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"...carefree and that allows women who have gone through labor and delivery to do it again. At least Nina..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Point Austin: Putting Out the Fire

Council-brokered agreement at AFD could be a city breakthrough

"...– could mark a turning point in the city's labor-management relations. The AFD is currently operating under a U.S...."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: One Last Chance

Council moves to resume firefighter negotiations

"...Defense Project addressed "the intersection of racial justice and labor rights ... specifically because immigrants and other minorities were..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...to police officers' blues – are made with sweatshop-free labor. The Make Austin SweatFree campaign, a proponent of the..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

Point Austin: Memo to Cap Metro

Stop Union-busting, or Take a Hike

"...painfully crawl out of the muck of their latest public-relations disaster, they manage to find a way to roll..."

Dec. 16, 2005 News Column by Michael King

May 4 Election

It's time to pick ACC Board members again.

"...the Board in the future. Davis lists better public relations and financial management among her goals for the board...."

April 26, 2002 News Feature by Cathy Vaughan

Coach's Corner

Opening day for major league baseball. A fresh start for last year's losers. Enjoy it while you can -- by June, the big-market teams will be back in control.

"...straight from the gaping, salivating jaws of baseball's public relations machine. Teams from New York, in one form or..."

April 6, 2001 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Council Watch

Council moves out of City Hall annex, addresses the needs of poor, examines csc's record on hiring minority contractors, approves neighborhood proposal for the chamption tract, names a designer of the Mexican American Culture Center.

"...the Mexican-American Cultural Center to social equity to the much-belabored Champion tract zoning case in Northwest Austin, the council..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...Council's focus: "Council should focus on race relations – the specific incidents with Kevin Brown and David..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...ago while working for the U.S. State Department on labor and human rights issues, viewed the current satellite photos..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Wheat, Chaff Intact in Sheriff's Race

The seven candidates to replace Margo Frasier show few differences at forum

"...topics – from handling homeland security to improving union relations – and then fielded a final zinger posed by..."

Jan. 30, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sterling Lands' New Mission

Sterling Lands II and the Eastside Social Action Coalition fight for equity in Austin's public schools.

"...magnanimity. According to a report on "Ethnic and Race Relations in Austin" (released in September by UT's Lyndon B...."

Jan. 12, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith

In Black and White

Jesse Jackson and Tom Wicker

"...helped maintain, even worsen, the polarization that characterizes race relations and racial discourse...."

Aug. 30, 1996 Books Feature

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"...unrequited love. ChekhovÕs play intertwines the complexities of familial relationships with the trials of romantic love, and Blakemore allows..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

AISD Bus Maintenance Stays in District, Keeping Jobs Local

Keeping the green machines green

"...and soon-to-be U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, Rep. Doggett, and labor and climate sustainability organization Texas Climate Jobs with his..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Madi Donham

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...a global pandemic and a major rupture in police-community relations, during which Council members understandably paid less attention to..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Mayor's Story

Three contenders try to write a personal tale that will convince the voters

"...reshaping the city's economic incentive policies, on focusing on labor and safety standards both for incentive programs and in..."

Oct. 10, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

The Plantation at Comal Bluff

Sneed House ruins tell a story beneath and behind modern Austin

"...was a slaveowner, which came in handy in procuring labor power for the house's construction. The house was ready..."

May 23, 2014 News Feature by Sam Ramos

On the Inside Looking In

The meta world of Outside Industry, Alan Berg's new documentary about SXSW, coming soon to SXSW

"...itself, with the whole tangled web of murky interpersonal/business/journalistic relations and barters that has been around in some form..."

March 11, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Point Austin: Removing the Mask

Hard times reveal the way things actually work

"...economic crisis has a way of exposing actual social relations that in good times are better disguised. The same..."

March 20, 2009 News Column by Michael King

She's Her Own Grandma

Carole Keeton Strayhorn – what a long strange trip it's been

"...again and we reach new levels of absurdity." Stanford elaborated, "Rick Perry just signed the biggest tax increase in..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...very clear in prohibiting campaign contributions by corporations and labor unions," Earle said. The charges against DeLay and two..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature

The Hightower Report

Christmas tree growers treat the poor in an un-Christian manner; Oliver North re-invades Grenada.

"...have repeatedly found the companies in flagrant violation of labor laws. The powerless Mexicans are required to work for..."

Dec. 20, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

Townes Without Pity

The battle for Townes Van Zandt's legacy

"...the Song became Van Zandt's debut. The two then collaborated on an album a year for Poppy until 1973,..."

June 14, 2002 Music Feature by Andy Langer

Pride of the Yankees?

Evan Smith translates a New York pedigree into the editorship of Texas Monthly.

"...New Republic, and was back at the Monthly by Labor Day of that year. "In New York, it's not..."

July 20, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Getting School to Work

Aided by an infusion of new tax dollars from high-tech and other industries, Del Valle ISD finds success by investing heavily in school-to-career programs.

"...very vital district," says Sandy Dochen, an IBM public relations director who chairs the Capital Area Workforce Development Board...."

Dec. 31, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Metropolis Melodrama

Ghost of Metropolis Past

"...were called. Frustrated with the situation, Hilton ceased all relations with Latham, who reportedly disappeared and hasn't been seen..."

Nov. 27, 1998 News Feature by Bryan Mealer

Teachers Eye Union Label

Four Texas Teacher Associations Fight for Members

"...which is the primary attribute most people associate with labor unions. Whether that factor helps or hurts the organizations..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Feature by Roseana Auten

Bill Adler and the Drug Underworld Innocence and Savagery

"...the Austin resident will co-host a news program on labor issues for KOOP radio, in addition to his freelance..."

Jan. 26, 1996 Books Feature

Cats With Purrrpose

From the Eastside to South Austin, these feline employees are the cat’s meow

"...one should work for nothing, after all. The Lit-purr-ary Laborers..."

March 28, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

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