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"...but stop wasting column inches so that Stephen can stroke his ego, pat his friends' backs, and rip any..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column

(Sarcastic) Kudos to Stephen Moser

"...but stop wasting column inches so that Stephen can stroke his ego, pat his friends' backs, and rip any..."

Oct. 9, 2006 Postmarks

TCB

Bidding farewell to dandy Don Walser, remembering Jerry Lightfoot, helping Chris Tominaga, and shopping for HAAM

"...Walser severely curtailed his schedule after suffering a mild stroke in March 2002, and his declining health eventually forced..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Letters @ 3AM

The greatest sins of newspapers are sins of omission and emphasis. Historical context is usually ignored, and though facts are reported truly, a lack of context can make the facts lie.

"...1921; he was 68 years old. He had a stroke at his desk after writing this: "There are those..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Column by Michael Ventura

What's Best for Frankie?

Williamson County wastewater deal yields the familiar odor of Commissioner Limmer

"...what they'd suspected all along: Limmer was using the stroke of his elected office to massage the site-selection process..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: Politics, As Usual

When it comes to governing, one-liners aren't much help

"...a would-be Minuteman, pretending to solve at a military stroke complex social problems that certainly wouldn't take Jack Bauer..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Column by Michael King

The Greatest Gift

An oral history unearthing one of post-punk's most seminal acts: Austin's Scratch Acid

"...play the club's 14th anniversary is a particularly rich stroke of kismet...."

Sept. 1, 2006 Music Feature by Greg Beets

TV Eye

Emmy post

"...praise heaped on Dick Clark (still recovering from a stroke) and an extended tribute to Aaron Spelling (who died..."

Sept. 1, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

Record review

"..."Goin' Away Party," cut just one day before a stroke left Wills comatose until his 1975 death. No Texas..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Music Review by Greg Beets

Petty Nastiness in WilCo

After more than a year of legal wrangling, federal judge sets date for jury to decide whether Williamson Co. Sheriff James Wilson demoted former WCSO officers Barry Simmons and Ralph Fisher in retaliation for reporting wrongdoing within department and/or for supporting Wilson's rival, former sheriff Jim Wilson

"...are few and can all be fixed with the stroke of a pen. The Calvary [sic] has crested the..."

Aug. 25, 2006 News Feature by Patty Ruland

Tool

Record review

"...the duration singer Maynard James Keenan's mother endured a stroke-induced paralysis before meeting the Maker. As such, a heartfelt..."

July 14, 2006 Music Review by David Lynch

Sufjan Stevens

Record review

"...former Illinois governor and failed presidential hopeful, is a stroke of genius that harks back to the less plugged-in..."

June 30, 2006 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

TV Eye

Neighborhood Watch

"...Spelling died in Los Angeles last week following a stroke earlier in the month...."

June 30, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Transcendentalism

Shearwater soars out from under Okkervil River

"...gentle caress of the violin. There's only the stark stroke of a few piano keys and that creepy drone...."

May 12, 2006 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...or decides she's in the mood to let you stroke her lustrous fur, there's hope out there. At least..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

Crackin' Up

The Arm muscles up to 'Call You Out'

"...its own demise, these guys live and breathe every stroke of the strings, every hi-hat explosion. That crackle in..."

April 14, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

FEMA's Flood Tide

One stroke forward, two strokes back – hurricane victims tread rising bureaucratic waters

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

In Memoriam

Legendary hoofer Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers, recent visitor to Austin for the Soul to Sole Tap Festival and friend of Tapestry Dance Company, has died at age 91

"...master showman still shining within this aged performer. A stroke in November led to a steady decline in Nicholas'..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Luv Doc Recommends: Saturday Free Show at Emo's

Emo's, Saturday, January 7, 2006

"...slow-witted color commentators and bored cameramen. It was a stroke of genius, no doubt, and no one would ever..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column by The Luv Doc

Zanesville

The American-born, Australian-educated Kris Saknussemm has created the most original novel of the year with this wildly imaginative near-future satire

"...sex, and nearly everything else falls under Saknussemm's satirical stroke...."

Nov. 25, 2005 Books Review by Rick Klaw

You & Yours and The Religion of Hands

The latest from Naomi Shihab Nye and Ray Gonzalez

"...to engulf the large and the small in one stroke...."

Nov. 18, 2005 Books Review by Belinda Acosta

To Your Health

Why is calcium added to so many foods while other nutrients (like magnesium) aren't?

"...heart disease to potassium and high blood pressure and stroke. In the future these will also tend to affect..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

About AIDS

The OZ Parties are open to all people living with HIV/ AIDS and their friends, families, and partners, a place to socialize in a comfortable and enjoyable environment where HIV is not an issue. Mix, mingle, and enjoy the evening with old friends and new on Saturday night, Oct. 29, starting at 9pm. Austin's best-dressed ghouls will be at 8435 Jamestown.

"...A Halloween costume contest will be held at the stroke of midnight, and ghoulish prizes will be awarded. Snack..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Death Cab for Cutie

Saturday

"...from Gibbard's posse. After a quick lecture on heat stroke from guitarist Chris Walla, Death Cab launched into The..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Music Review by Darcie Stevens

Taking Advantage of Tragedies to Push Own Agenda

"...of animals also raises the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other chronic diseases that kill 1.3 million..."

Sept. 28, 2005 Postmarks

Bondage and Discipline: City $$$

Time for taxpayers to take their spanking

"...over $769 million – not all affordable at a stroke, so it is from that master list that the..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin City Limits Music Festival 2004

DVDnds

"...Soundtrack of Our Lives fighting his way through heat stroke while his band gets psychedelicized, and Howie Day creating..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

The Peppers Cookbook

Not only does Austin host the popular 'Austin Chronicle' Hot Sauce Festival, but our city is also home to Jean Andrews, one of the foremost authorities on the world of capsicums

"...chilpitines, and broken-up pork tamales – what a brilliant stroke...."

Aug. 26, 2005 Food Feature by MM Pack

Naked City

Jury awards $253 million to widow; Texas queued up to sue, too

"...Vioxx use to an increased risk for heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular problems was the proximate cause of..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

TV Eye

The flirting has just begun. Yes, it's only the end of July, and yet the networks are already running promos for new shows that may not even premiere until late fall.

"...VP called into action when the president has a stroke). But word has it that Davis and co-star Donald..."

July 29, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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