The Hightower Report

Who's joining Bush's war?; and Why import so much food?

"...America's "volunteer" Army – to do his dirty and deadly work in Iraq. To meet the quota of roughly..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

"...Ga., by officials with the Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force and the U.S. Coast Guard. Austin Police have charged..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...Arts, the project's benefactor, was cut. A new task force began meeting last week; this time the facilitator is..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Feature

Riding at Risk

Austin's streets still a hazard for two-wheeled transportation

"...– something bikers should never do, say experts. Adequate Enforcement?..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The Hightower Report

Cleaning Up Congressional Corruption; and The Blockhead in Charge of Whistle-blower Protection

"...His previous post was at the justice department's "task force for faith-based initiatives." Bloch has been a bumbler –..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Bloodthirsty Killers of Circle C

Victims take flight! ... Officials shrug! ... Stealthy predators stalk the suburban streets!

"...While reptiles, amphibians, and insects all fall to their deadly claws, the victims that Schaffel most mourns are birds...."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Page Two

Our 'rights' can be lost in many ways, one of which is to chip away at them because of health, community, decency, moral, and/or ethical standards

"...policies. Now, they've decided the solution is to legally force those businesses to change their policies...."

May 6, 2005 Column by Louis Black

Genghis Khan

In 'Genghis Khan,' Salvage Vanguard Theater crafts a surprisingly traditional, surprisingly intimate, and absorbing operatic portrait of a lion in winter

"...conqueror, living for battle, taking whatever he desires by force – deadly if need be and without mercy, no..."

April 1, 2005 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Texas prosecutors use the 'law of parties' to widen the net for capital punishment

"...is a textbook example of the large and potentially deadly problem with the Texas law of parties. Specifically, they..."

Feb. 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dead Like Me: The Complete First Season

'Life sucks, and then you die. And then it still sucks.'

"...the awesome power to remove men's souls, yet still force them to work a suckass, dead-end day job? This..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Screens Review by Wells Dunbar

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"...individuals" who were provided services (in the Homeless Task Force survey he attached) as each an independent case of..."

Dec. 31, 2004 Column

TCB

SIMS and Alejandro Escovedo on the mend, plus more hip-hop and SXSW for your shoulder-to-shoulder

"...Eve, which Emo's owner Frank Hendrix thinks could eventually force nearby small-business owners to relocate. "The smartest thing I..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Letters at 3AM

Winning the war in Iraq is not a measure of our country's morality.

"...outset of George W. Bush's Iraq War, our armed forces were enveloped for days in a monstrous sandstorm; with..."

April 18, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

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"...Ed Theriot as "a man with a vision," and reinforced the dangerous misconception that he has every right to..."

March 21, 2003 Column

Beyond Limits Otherwise Prescribed

George W. Bush refuses to put our money where his mouth is in matters of domestic defense, even though all the experts testify that America is as vulnerable to major terrorist attacks today as it was on 9 / 11.

"...would need special facilities to safely dispose of their deadly wastes. ... And U.S. intelligence, after years of looking..."

March 21, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Page Two

When they label war protesters' speech as traitorous, right-wing war supporters reveal themselves as truly anti-American.

"...accusing the United States of delivering dangerous chemicals and deadly viruses to Baghdad during the 1980s."..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...society, our tax base, and our economy, but were forced to leave the U.S. despite hundreds of phone calls,..."

Feb. 14, 2003 Column

Page Two

Expect the next decade to be dominated by a weak economy and precarious international politics -- the consequences of Bush's successes.

"...three decades but is, additionally, a destabilizing and threatening force throughout the region. Having our country take him out,..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column by Louis Black

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"...who miss too many days from school will be forced to pay $565 in fines, thus making a true..."

Oct. 25, 2002 Column

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"...the possibility will remain open for the FDIC to force Gary Bradley to repay the taxpayers. On the other..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Column

All I Really Need to Know I Learned Watching Movies

A good student is a prepared student. Here's our back to school curricula.

"...of nowhere, a place that's attractive to homebuyers but deadly dull for their kids. In this most volatile of..."

Aug. 2, 2002 Screens Feature

Crikey!

TV's Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin wrestles a new beast: the Hollywood movie.

"...Steve Irwin may fondle deadly vipers and wrestle renegade crocodiles every day, but the..."

July 12, 2002 Screens Feature by David Garza

Blame Abounds in King Shooting

The police shooting of a mentally ill East Austin woman has officers defending their actions and critics raising eyebrows.

"...do enough to de-escalate the situation before it turned deadly. But what else could the cops have done? And..."

June 21, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

L.A. Story

The Texas Documentary Tour presents Joseph Tovares' doc about the infamous Zoot Suit Riots in racially divided 1940s Los Angeles.

"...whines, and the narrator's tone is slightly enervated but deadly serious. L.A. Confidential? Simmering just beneath the deceptively laid-back..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush goes easy on mining companies; his new drug czar is doomed to repeat history; and his energy policy lacks vision.

"...royalties or fees to us. Worse, they make a deadly toxic mess, then walk away from the damage they..."

Nov. 30, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Dick Armey gives money to the rich, agribusiness creates deadly "superbugs", and Consumer Reports reads the fine print.

"...Not only is this rapid and deadly mutation scary, but it's also stupid, for it should..."

Nov. 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Cabaret: Blinding Furnace

The revamped revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's Cabaret, in its national tour, may not reproduce the intimacy of the original production's environmental design, but its strong performances and overt theatricality still grip the audience.

"...that it has become a cottage industry, a life force one dare not acknowledge publicly in decadent, yet oddly..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Armchair Adventures

"Good adventure books do the same thing as a good adventure," Chronicle writer Dan Oko writes in this roundup of recently published adventure books.

"...crab and salmon and international competition have combined to force fishermen and to work longer hours and take bigger..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Books Feature by Dan Oko

Naked City

Despite the many good arguments in their favor, Beverly Griffith's parks bonds and Raul Alvarez's housing bonds get shot down at council; meanwhile, Kirk Watson's $150 million transportation proposal glides through with nary a hitch.

"...but running into a powerful wind shear can be deadly. Council Member Beverly Griffith's parks bond proposal -- which..."

Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Naturally Nader

Consumer Advocate Mounts Green Party Presidential Campaign

"...Unsafe at Any Speed began his decades-long effort to force American automakers to redesign their products and make them..."

April 7, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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