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News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...starting Aug. 23 and is also conducting an online survey – which is more than a little biased, say..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature

Green Events: Aug. 16-23

Austin Energy saves you money, Whole Foods celebrates the greenest school year ever, and more.

"...and directly benefit from. Yay! www.treefolks.org/prog_calculator.asp. YELLOW BIKE PROJECT SURVEY YBP wants to know how its projects affect the..."

Aug. 15, 2007 Columns Post

Green Events: July 26-Aug. 2

The usual opportunities for local food and brew continue this week, plus TreeFolks launches its new carbon-offset program, and more.

"...and directly benefit from. Yay! www.treefolks.org/prog_calculator.asp. YELLOW BIKE PROJECT SURVEY YBP wants to know how its projects affect the..."

July 25, 2007 Columns Post

Health Care Solutions for Small Businesses

Health care coalition seeks business owners' input.

"...Area Research Organization, and the Shivers Cancer Foundation, are surveying small businesses for possible solutions to the expanding problem..."

July 24, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

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"...you think of the idea by filling out a survey on AISD's website: www.austin.isd.tenet.edu/schools/ymla/ survey.phtml. The AISD board of..."

June 22, 2007 News Feature

AISD Considering All-Boys School

District asking for input from community on plans to open a school for young men

"...they think of the idea by filling out a survey on AISD’s website here. The AISD Board of Trustees..."

June 8, 2007 News Post by Michael May

Point Austin: All EARRS

Stage Two of the Hodge Affair may be less than meets the eye

"...EARR fund misappropriations but for reportedly fudging the conventioneer surveys upon which departmental bonuses were partly based. If he..."

April 27, 2007 News Column by Michael King

City Gets Street-Smart About Bikes

Local task force formed at behest of Mayor's Fitness Council and Urban Transportation Commission gets rolling

"...UT transportation engineering professor Chandra Bhat is conducting a survey, in conjunction with the Texas Department of Transportation and..."

April 6, 2007 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Cross Talk on Northcross

Are discussions and negotiations on planned redevelopment of Northcross Mall bearing fruit? Depends on whom you talk to.

"...is moving ahead on its own. A Jan. 13-14 survey it conducted showed that 88% of respondents (3,239 neighborhood..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Compared to What?

Crisis at Kealing the latest chapter in a too-long story

"...contradictory perspectives. But judging from several meetings, from teacher surveys by the school district and Education Austin, and from..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Column by Michael King

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"...order to fast-track the plants' permits, according to a survey of 600 randomly selected Texans released Dec. 6 by..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

TV Eye

A Snippet of What's to Come

"...watching TV? According to a recent Consumer Internet Barometer survey, one in 10 U.S. TV viewers watches online. Newscasts,..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

F*ck

Like the very word this documentary examines, F*ck can be found all over the place.

"...expression: Lenny Bruce and George Carlin. F*ck divides its survey into sections which examine the word's impact in various..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cornyn Popular as Herpes

John Cornyn vulnerable going into 2008

"...be that long at all. The Mustached One cites Survey USA numbers that describe Sen. John Cornyn as 89th..."

Nov. 29, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

No Surprises: City snafu over WTP 4 continues

Auditor's report raises questions about city's site-selection process for new water treatment plant

"...gauge other sites, but rather after an informal "windshield survey" (that is, a literal drive-by) of the site, whereby..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Letters at 3AM

According to a 'USA Today' survey, 30% of all American youth hope to have careers in the arts. Who's been lying to these children?

"...USA Today published a survey recently (May 23, p.1D). Young people, ages 12 to..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

A Planner's Paradise

A marriage of land use and transportation planning rarely seen in "property rights happy" Texas is being plotted

"...CAMPO has placed a survey on its Web site, www.campotexas.org, but it's likely that..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Tag – You're It!

Celebrating urban scrawl with Gallery Lombardi's exhibition 'Austin Graffiti Art: From Birth to Present'

"..."Austin Graffiti Art: From Birth to Present" a well-timed survey of some of Central Texas' aerosol artists. An entire..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Arts Feature by Amanda Douberley

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to new Census Bureau data released Tuesday. American Community Survey numbers from 2005 show that the number of Texans..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...card. "In the past, every Austin law firm we surveyed has responded, even when its minority attorney numbers were..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature

Driskill Grill

We like this place. A lot.

"...frequently than denizens of every other major U.S. city. Survey?! We don't need no stinkin' survey! We got Enchanted..."

July 21, 2006 Food Review by Barbara Chisholm

Study Finds Pesticides Tainting U.S. Water Supply

Industry argues chemicals at safe drinking levels, activists worry about impact on wildlife

"...drinking-water supplies, according to a recently released U.S. Geological Survey study titled Pesticides in the Nation's Streams and Ground..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...keg-stands, account for the rank, but to Self, "the survey shows that healthy eating plus lots of exercise equals..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature

Council Notes

Toll roads and trash dumps on the council agenda

"...He reported the committee had conducted an informal door-to-door survey in the St. John's neighborhood (near the I-35 N...."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Aristocrats

The gleefully profane The Aristocrats provides a survey of some of the best comic minds in the business.

"...renovation. At the very least, The Aristocrats provides a survey of some of the best comic minds in the..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Study: Parking Lots Pollute

Common pavement sealant could be damaging waterways

"...by the city of Austin and the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that coal-tar sealant, the shiny black stuff that..."

July 1, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

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"...According to a national poll released last week by Survey USA, Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn has the lowest..."

June 24, 2005 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...be one of 12,000 receiving a city of Austin survey requesting feedback on how the city delivers services. The..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...the Wimberley Valley Watershed Association, and the U.S. Geological Survey, will be used to establish the water quality and..."

May 20, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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"...• A survey conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists and Public..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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