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A right, a left, another right: our letters column takes it on the chin.

"...Ventura is more than happy exhibiting his small-minded, narrow hate of the president in any way he can. Rather..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...American foreign policy inspired this act of mass murder. Whatever the merits of his argument, this was extraordinarily poor..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...American foreign policy inspired this act of mass murder. Whatever the merits of his argument, this was extraordinarily poor..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Column

Naked City

Brief items of interest

"...to help lower the level of this kind of hate crime in Texas," says TCRP director Jim Harrington. "We..."

Sept. 28, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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Our readers' letters regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks

"...can't establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can't murder hate. Darkness cannot put out..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

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Our readers talk back.

"...implementation. So much for logic or consistency -- pedal whatever sells...."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column

'What Is Justice?'

A state program that enables offenders and their victims meet face-to-face has helped Andrew Papke take full responsibility for the drunken driving-related deaths of Beth Early and Daniel London.

"...unusual, but since 1994, more than 560 victims of crimes in Texas have requested similar meetings with convicted prisoners..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

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Readers sound off on a variety of touchy subjects: politicos, abandoned kittens, even the brachiation of apes.

"...to see such touching images and text about the hate crimes law ["Hate Crimes Law Caps Long Struggle," June..."

June 15, 2001 Column

Naked City

Rick Perry signs the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act, giving his political supporters and opponents new ammunition.

"...The ink had barely dried on a new hate crimes bill when political pundits started placing bets on..."

May 18, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Texas House passes Hate Crimes bill; mesasure goes to Senate.

"...where Texas hero Sam Houston would have stood on hate crimes legislation, a San Antonio lawmaker has the answer...."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

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Austin - bands, bikes, billboards, ballots, Bradley, and beyond - under scrutiny.

"...buses only, and two for cars, trucks, cement-mixers, and whatever else is allowed on downtown streets during business hours...."

April 27, 2001 Column

The People vs. Mike Sheffield

The new APD oversight agreement is a first for Austin -- but will it do what it's supposed to do?

"...that there wasn't a shred of evidence for a crime that would send him to prison for 99 years...."

March 30, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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March Against Hate

"...Supporters of the James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Act braved cold, rainy weather on Sunday, March..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature

After a Fashion

Welcome to our style column's third in a series on local fashion photographers. This week, find out all about Bob Sherman and why frogs , lambs, and satanic pom-pom girls love him.

"...garbage man, legal secretary, and doorman. His partner in crime (and in life), Louisa Spaventa (aka Ruby Lamb), is..."

March 16, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Naked City

The James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Act wins approval at a House committee hearing, after several hours of emotional testimony.

"...show presentation that opened Monday's marathon hearing on her hate crimes bill. Thompson, the House sponsor of the bill..."

Feb. 23, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Fear & Loathing on the Inaugural Trail

One man's journey to the Bush inauguration confirms more than it denies.

"...to Austinites isn't terribly revealing either. In this town, haters seem to outnumber supporters, but the haters are more..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Features Feature by Michael Bolduc

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Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.

"...the constantly complaining liberal that conservatives so love to hate. Now we have Carl Swanson ["Global Warming Causes Hot..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Column

Renewing the Rainbow

A Preview of the Gay / Lesbian Right Lobby Agenda for the 77th Legislature

"...the seeming futility of trying to pass the biannual hate crimes bill, which in 1999 flamed out in a..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

TV Eye

Will MTV's new "Fight for Your Rights" campaign against hate crimes call into question their longstanding promotion of rapper Eminem? Also, seats for sale on Politically Incorrect and fallout from this year's television top 10s.

"...to bring attention to discrimination and the power of hate, MTV launched its "Fight for Your Rights" campaign. The..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Year That Wasn't

"...all of the racist white folks in America that hate black folks and to all of the black folks..."

Jan. 5, 2001 News Feature

Looking for Mr. Goodbill

A look at what's been filed for the 77th session at the Texas Legislature

"...Just don't say we didn't warn you.Hate Hate?..."

Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...Barrels director (aka "Mr. Madonna") Guy Ritchie, Snatch, a crime thriller with a spider-web storyline about jewel thieves and..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

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Post-election political rumblings , and Music Editor Raoul Hernandez takes it on the chin from Nina Simone fans.

"...the Middle East. We are embroiled in other nations' hate, violence, and fanaticism. We have more crazed enemies than..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column

Rock en Tijuana

The border city of Tijuana gives birth to the bastard genre of Norteño and Electronica, Nortec.

"...listening to punk rock and electronic music -- I hated Norteño," says Mogt. "Maybe I'm just getting older and..."

Nov. 3, 2000 Music Feature by Melissa Sattley

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...the additional wild card of the presidential race, and whatever effect an incumbent Republican governor running for president might..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

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"If you fail light rail again, you've sealed your fate to sucking a tailpipe and damned your city's 21st century global position."

"...We have made free markets in mass transit a crime, and we suffer from congestion as a result. Imagine..."

Oct. 20, 2000 Column

Too Much Caffeine Woman

Watching Jean Caffeine's eyes light up.

"...in and saw the Nuns and a band called Crime...."

Oct. 13, 2000 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Lansdale's Revenge

For umpty-some years now Joe Lansdale has been terrorizing the book world with radically weird, unsettlingly violent, and often indefinable short stories, novellas, and novels. What happens when he veers toward the mainstream?

"...of readers with his relatively straightforward Hap and Leonard crime/mystery series and scaring the living daylights out of them..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Books Feature by Mike Shea

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Yoga and Starbucks. Karaoke and republicans. Squirrel rifles and Al Gore. Together for the first time in this week's letters to the editor!

"...I hate the drive...."

Sept. 8, 2000 Column

Throwing Down Love

The seven-year rise of Knolly Williams, the Master P of Christian hip-hop

"...thugs who have turned away from their lives of crime and now slang the legal dope we all know..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Music Feature by Andy Langer

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