Talking About Addiction Until the Head Begins to Bleed a Bit

It comes down to Bukowski – and Bukowski doesn't come out well

"...Douglas’ Grady Tripp didn’t do anything particularly sensational to derail his life. He got stuck with his book. He..."

Oct. 13, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Black Belt of the Rodeo

Paula Nelson will kick your ass

"...a handle on things when other aspects of life derail. Not long ago, she moved to Colorado and married...."

Oct. 10, 2008 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Taking Back the House

Texas Democrats say this could be their November

"...Travis – and that's where the GOP hopes to derail their plan...."

Oct. 10, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Save Town Lake Trumps City in Court

Court of Appeals rejects city's effort to thwart lawsuit

"...not have such jurisdiction and brought this appeal to derail and delay the trial court from reviewing the issue."..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Permit Woes

South Austin art and music venue trying to reopen

"...biggest immediate concern is that the permit problems may derail his annual Haunted Forest trail. The Halloween event pays..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Netroots Farewell

Convention reminds progressives to look beyond November

"...– speakers and panelists savaged Congress for failing to derail, or even slow, the grander priorities of the Bush..."

July 25, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Perps Walk

FISA, Congress, and the rule of law

"...another lawsuit following the new FISA enactment, hoping to derail the law on Fourth Amendment grounds. Acting on behalf..."

July 18, 2008 News Column by Michael King

Lucid Dementia

"...Burton. Pessimistic misfits to their core, Austin's Lucid Dementia derail the "Lies" that have resulted in "Billions for the..."

May 16, 2008 Music Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...the time to have been recruited by Rove to derail Pauken's ambitions). Pauken doesn't need to worry about elections..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

Council Punts on Single-Member Districts

Only after bloodied players leave the field.

"...author of an onerous criteria-establishing item seemingly designed to derail districts – by a self-imposed end of March deadline...."

Feb. 29, 2008 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Messy Investigation of a Mess

Did Austin Police Sgt. Michael Olsen use excessive force when he shot and killed 25-year-old Kevin Brown? According to Internal Affairs, the answer is "inconclusive."

"...has become a flash point and that threatens to derail what has been, to date, the most civil investigation..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bump in the road

"...there is always 'something' that comes up to potentially derail you from your goals. Well, last week, my four..."

Oct. 17, 2007 Promotions Post

Bye-Bye, Fred

Another confirmed exit from the State Lege: Rep. Fred Hill to stand down.

"...the House Local Government Ways and Means Committee to derail or injure dogma-driven conservative touchstone bills like appraisal caps..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Targeting Iran

These interviews catalog lost opportunities that could have brought Iran closer to America peacefully and headed off the rise of the reactionaries

"...As Abrahamian points out, if the West wanted to derail any nuclear-bomb program, it could simply remind clerics that..."

July 6, 2007 Books Review by Richard Whittaker

Film News

Projects aplenty

"...an aged Elvis, which, at least for now, may derail the project… Fantastic Fest, like a stripper finishing her..."

June 29, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Walking the Lege

With two weeks left, the 80th runs into foul weather

"...points of order – using the House rules to derail controversial bills. In addition to his inveterate contrariness, it's..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

"...the proposed buyout of the utility giant that will derail eight of the 11 coal-fired power plants TXU sought..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature

Even the People Who Make Gardasil Don't Back Perry

The manufacturers of Gardasil are no longer lobbying for states to make vaccination mandatory, but is it too late?

"...for its publicity tactics. Not that this may necessarily derail the plan, since Perry is charging on regardless. That's..."

Feb. 20, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Soccer Watch

MLS scours Europe for talent, and more

"...in extra time from a resurgent Thierry Henry, to derail Man U's coronation. And suddenly, what looked like a..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Big Weekend in the English Premier League and More

"...in extra time from a resurgent Thierry Henry, to derail Man U's coronation. And suddenly, what looked like a..."

Jan. 25, 2007 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Reefer Madness: Top 10 joints

"...to him. Never fear – the Viagra offense didn't derail Limbaugh's deal to avoid prison time on the OxyContin..."

Jan. 5, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Conflict of Interest

Facing corporate tyranny, we're all "interested parties"

"..."interested party"), the city's lapse would be insufficient to derail the applicant's (developer Lincoln Property Co.) site plan and..."

Dec. 15, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Council Notes

Wrapping up loose ends

"...Threatening to derail the design standards package was concern that smaller, financially..."

Sept. 8, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...to pay for other stuff. Also, Bell wants to derail the move toward selling off state parks to people..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature

Page Two: Constitutional Conventions

A document birthed in controversy is understood by few and respected by fewer

"...make it not too difficult to stall or even derail governmental direction, whether driven by one branch in conflict..."

June 9, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Stalling FEMA

Attorneys file class-action lawsuit in Houston to derail FEMA from cutting tens of thousands of low-income hurricane evacuees off from federal rent and utility assistance

"...U.S. District Court in Houston in an effort to derail the Federal Emergency Management Agency from cutting tens of..."

May 26, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...vocal opponents – can rouse enough public opposition to derail the deal before then. Commissioners had been expected to..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...dismissed Strayhorn's concerns as a politically motivated attempt to derail the special session on school finance to bolster her..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

On The Lege

Big Tobacco, poor smokers gain temporary reprieve, and other tax politics news

"...Capitol, or fattening a few campaign coffers trying to derail the measure...."

April 28, 2006 News Column by Amy Smith

Endorsements

Democratic and Republican Primaries, March 7

"...for stopping that train. In 2002, she also helped derail a politically motivated plan that would have essentially dismantled..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature

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