Don't Worry About Killing Civilians; It's the Cost of War

"...and mighty that we have to wage a perfect war free of any killing of civilians once we commit..."

June 12, 2006 Postmarks

The True Cost of Empire

The sacrifices of U.S. soldiers represent only an installment on the payments due

"...both in its particular subject and in the mode of its creation. "Soldier's Heart," by Dan Frosch, takes on..."

Dec. 24, 2004 News Column by Michael King

In Fog of War, No One Has the Facts

"...Dear Editor, The U.S. and Iran have been at war since 1979. That U.S. troops aren’t on Iranian soil..."

Aug. 27, 2009 Postmarks

The Price of War

"...consultant, believes that the real conflict surrounding the operation of the Longhorn pipeline stems from a turf war between..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Mike Jasper

The Human Cost of Iraq

"...courage to point out the human tragedy and loss of life in Iraq [“Point Austin,” News, May 23]. While..."

May 23, 2008 Postmarks

Point Austin: The Cost of Community

The city budget is where Austin decides how to live

"...New Year's resolution – here it is the middle of budget season, with the departmental presentations beginning this week,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Tug of War

Changing Chamber Funds

"...Bureau, rather than by the city's several minority chambers of commerce. In the past, the city has paid a..."

Aug. 6, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Into the Valley of Death, and Back Out Again

Filmmaker and war photographer Tim Hetherington talks about his yearlong embed in Afghanistan

"...Junger and Tim Hether-ington's remarkably immersive and gritty-intimate Afghan war documentary Restrepo won a Grand Jury Prize at the..."

July 30, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Drug War Blowback

Drug-raid tactics come under increasing scrutiny

"...stiff winds and heavy rain, and Monday's high temperature of 74 registered just before 12:30am, as the mercury continued..."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Show Pictures From the War

"...amazes me that even though there are two military occupations/wars, the faces of those who have been killed are..."

Oct. 6, 2010 Postmarks

DCCC Targets Trump’s Trade War

National digital ad campaign hits consumer costs

"...Highlighting the everyday cost of Donald Trump’s trade war tariffs – taxes on..."

Aug. 29, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Avengers: Infinity War

Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest, most nuanced threat

"...Yet the fragmenting goes deeper: Vision (Bettany) and Wanda Maximoff (Olsen) are off the grid, and Thor (Hemsworth) had..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Madness of King George

"...given us a George mellowed with a little touch of Lear. Like Shakespeare's king, this one struggles with madness,..."

Feb. 3, 1995 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Roots of the Left

The South Texas (Nuclear) Project isn't quite lost -- too bad.

"...even in 1979, then-Mayor Carole McClellan was a master of the faux homespun quip. And at getting people mad..."

July 4, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

State of the City Address

As delivered by Mayor Lee Leffingwell today

"...Mayor Lee Leffingwell delivered his State of the City Address before the Real Estate Council of..."

Feb. 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

DVDanger: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

Hate piano practice? Dr. Seuss' oddity is for you

"...some inept (Space Jam). Yet the The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T should be credited for so fully bringing..."

June 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Range War at the Dobie Ranch

A bulldozer's intrusion onto 'enchanted' property uncovers the struggles of UT's historic retreat for writers

"...blackfoot daisies. It would look like any other patch of Hill Country wildland, if it weren't for the conspicuous..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Amy Gentry

Page Three: Hell in a Handbasket
or, the Worst of Austin

A week in the life of local government

"...certainly hitting the fan this week. From the Chamber of Concrete/Austin American-Statesman war on public education to the eternal..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Column by Nick Barbaro

Tears of the Sun

"...to rescue aid worker Monica Bellucci from the jungles of a politically imploding Nigeria, he’s barely a chisel-strike away..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...On April 1, following several hours of intense floor debate in the Texas House on a..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Two Men Went to War

A WWII comedy of errors begins when two British military dentists swap their drills for grenades.

"...from Raymond Foxall’s book Amateur Commandos, this sweet, World War II-era comedy of errors and unexpected derring-do is like..."

April 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

YA epic's prequel can't catch the book's inner fire

"...Davis, Josh Andres Rivera, Hunter Schafer, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman and Fionnula Flanagan...."

Nov. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Alex Garland's Civil War Will World Premiere at SXSW

Eagerly awaited thriller stars Kirsten Dunst, Nick Offerman

"...2024 Film & TV Festival lineup: the world premiere of Alex Garland’s terrifying vision of a near-future America, Civil..."

Feb. 22, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: War Movies

Movie picks for Memorial Day

"...Day weekend, the Chronicle film critics have picked some of the greatest war movies – not just great action..."

May 25, 2018 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

War Watch

Cindy Sheehan and others who have lost loved ones in Iraq come to Austin

"...As we all know, unless some of us have willed ourselves to forget, the war in..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature by Diana Welch

First Look: Rooster Teeth's Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy

Trailer for Austin studio's version of the robots in disguise

"...Wondering where the Transformers, the robots in disguise of toy, TV, and animated fame, have been hiding? Turns..."

Feb. 24, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

'War Is a Matter of Preparation and Resources'

"...on logistics, training, money, and work hours. A lot of war fighters sit in offices, watch computer screens, and..."

Oct. 19, 2012 Postmarks

The Top 10 Censored Stories of 2000

The news stories that didn't make the mainstream press in 2000

"...the one about corporations planning to charge you hundreds of dollars a month for your tap water? Or the..."

April 20, 2001 News Feature by Karynn M. Fish

Bill of the Week: Bracing for a School Choice Battle

Senate Bill 176 would create "parental empowerment accounts"

"...filed by Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston – a member of the House last session – would create "parental empowerment..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...fellow Republicans in the Texas House after two dozen of them joined Democrats in last year’s legislative session to..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature

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