term memory loss in Nevada

"...year that federal drug laws do not apply to sick people using marijuana as medicine in states where that..."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Texas' finest combat the glo-stick menace

"...way that protects the right of a group of sick people to grow and share their medicine without fear,"..."

May 14, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Which contenders pass the medical marijuana test?

"...told the MPP that he doesn't believe in putting sick people in prison for using medical marijuana -- "I..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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The state auditor does its job, the state enviro agency doesn't. Guess who gets the governor's goat?

"...our air, land and water and literally making Texans sick."..."

Jan. 2, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Turnover Turmoil

"..."The way she runs that school is sick -- it's a rule of terror."..."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

“It’s About Damn Time”

City Council passes first paid sick leave ordinance in the South

"...morning, after more than five hours of public testimony, City Council enacted an ordinance that (as of Oct. 1)..."

Feb. 19, 2018 News Post by Michael King

What Will It Take to Get More Police Oversight?

If Greg Casar wants more accountability for cops, the city’s gonna need to give the police union some more money

"...As City Council meetings go, the one held Thursday, April 20,..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Slaves for Rent

Sick pay lawsuit confirms what bosses think of workers

"...(all paragons of employee relations, no doubt) against the City of Austin. This deep-pocketed employers' group – receiving legal..."

May 4, 2018 News Column by Michael King

Opinion: Ten Days in March at L’Oca d’Oro

Living wages and paid sick leave are built into the local restaurant’s DNA. But without a government plan in place – for testing, sanitation checks, financial relief – co-owner Adam Orman explains why they’ve had to close their doors... for now.

"...The day before the city closed the dining rooms of bars and restaurants, we..."

April 10, 2020 Column by Adam Orman

Council: Doctor’s Orders

Sides lining up on paid sick time proposal

"...A good bet to dominate debate in today's City Council meeting (Feb. 15) is Item 49: discussion of..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Fight Club

There's no middle ground in Fight Club: Either you go with its berserker ethos or go nuts.

"...it should be noted, Fincher never tells us what city we're in -- it looks suspiciously like Ridley Scott..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spike & Mike's Classic Festival of Animation 2002

"...punk rock and Spike & Mike's animation festivals (Classic, Sick & Twisted, et al.) are 25 years old this..."

Aug. 30, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Council: Free-Net Ain’t Free

Austin Free-Net wins a reprieve over California competition

"...Entering spring festival season, City Council stays local on digital outreach, expands paid sick..."

March 6, 2018 News Post by Michael King

Two Lovers

Joaquin Phoenix (in what he claims is his last film role) stars as a nebbishy New Yorker caught between two very different women.

"...Ari and Elias Koteas. Director Gray knows New York City like few other directors ever have. His films –..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blindness

Julianne Moore brilliantly leads the strong cast in this sci-fi parable which takes us to the depths of human degradation before letting in the light.

"...The catalyst is an outbreak of blindness in a city that is intentionally vague, its citizens casually multinational (as..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sick City

This L.A. noir is fearless about naming, shaming, and spoofing brand-name burn-outs

"...Sick Cityby Tony O'Neill Harper Perennial, 384 pp., $13.99 (paper)..."

July 23, 2010 Books Review by Richard Whittaker

New to Town? Here Are Nine of the Biggest News Stories Affecting Locals.

A primer on Austin politics

"...your first taste of life in the little big city...."

Aug. 30, 2018 News Post by News Staff

There Can Be Only One

Fronting and posting at B-Boy City 16

"...April 24-26, when it's on like Tron with B-Boy City 16: The Reunion, an international hip-hop festival...."

April 10, 2009 Arts Feature by Rachel Koper

News Roundup: Police Firings, Uber Conspirings

Police union accuses Acevedo of retaliation

"...union files a complaint for a former officer's missing sick leave pay; who could be behind an effort to..."

Jan. 25, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

Cold Creek Manor

Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone are home alone in a haunted house in this film that was not screened before press time.

"...It’s a case of bad things happening to witless city dwellers. Cold Creek Manor eventually feels like a much..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Party Monster

The rise and fall of superstar club promoter Michael Alig.

"...I hung out at the Limelight in New York City, briefly, in the late Eighties, the selfsame superclub and..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Habit

"...and Jesse Hartman. Let's face it: In New York City, everyone is a vampire, in one way or another...."

Feb. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Gambler

Mark Wahlberg has one of his juiciest roles ever as a creative-writing professor by day and a compulsive gambler by night.

"...and the locale has jumped from grimy New York City to smog-sunny Los Angeles, but the game remains –..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nicholas Nickleby

Charles Dickens' picaresque teems with wonderful performances and bright direction by McGrath (who also did the same for Jane Austen in Emma).

"...work of Plummer as his rich, harsh, and despicable big-city uncle; Courtenay as the uncle's slyly contravening manservant; Nathan..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mystery: What’s on Kleinfeld’s List?

10 classic solutions to which crimes are worth reading about

"...shit they have to deal with in that Windy City of theirs...."

Nov. 30, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

There Goes the Neighborhood

City split over the latest in urban living options: short-term rentals

"...worried that the attempts by some to rid the city of so-called "commercial" – non-owner-occupied – STRs in residential..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

The Tire Mound of Mystery

Thousands of city tires lie moldering southeast of town – and the city is claiming ignorance

"...tires on this piece of land belong to the city of Austin. They are scrap tires pulled from every..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...Considering the 2010 city budget process began months ago, back in May, it's..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

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