Weed Watch

More than 98% of all marijuana seized by law enforcement under Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program is actually feral hemp – aka 'ditchweed' – and not cultivated, smokeable pot, according to DEA stats; and explanation regarding decriminalization effort e-mail sent to Colorado politicos gets weirder

"...– and not cultivated, smokeable pot, according to DEA statistics compiled in the State University of New York at..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...considered "instructional costs" – the National Center for Education Statistics – changed its definition of instructional costs to include..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature

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"...higher than those supplied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics...."

Aug. 11, 2006 Column

100% of Americans Want to Be Told the Truth?

"...higher than those supplied by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For goodness sake, Jim, if somebody calls you a..."

Aug. 8, 2006 Postmarks

Political Realist

An Interview With Ben Barnes

"...prisons, we're No. 1 in children's deaths. We're getting statistics that just make us almost a Third World country...."

July 7, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

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"...inmates are illegals. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, incarcerated illegals cost the Feds $624 million and the..."

June 23, 2006 Column

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...nation behind San Jose and Honolulu, according to FBI statistics; for property crime, Austin placed 20th of 33 large..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature

AISD Students Fare Well in NAEP Results

Austin fourth- and eighth-graders out-performed the nation in math and peer urban districts in reading

"...ISD last week, after the National Center for Education Statistics announced that Austin students outperformed the nation in math..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...in 1977, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics in a report released this week. According to the..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

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A longtime government statistician crosses the Bush administration and loses his job

"...Justice's supposedly nonpartisan research arm, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, after Greenfeld decided that the BJS should highlight the..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

To Your Health

Does an abortion increase the risk of breast cancer?

"...flaws in the design of the research. The adage "statistics don't lie, but statisticians do" certainly applies here. The..."

May 20, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

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"..."As far as statistics are concerned, I neither care about nor fully believe..."

April 8, 2005 Column

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"...clearly contains the central theme and some of the statistics from Michael Ventura's article written three years later...."

March 11, 2005 Column

Most Disturbing to Me Was ...

"...clearly contains the central theme and some of the statistics from Michael Ventura's article written three years later. If..."

March 8, 2005 Postmarks

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics, the nation's publicly funded forensic crime labs ended 2002..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Handicapping Slots for Tots

The pols and the lobby shuffle the deck on gambling for education'

"...at the Lottery Commission. Kohler comes armed with grim statistics that bear out claims of gambling's ill effects on..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Point Austin: A Blueprint for Mental Health

The Mayor's Task Force issues its report, but the real work is yet to come

"...The conventional statistics are intimidating: defined broadly, more than 3 million Texans..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Column by Michael King

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"...The U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports that in 2003, 42,643 people were killed on..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Column

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...– up 17.7% from the previous year, according to statistics compiled by the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission. While such..."

Oct. 1, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

If You're White, It's All Right

The colors of justice in Williamson County

"...As far as they go, Bradley's cited statistics are accurate, and have remained consistent over time for..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Man on Fire

Denzel Washington heads up a pulsating kidnapping thriller.

"...As the movie opens, we are given statistics that ominously announce that throughout Latin America one kidnapping..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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"...2) Questionable capacity statistics – what are the correct statistics here?..."

April 23, 2004 Column

Three Points of Interest Missed in Nukes Article

"...money paid by the nuclear industry? 2) Questionable capacity statistics – what are the correct statistics here? 3) Media's..."

April 19, 2004 Postmarks

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Perry rumors fly and the police controversy rages

"...readers over our dispute with the Statesman's police brutality statistics. They question our motives as, admittedly, we questioned the..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Doesn't Need an Expert to Know the Truth

"...submitted a letter to the editor and referred to "statistics" which were long-ago disputed. Thank you for responding. Apparently,..."

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"...to point out that there are, in fact, no statistics proving a rise in domestic violence on Super Bowl..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Column

Super Bowl Sunday Domestic Violence Another Urban Legend

"...to point out that there are, in fact, no statistics proving a rise in domestic violence on Super Bowl..."

Feb. 16, 2004 Postmarks

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No matter how clearly wrong it may be shown to be, the Statesman's APD report will remain in the community's mind as 'truth'

"...story offered that an exhaustive analysis of police department statistics found that "Austin police used force against African-Americans and..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Column by Louis Black

The Figures Do Lie

The Statesman finds a cops-and-race story that just isn't there

"...them, than are whites. These are inflammatory, even shocking, statistics. Unfortunately for the city, the APD, and most especially..."

Feb. 6, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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"...again, while workers go begging. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the creation of only 1,000 new jobs in..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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