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After a Fashion
Snuggies and Wal-Mart? What column are you reading?
"...I AM WAL-MART I got my hair cut the other day. I..."

Dec. 25, 2009 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Off the Record
Putting a price tag on the new exclusivity of rock & roll records
"...Blues on the Green series but also at four Wal-Mart stores across Texas. "It gets us onto the shelves,..."

July 18, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

Too Stupid and Lazy at This Point
"...I'd throw in my two cents about the Northcross Wal-Mart. We have a small group of people (yes, I..."

March 15, 2007 Postmarks

Cross Talk on Northcross
Are discussions and negotiations on planned redevelopment of Northcross Mall bearing fruit? Depends on whom you talk to.
"...citizens group advocating for a better development (sans a Wal-Mart Supercenter), has expressed growing frustration that developer Lincoln Property..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...of the current school administration.Naked City• The war over Wal-Mart building a 200,000-plus-square-foot supercenter at Northcross Mall went psyops..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...corporate plans to force a massive, uninvited, and unwelcome Wal-Mart in the midst of our communities. Friends, if Wal-Mart..."

Dec. 15, 2006 Column

Crestview at the Crossroads
Near north neighborhood faces redevelopment transformation
"...adjacent neighborhoods are aflame with rumors of an invading Wal-Mart...."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report
The culture of lying goes cellular; and Wal-Mart tries to buy a new image
"...WAL-MART BUYS RESPECTABILITY..."

Sept. 3, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City
Wal-Mart and South River City Citizens deal to preserve Blunn Creek.
"...Barring any last-minute snafus, a Wal-Mart Supercenter development will have the official blessing of the..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

A Big Box Full of Big Boxes
The latest on the Wal-Mart, Lowe's, and Eckerd's controversies
"...Wal-Mart: Up the Creek..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
Despite the outrage of the land pimps, Austin's dis-invitation to Wal-Mart is democratic, legal, and honorable.
"...Will Wynn's deployment of City Hall muscle to drive Wal-Mart off the aquifer. The city made a deal with..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

McCracken: The Pwned Becomes the Pwner?
Square footage numbers vindicate McCraken?
"...numbers straight from the man himself, Brewster McCracken, on Wal-Mart sizes in Austin (who in turn got them from..."

Feb. 13, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City
"...the cat is out of the bag about a Wal-Mart coming to Northcross Mall, neighbors are trying to figure..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

Must Act to Ensure Safeguards and Protections
"...Concerned Austinites, Once the debacle of Wal-Mart at Northcross is “over” we must continue our pursuit..."

Jan. 11, 2007 Postmarks

Naked City
"...situation without litigation, but the City, the developer and Wal-Mart have made it clear that they won't listen unless..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature

The Hightower Report
Jennifer and the Pork Board; and Women of Wal-Mart Fight Discrimination
"...WOMEN OF WAL-MART FIGHT DISCRIMINATION Get ready for another touchy-feely Wal-Mart ad..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

All Ethics, All the Time
Wal-Mart's own conflict of interest
"...With the city manager's Wal-Mart conflict-of-interest rapidly receding into the rear-view, garnering the hearty..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report
Costco breaks the corporate greed mold; and mad cow disease may already be here
"...vengeance. It's not personal, just business. "Look ye to Wal-Mart," boom the market gods, directing CEOs to follow the..."

March 19, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

Short Cuts
The Austin film community activates its turbo boosters.
"...a Bunch of Filmmakers and Some People Who Hate Wal-Mart Dept.: September is apparently the month for film-related benefits,..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

The Hightower Lowdown
Wal-Mart cares about its employees -- especially the dead ones; giving the finger to corporations could cost you your privacy; and Tattered Cover stands up for its customers' rights.
"...Wal-Mart loves its employees so much that it takes out..."

May 24, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Developing Stories
Traffic, bullshit, Suttle, and Town Lake
"...– still waiting on a revised traffic-impact analysis from Wal-Mart for the planned Northcross Mall redevelopment – notes that..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Clean-Up on Aisle Five
A family-sized Wal-Mart round-up from all corners of the intertubes.
"...thought we'd hit with you a big-time collection of Wal-Mart ephemerata from Teh Intertubes. • Wal-Mart selling gay Hentai..."

Jan. 31, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Hightower Report
The Nobel Prize for Greed; and Camp Wellstone Winners
"...York Times columnist's comic piece a while back promoting Wal-Mart for the Nobel Peace Prize...."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...screenings weren't enough incentive to see controversial new documentary Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, which spotlights the..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

Big Boxing at Mueller
Could Mueller's 'Smart Growth' include big-box retail?
"...Municipal Airport's redevelopment efforts has declined to rule out Wal-Mart or Lowe's as a future neighbor on the 700-acre..."

April 23, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Naked City
"...Is Wal-Mart back for more? The MoPac-and-Slaughter big-box battle isn't over;..."

April 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Austin City Hall, where Mayor Will Wynn, having scared Wal-Mart off the aquifer, prepares for his next trick --..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Endeavor, Wal-Mart Listen to Your Conscience..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Column

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large
For regional planning, it's a great day to go back to the future
"...and, most of all, the mayor's brave and/or foolish Wal-Mart gambit -- raising the specter of tax rebates to..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Northcross: 'It's Not a Done Deal'
Demolition under way at former Northcross Mall site doesn't signify that planned Wal-Mart is foregone conclusion
"...Northcross Mall site does not signify that the planned Wal-Mart Supercenter is a foregone conclusion -- which led to..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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