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"...of the country most responsible for the spilling of American blood. Yeah, I remember 9/11. And know that all..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Column

True Today

Randy 'Biscuit' Turner's final interview

"...art show – he told Prince that he'd been working around the clock – so I thought it strange..."

Aug. 26, 2005 Music Feature by Marc Savlov

Icing the Batter Electric

Cake decorators both professional and passionately amateur prep for local competition

"...cakes at Sam's Club. "Chef Bronwen advised me that working at Sam's or a grocery store would be the..."

June 10, 2005 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...its Austin presence even further, but local activists are working on city code changes to make the behemoth and..."

May 27, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

The Hightower Report

Bush's bureaucracy stiffs wounded vets; and senators receive Gooberhead Award for denying working stiffs a minimum wage raise

"...mission – but now we learn that he rushed America into the hell of war without preparing for the..."

March 25, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Movies That Matter

An interview with Killer Films producer Christine Vachon

"...among the titles of the most daring and delirious American independent films of the past 15 years and you'll..."

March 11, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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"...If our founding fathers discarded the impurities in our American "melting pot," where is the Christianity in that? Didn't..."

Feb. 18, 2005 Column

Naked City

News and happening from Austin and beyond

"...• The district representatives working in the Austin Police Department's North Central Area Command..."

Jan. 28, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Bukowski: Born Into This

Every young writer goes through a Bukowski phase, but only the skid row author himself was "born into it."

"...and then it burns away." Bukowski never burned away, working from a wellspring of both love and hate (one..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Maestro and Muse

Jean-Pierre on 'A Very Long Engagement'

"...– Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Tchéky Karyo, Dominique Pinon – are working with you once again ......"

Dec. 24, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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"...is having a nice Christmas because they were wired American dollars (which go a little further there), at the..."

Dec. 17, 2004 Column

'He's Forked Himself'

Our Full conversation with Louis Dubose about 'The Hammer'

"...your staff a Grover Norquist lobbyist – from the Americans for Tax Reform – you have to someone who..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Election 2004 Updates

The latest electoral happenings in Central Texas, updated daily

"...Insurance Program, which provides health insurance for children of working parents who can't afford insurance. "My children were among..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...have a chance to be true to that other America. For all our sakes, kick out the wretched Bush,..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center offers visitors a chance to see 1,000 exotic, threatened, and endangered animals in a free-range setting

"...layout and education programs that we offer." Williams started working at the park in 1983 as a college intern,..."

July 2, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Hightower Report

The horrors of war just keep unfolding

"...The second question speaks volumes about America's ugly economic policies. By deliberately pushing outsourcing, union-busting, and..."

June 11, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...out of the planning process are outraged. We are working hard to get the LCRA vote delayed so some..."

May 21, 2004 Column

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"...residential area of the city), make zero effort at working with the neighborhood, or generally behave like a 3-year-old...."

May 7, 2004 Column

The Hightower Report

A rich guy shows no respect for the dead; a Bush appointee-turned-lobbyist shows no respect for ethics

"...Cemetery, first laid out in 1863 by one of America's most eminent landscapers, Frederick Law Olmsted, is the final..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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The 'Chronicle' Sells Out, Again; Go Ahead, Lament Us; Table of Contents Not Useful on Page 4; Envision a Correct Map; Fair Reporting on Police

"...that strapping, young Southern Baptists are traveling to South America ["Journey Woman," Oct. 31] because the natives need God..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Column

Letters at 3AM

Having children used to be necessary for a family's economic survival; in the last century it has instead become a choice.

"...Americans ask every conceivable question about children and receive endless..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

A Mutual Respect

Russell Lee's documentary photographs of the Great Depression helped fashion our collective visual memory of that era, but his greatest achievement may have been the trust he engendered in his subjects.

"...early 1940s taking pictures for the Farm Security Administration. Working under the guidance of FSA Historical Section Director Roy..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen

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"...you been living on Mars? Sixty-eight percent of the American people that didn't vote, along with Jeb Bush &..."

Aug. 15, 2003 Column

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Leave No Hummer Owner Behind; Tax Cheats Get Corporate Welfare

"...of the wealthy -- the least needy families in America. The millionaire class will enjoy an average of about..."

June 27, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

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"...parochialism this year and choose a neighborhood that regular working people (those without inherited wealth) can actually afford to..."

June 20, 2003 Column

His Whole Life

How Lake Austin Spa and Resort chef Terry Conlan rose to the top without losing his perspective and priorities

"...than the brutal path one might envision. Conlan, a hard-working gentleman in every sense, did it by keeping his..."

March 21, 2003 Food Feature by Barbara Chisholm

Bright Lights, Little City

It's maybe silly to fix a personality on a place, but something happens when you hook a left onto Austin Ave. and drive into Georgetown's historic district. Everything slows down, just a little bit, and then there's that marquee, neon and spangly, lighting up downtown. Welcome to the Palace.

"...every word unerringly (their mothers will, too). The girl working the ticket booth, which is small and opens onto..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Men in Black II

"...dealings with foreign undesirables. John Ashcroft and Tom Ridge's America, sadly, is nowhere near as entertaining (nor as nattily..."

July 5, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Y Tu Mamá También

Boys, filled with testoterone and joints, will be boys.

"...(Luna) and Julio (García Bernal) from going astray. Julio's working-class mother must work long hours to make ends meet,..."

April 5, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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"...quality-of-life issues for many years. All three are effective, hard-working public servants. Given their dedication to serving this community..."

Feb. 22, 2002 Column

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