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In a post-Katrina about-face, Republicans suddenly don't want to play the 'blame game'

"...dance nude wearing the traditional war paint of their tribe while counting its trust funds) indicted federal flood insurance..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Page Two

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

"...rejects this take out of hand should consider that "tribes" used to be homogeneous and geographically defined. Now they..."

July 15, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Ribbon on the Highway

Here comes Jimmy LaFave

"...such a fine interpreter of Dylan songs, having recorded 18 (by my count) since his 1992 debut, Austin Skyline,..."

May 6, 2005 Music Feature by Dave Marsh

Working Beauty

In spinning a fairy tale of gifts, outsiders, and thorns, Bonnie Cullum's own story gets told

"...we're together doing this.' This is part of their tribe, part of their reality. And these aren't people that..."

March 11, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Gonzalez Toureilles, who won the South Texas seat by 853 votes. Former GOP Rep. Jack Stick of Austin was..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

'Three-Five-Zero-Zero,' Meet Two-Zero-Zero-Four

Another 'dirty little war' makes 'Hair' current again

"...Zach Pettichord (Tribe Member): "The story is sort of a personalized version..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Austin @ Large: Lesson Planners

All I need to know about cities, I learned in kindergarten

"...is not for me to decide whose constituency or tribe is more right or moral. But there are many..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Recall of the Mild

Want to dump Will Wynn? Be careful what you wish for.

"...been spewed forth on this issue and from that tribe. But sadly, it didn't last, or perhaps Costello never..."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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Our mission to engage readers, excite debate, and reimagine the 'Chronicle' is ongoing; our new online forum is the latest step

"...of his favorite discussions on leadership in John Boorman's 1985 film The Emerald Forest. Some outsiders ask the leader..."

Aug. 13, 2004 Column by Louis Black

Letters at 3AM

Speaking through your children's blood, and the words of the past and the present

"...too of mine. Now, on my father's side, at 58 I am the oldest male Ventura of my clan;..."

June 11, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Smart Growth wouldn't be dead if it had stayed in touch with reality

"...a highly publicized nationwide gathering of the Smart Growth tribe, at which Kirk Watson's Austin was held up as..."

July 4, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Packs a Punch

Chances are you've seen Powerhouse Animation's work, whether you know it or not -- its portfolio includes Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights, Disney TV's The Proud Family, and plenty of local TV spots, ad campaigns, and one-off Flash animation projects.

"...an example). For the Luddites among us (my own tribe until recent developments superceded my natural attraction to simplicity),..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Double Jeopardy

A long-ago marijuana conviction gets a library staffer fired and raises questions about city employment policies and the war on drugs

"...The New York Times bestsellers" -- CDs by A Tribe Called Quest and Miles Davis, biographical picture books on..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

A Cook's Tour

You just had to be there: The Chronicle's Mick Vann compasses the cuisine of Thailand, in Bangkok and beyond.

"...food surpassed my wildest expectations. A glowing review (see www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2001-09-28/ food_feature.html) of their establishment followed in September of 2001,..."

June 28, 2002 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Marshmallow Love

The 31st annual Kerrville Folk Festival

"...of the song and songwriters, it takes place over 18 days, May 23-June 9, at the Quiet Valley Ranch,..."

May 24, 2002 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...In 1989 I was making my living as a musician and..."

May 10, 2002 Column

Naked City

"...week the City Council heard financial officers predict an $8 million shortfall this year growing to as much as..."

Jan. 25, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Contemplating life, death, and the bell curve at the annual meeting of the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies in New Orleans.

"...I were regarded as leaders of an almost hippie tribe; other publishers speculated about whether we could actually handle..."

July 27, 2001 Column by Louis Black

Rising Son

The son of Muddy Waters inherits the family bidness.

"...from its inception in 1975 to Waters' death in 1983. "Muddy became close friends with my entire family. We..."

July 6, 2001 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Austin Avalanche of Rock & Roll!

When IRS Records' 'The Cutting Edge' Came to Town and Made Me Want to, Too

"...-- Peter Zaremba, host of The Cutting Edge, 1985..."

March 16, 2001 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Surreal Science

Looking at three books -- Plague Time, Cancer: The Evolutionary Legacy, and The Rise and Fall of Modern Medicine, Roger Gathman observes that for every advance in technology, nature counterbalances with new opportunities for disease.

"...Free Press, 288 pp., $25..."

March 2, 2001 Books Feature by Roger Gathman

It Takes a Village

Horn orchestra La Tribu blows it DiY style.

"..."It's a tribe, a family," says Sosa, referring to their name...."

March 2, 2001 Music Feature by David Lynch

ClickBeetleMania

Bug-nut Wayne Alan Brenner goes coo-coo for click beetles!

"...One of the largest of this insect tribe is known as an "Eyed Elater" because it has..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Features Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Local Flow

Austin hip-hop in the house -- really

"...in itself. Squarely in the hip-hop style of A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, and Jurassic 5, its sharp rhymes,..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Trial and Error

Questions raised about whether cards were stacked against Davidians in their civil suit against the federal government.

"...that called for the tear gas assault to last 48 hours before any attempts would be made to dismantle..."

Aug. 18, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Attacked by Lesbians

Just three good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm

"...of the Top's Barbecue and Barn Dance, which drew 80,000 fans to UT's Memorial Stadium back in 1974, suddenly..."

May 26, 2000 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Letters at 3AM

Why a sizable number of heterosexuals feel threatened by the concept of gay marriage

"...Vermont's entire population is not much larger than Austin's: 599,978; 98.6% are white; and nearly all are Christian. Its..."

April 28, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Letters at 3AM

In memory of a Shaman

"...certificate -- the first official record of her, dated 1819 -- says she was illegitimate. A free woman of..."

March 17, 2000 Column by Michael Ventura

Against the Grain

A profile of Bad Livers bassist Mark Rubin

"...because anything you do will reflect on your entire tribe. I'm certain the first black families that moved into..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Music Feature by Andy Langer

High Impact

Austin hip-hop promoters Hip-Hop Mecca

"...Fellowship, Big Pun and X-Zibit, Hieroglyphics, Organized Konfusion, Abstract Tribe Unique, Mixmaster Mike, and Keith -- not to mention..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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