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Oct. 12, 2012 Postmarks
Texas Rollergirls: The 2012 Championship
Saturday's bouts will bring emotion and resolutions
"...the top with a team that relies less on veterans and gives the rookies and sophomores their best shot?..."
Sept. 7, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
No Way To Pick a Senator
It's Sadler vs. Yarbrough and Dewhurst vs. Cruz in this month's primary run-offs
"...When legislative veterans heard Paul Sadler was running for U.S. Senate, the..."
July 20, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Constables, Precincts 1, 3, 4: Nature of the Job
Spit flies in other constable races, but no lawsuits (yet)
"...other Travis constables. She points to her work on veterans' affairs – including establishing a veterans' court – and..."
May 11, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin
Civics 101
Calendar of civic events, Nov. 10-17
"...VETERANS DAY PARADE up Congress Avenue, ending at the Capitol..."
Nov. 11, 2011 News Column
Food-o-File
Austinites prepare to cheer on Qui and Curren
"...41st), offering signature pizzas, specialty salads, and oven-baked sandwiches... Veterans and active-duty military personnel are invited to eat for..."
Nov. 4, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood
Patterson Remark Draws Fire
Land commissioner opens mouth, inserts foot
"...has backed a request from the Sons of Confederate Veterans that the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles release a..."
Oct. 21, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice meets a considerably tamed Van Wilder for a mediocre romp in the Hamptons.
"...cast, most of them TV or Funny or Die veterans. Among them are Tyler Labine (Tucker & Dale vs...."
Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
File Under Neo-Confederacy
Land commissioner endorses Confederate flag on license plates
"...compared the plate application from the Sons of Confederate Veterans to one from the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum commemorating..."
Aug. 26, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Gay Place
There may be no fireworks, but we know where the fur will fly
"...Portland is "Proud To Serve: A Portrait of LGBT Veterans." We're happy to see Jo Ann getting her work..."
July 1, 2011 Column by Kate X Messer
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, April 7-14
"...PUBLIC AFFAIRS FORUM Paul Sullivan, executive director of Veterans for Common Sense, talks about his participation in improving..."
April 8, 2011 News Column
SXSW Film
Daily reviews and interviews
"...is mistakenly sent to the psych ward of a veterans' hospital to continue his convalescence. He even tries to..."
March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta
Pick Your Team: The Honky Tonk Heartbreakers
The history and the future of Texas derby, according to Devil Grrl
"...the group recycles. It's kind of tough on the veterans on the team. Now I feel like there's less..."
Feb. 18, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Jan. 20-27
"...ETHICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTIN Doug Zachary of Veterans for Peace talks about the arrests at the Dec...."
Jan. 21, 2011 News Column
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...a White House fence. The demonstration was led by Veterans for Peace; among those arrested were "Pentagon Papers" whistle-blower..."
Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature
Why Fred Phelps Is Good for Gay Rights
The positives, despite evidence to the contrary
"...there anything that appeals to Red America more than veterans? Or motorcycles? Veterans on motorcycles...."
Dec. 10, 2010 Qmmunity Post by Frank J. Rivera
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, Nov. 4-11
"...VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE Music, games, letter-writing, and more. 2-6pm. Elizabeth..."
Nov. 5, 2010 News Column
Grim History
Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery
"...time, the really old employees in the system, the veterans .... It was white men who had grown up..."
Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King
The Dry Land
Home from Iraq, a soldier suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and has trouble reintegrating into small-town Texas life in this scorching film.
"...Our Lives decades before that), the story of some veterans’ difficult re-entry into civilian life is not a story..."
Aug. 13, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
The Senate Shuffle
Lt. Gov. Dewhurst makes surprise committee switches
"...Select Committee on Veterans Health In: Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio A totally new..."
July 14, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Res Publica
Citizens' calendar, July 8-15
"...IVAW CONVENTION Iraq Veterans Against the War hosts three days of workshops, panels,..."
July 9, 2010 News Feature
Letters at 3AM: A Paradox of Oligarchy
'Am I my brother's keeper?' is the fundamental question of government
"...college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans ... as well as one year of unemployment compensation...."
May 21, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura
Coming Home: 'The Dry Land'
Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera on their Iraq vet drama, The Dry Land
"...terrible (and underreported) struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. After years of..."
May 14, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones
Niche Justice
Travis County specialty courts try to break the cycle of crime
"...5 Judge Nancy Hohengarten describes it), and soon, a veterans' court (see "And Now Veterans: 'We Owe Them'"). The..."
March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Night of the Rookies
Texas Rollergirls kick off 2010 season with new lineups and a special whistle blower
"...the big rink. There were also some shifts amongst veterans (it will take a while to get used to..."
March 1, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker
The Messenger
Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster play two members of the military's casualty notification team, which delivers bad news to soldiers' next of kin.
"...never been, a divide that’s grown particularly profound among veterans of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Persian..."
Nov. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Election? Apparently.
Texas has 11 new amendments and a thimbleful of voters
"...appraisal review board consolidations 62%38% Bond authority for the Veterans' Land Board 66%34% Texas State Guard may hold civil..."
Nov. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
'The Austin Chronicle' Endorsements
"...Proposition 6: ... authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to issue general obligation bonds in amounts..."
Oct. 16, 2009 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board
Point Austin: Clinton's Wars, Bush's Wars, Obama's ...
A peace prize, a peace rally, and more of the same
"...Alan Pogue of Veterans for Peace visited with Planned Parenthood board members last..."
Oct. 16, 2009 News Column by Michael King
Off the Cuff and in Your City
A roundup of Austin improv schools
"...of we're-all-in-this-together community – a scene where more seasoned veterans, driven by both a desire to pass on their..."
Aug. 28, 2009 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner
ACL Live at the Moody Theater