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Last week's Summer Smut Issue gets a whuppin' from some prudent readers.
"...it's available for free at your local grocery store, library, gym, etc., usually out in the front lobby in..."

Aug. 18, 2000 Column

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Environs Observer
"...and composition of the band ("Five hunky Dance Across Texas types") are the creation of Big Binness. Furthermore, he..."

July 25, 1997 Column

Amassing Awards
"...Young People's Literature, a Newbery Medal Award, an American Library Association Notable Book, an American Library Association Best Book..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Books Feature

Postscripts
Thinning the Herd
"...For their Not-Cormac Writing Contest, the El Paso Library Association is looking for the best "bad fakes" of..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Books Column by Clay Smith

Snubbing the Censors
Austin celebrates Banned Books Week
"...event, sponsored by national bodies including the American Booksellers Association andthe American Library Association, is 27 this year, but..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Books Feature by Richard Whittaker

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Readers weigh in on the criminality of musicians, the integrity of neighborhoods, and more.
"...you've ever been through the criminal justice system in Texas you know how flawed it is and how easy..."

July 6, 2001 Column

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...we know where our students are? Far too many Texas teens are taking permanent vacations from school, public interest..."

March 19, 1999 News Feature

Party for the Right to Read
The ACLU wants Banned Books Week to be a wake-up call
"...on wizardry and magic, the series topped the American Library Association's list of Most Frequently Challenged Titles for years,..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Feature by Diana Welch

War Drums: Rumblings on the Home Front
As an Iraq war becomes inevitable, local responses range from the stupid to the sublime.
"...the USA PATRIOT Act facilitate FBI monitoring of public library patron records? And does it conflict with Texas law..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature

The Way Home
Zach Theatre gives Robert Schenkkan's All the Way its Texas premiere on LBJ's home turf
"...grew up here and graduated from the University of Texas. Zach Theatre Artistic Director Dave Steakley was among those..."

April 10, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Res Publica
Citizen's calendar, April 9-16
"...for its decision to close the mall during the Texas Relays. 9am-noon. Highland Mall, 6001 Airport Blvd..www.kpwr.org/boycott-highland-mall..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from around Austin and beyond
"...people in town. What you say goes." -- The Texas Medical Association, firing up the troops to pass Proposition..."

Sept. 12, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Council We Deserve?
In the races for City Council, it's a search for competence amidst the chaff
"...as an aide to Laredo Sen. Judith Zaffirini, and Texas Hospital Association staffer Gregg Knaupe once worked for retired..."

April 22, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...The long-running legal adventures of the Texas Association of Business continued this week, with a state..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature

A Shared Vision
MM Pack reports on the combination of generosity and hard work that built the Institute of Hospitality & Culinary Arts at Travis High School.
"...engineering by I.T. Gonzalez; stone and concrete products by Texas Building Products; and concrete work by Juan Rangel &..."

Oct. 11, 2002 Food Feature by MM Pack

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Library FYI: Both the John Henry Faulk Central Library and..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...Capital Area Food Bank, United Way, SafePlace, and the Texas Veterans Commission – distributed information and provided counseling. Outside,..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature

Austin Reenters Stage 4 of COVID-19 Precautions
Fully vaccinated residents should mask up, urge health officials
"...Today, July 23, Austin Public Health announced Austin and..."

July 23, 2021 News Post by Beth Sullivan

DeBeauvoir Recognized Nationally by Peers
Travis County clerk wins Public Official of the Year Award
"...Press release from the National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks follows:..."

Aug. 5, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Naked City
"...for Downtown's Seaholm/Green neighborhood are rapidly shifting: The central library may now get its own site, and Green may..."

Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature

Documenting the Undocumented
Will Austin issue its own official ID card?
"...– used for services like a bus pass or library card – as serving a basic role of government:..."

Aug. 22, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...public meeting (a Class B misdemeanor) during a 2001 Texas Senate debate on S.B. 1541, which would have allowed..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature

Ben Snakepit Releases His Manor Threat
New collection of diary comics debuts at Beerland this Saturday
"...Ben Snakepit – who grew up in Richmond, Virginia,..."

June 8, 2016 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Murder and Football
East Texas visits Bobcat Stadium
"...his hand. I think of this story every time Texas State plays Stephen F. Austin in football. I start..."

Sept. 21, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

Checking In: Alex Coke Plays Saxophone In His Driveway
ATX tenor titan stops, looks, and listens – then blows!
"...“Tough Texas Tenor” described Dallas native and Austinite since 1977 Alex..."

July 8, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Postscripts
The state of gay writing was discussed at the third annual Behind Our Masks Literary Festival in Philadelphia last weekend.
"...Mr. Faggot to You), a representative of the Christian Library Association was scheduled to give a reading the same..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Books Column by Clay Smith

Naked City
Headlines
"...ban Christmas trees."-- Harry Savio of the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin, asking Travis Co. commissioners not to..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Louis Sachar: Top of His Class
"...sidebar). The Newbery Medal is awarded by the American Library Association for literary quality, and is the highest honor..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Books Feature by Barbara Strickland

News/Print
Something wonderful is about to happen to you.
"...rumors of a financial crisis, the Writers' League of Texas on Monday, Oct. 21, declared its ongoing Board of..."

Nov. 1, 2002 Books Column by Shawn Badgley

The AggreGAYtor: October 15
Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news
"...• The American Family Association, perhaps still reeling from their recent embarrassment on America’s..."

Oct. 15, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

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