Beside the Point

City Council takes action on Spring condos, and another homelessness ordinance

"...doubt. They missed approval of Lee Leffingwell's ban on coal-tar based pavement products, which passed despite industry opposition, as..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Letters at 3AM

People of all political persuasions are beginning to face the reality that Americans' demand for oil is outpacing our supply and refining capacity, which in turn will cripple our economy's ability to grow. Our disposable society will become a scavenging society, and, on the brighter side, a more inventive society.

"...$200 a barrel" other oil sources, like Canadian sand tar, may become economically viable, but that will take an..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column by Michael Ventura

The Black Keys

"...Back when the blues was only for whiskey-drinking gee-tar players with Mississippi ZIP codes, the Black Keys were..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature by Martin de Leon II

Page Two

Never mind the consipracy theorists, the death of literacy, and the Democrats' chronic foot-shooting – 'Page Two' needs a break.

"...has covered the globe in its existence. Violence is hereditary, historical, and within us. The notion that the media..."

July 15, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Naked City

While passage of HB 254 may signal movement toward smart-on-crime proposals in Texas, federal narcos continue their goofy-on-drugs approach to drug control

"..."One joint can deliver four times as much cancer-causing tar as one cigarette." According to ONDCP drug czar John..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Party Crawl

"...GuitarTown..."

March 18, 2005 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Soccer Watch

"...to Santa Clara, 1-0, in overtime. It was the Tar Heels' first loss since the 2002 Final Four right..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Page Two

State reps Jack Stick and Todd Baxter deserve their very own 'Best of Austin' category

"...irrelevant and misleading charges? I'm not talking about ducking military obligations here (especially by those who support sending others..."

Oct. 1, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Anyone interested in more reasons for my vote please..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column

Give Nader a Chance

"...to get on the treacherous Texas ballot ["Nader Raiders Target Texas Ballot," News, July 30]. Correction: Mr. Nader filed..."

Aug. 3, 2004 Postmarks

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...DriveDemocracy.org, the MoveOn.org-affiliated activist Web site focused on progressive..."

July 30, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Homeland Security Comes Home

For the next round of protests, the DPS has new toys

"...less-than-lethal munitions." Chief Elliston described the new weaponry as "target-specific devices that you would actually impact an individual with."..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...The city has asked for a "voluntary ban" on the use of coal tar parking sealants..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...I appreciate ACC union leader Mark Goodrich's complimentary statement about my approach to labor issues at ACC..."

June 18, 2004 Column

Believes the Imperative of Spewing His Unethical Propaganda

"...teaching a cat to fetch: The idiot will just stare at your finger. "Hmmm, lemme see here ... the..."

June 16, 2004 Postmarks

Here Come the Transporters

In the endless Central Texas transportation wars, the lions and the lambs look for ways to make peace

"...maybe more down the line, nothing too fancy to start – would, in many cities, be an easy, boring,..."

June 4, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Doug Sahm

"...set still sounds like the old LPs: thick with tar. Sahm was a clairvoyant interpreter of songs in what..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

Naked City

Wal-Mart and South River City Citizens deal to preserve Blunn Creek.

"...The tide of neighborhood resistance against Wal-Mart started to turn last Wednesday, when Wal-Mart attorney Richard Suttle..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lowe's, Austin, and HB 1204: Who's Got the Cards?

Are Austin's hands tied on another land-use battle over the aquifer?

"...with water-quality controls, eliminate the use and sale of coal-tar-based pavement sealers, and adhere to the city's Green Builder..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

The Kids Are All Right

Not your parent's summer camp, rock & roll camp!

"...it is, Austin has two music camps and a guitar workshop...."

Aug. 22, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Spiritualized

Reissue

"...Troggs' "Anyway That You Want Me" that beats the tar out of "Wild Thing," but after that, there's little..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Music Review by Michael Chamy

Lowe's Offers City a Deal

The big-box retailer makes an "SOS-equivalent" proposal for its project over the aquifer.

"...Grow Green programs; a promise to not use the coal-tar-based pavement sealers the city suspects of contaminating Barton Creek;..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Barton Springs Reopens, With Great Pleasure

The Statesman-spawned toxics crisis is finally over, but threats to Austin water quality remain.

"...taken from parking lots upstream, helped the city identify coal-tar pavement sealants, flowing in runoff down to the Springs,..."

April 25, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

City Hall: Yes, Austin, Barton Springs Is Still Safe

One more time: City, state, and federal experts refute rash Statesman claims about Barton Springs pollution

"...neither the city nor the state found anything indicating coal-tar waste below the surface, he said. Honeycutt also compares..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

SXSW Picks and Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...Andrew Kenny moved north for grad school, but the singer-guitarist continues writing songs. The peppier, more song-oriented direction of..."

March 7, 2003 Music Feature

Southern Destroyer

Barry Hannah at 60, in Oxford, and on why -- despite the energy drinks -- he's not feeling up to saving American fiction right this very minute

"...Hannah a two-year-old story about Hunter Thompson shooting his secretary in the woods. The secretary was wearing a bear..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Impaired Judgment

SOS Alliance enters the controversy over toxins at Barton Springs.

"...from the pool, along both sides of the unnamed tributary running downhill from the Park Place Apartments. The pool's..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Denying Marisol

Third Place

"...seemed a moonscape to her without the trucks and Targets and football stadiums that were sprinkled liberally along Highway..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Nancy Moser

Book Review

"...assorted goods. The ship was inordinately hot. The bags started to burn. Then, at 9:12am, an explosion ripped the..."

Jan. 10, 2003 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

Immigrant Song

Kim Richey -- outta Nashville, into Austin.

"...But while these New Economy upstarts flowered and flamed out, a quieter, more enduring, and..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Music Feature by John T. Davis

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