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Texas State Makes the Leap to Big-Time Football
Bobcats enter FBS
"...in San Marcos. The stadium has been expanded to 30,000 seats. The Texas State Bobcats will compete at the..."

Aug. 30, 2012 Sports Post by Joe O'Connell

The Queen of Versailles
How does 90,000 square feet sound?
"...queen 30 years his junior, David is building a 90,000-square-foot palace modeled after Versailles to house their seven biological..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Enough Providers for WHP Clients?
Lawmakers want to know what HHSC has planned
"...Texas Women's Health Program continue to serve more than 100,000 clients without the help of the Planned Parenthood, the..."

April 24, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Cash in Council Races
Candidates show their cards
"...$104,778 on hand. Opponent Brigid Shea reported raising over $95,000, including $25,000 she loaned her campaign...."

April 12, 2012 News Post by Amy Smith

Hercules on Two Wheels
Could bicycling be bigger than baseball again?
"...and it takes place over three weeks through roughly 2,000 miles of countryside there. Hear me out...."

Nov. 12, 2011 Sports Post by Mike Crissey

The Eagle
This sword-and-sandals epic is an old-fashioned boys' adventure tale about Roman warriors in the second century.
"...motivating story about the mysterious disappearance in Caledonia of 5,000 Roman centurions of the legendary Ninth Legion, along with..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Devil's River You Know
Sierra Club fears impact of state park swap
"...It’s almost 20,000 acres of lush, roughing-it hiking trails and camping grounds...."

Oct. 25, 2010 News Post by Kelsey McNiel

Restrepo
This documentary, which chronicles the 15-month deployment in Afghanistan of about a dozen U.S. soldiers, is an example of photojournalism at its finest.
"...the valley. Defending a giant basin thoroughly surrounded by 10,000-feet-high mountains, the men felt, as one of them put..."

July 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers
Although it's conventionally made, this documentary offers a streamlined and resonant account of recent history.
"...already know. Fascinating is the account of how the 7,000-page secret Pentagon report on the history of the U.S...."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Repo Men
Jude Law and Forest Whitaker play repo men in this future world where body parts can be bought and sold but also repossessed.
"...And what a fee it is – usually around $600,000. Remy and Jake enter the picture when the new..."

March 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

"Hubble 3D"
This breathtaking IMAX documentary follows NASA's May 2009 mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
"...rendezvous with the Hubble, necessitating what was effectively a 17,000-miles-per-hour job of parallel parking 350 miles above the Earth...."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cop Out
Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan star in Kevin Smith's painfully unfunny throwback to the Eighties buddy-cop movies.
"...cop to Hodges' "goofy” cop, is facing a nearly $50,000 price tag for the wedding of his daughter (Trachtenberg),..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hanger Heading Here
Council backs cash for company relocation
"...an incentive program with Hanger Orthopedic Group, offering them $50,000 a year for ten years for the company to..."

Jan. 28, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Crude
Expert documentarian Joe Berlinger sheds light on the epic environmental lawsuit filed by 30,000 Ecuadorans against the oil company Texaco, which is now owned by Chevron.
"...the epic environmental lawsuit filed in U.S. courts by 30,000 Ecuadorans against the oil company Texaco. In 2001, Texaco..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DPS Digs Dope in East Texas
DPS officers kick off month with two big pot busts
"...of Public Safety who since Thursday have seized approximately 15,000 marijuana plants in one bust and another 3,212 pounds..."

Sept. 8, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Aztex Stadium/Aztex Station at Highland Mall
A fanciful site plan for an ailing mall
"...Wrigley Field, maybe (on a much smaller scale, about 10,000 seats, 13,000 for concerts), with pedestrian-friendly street frontage in..."

June 3, 2009 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

The Girlfriend Experience
Steven Soderbergh directs this DV-cam look at the life of a high-end Manhattan call girl (played by porn star Sasha Grey).
"...pieces of advice picked up by Chelsea (Grey), a $2,000-an-hour Manhattan escort who sells the “girlfriend experience,” a complete..."

May 22, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Red Cross still dealing with PR problems after Ike response
"...mean no cots? Because the Red Cross doesn't have $1,500,000 and a bunch of spare warehouse space...."

Oct. 30, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Parents Are the Biggest Pushers
Parent Pushers: Most teens get their booze at home, free of charge!
"...abuse treatment advocates at Join Together, that means about 650,000 kids in the past month were given alcohol by..."

July 28, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

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Kevin Spacey plays Mephistopheles to a cadre of M.I.T. whiz kids, who do a better job of counting cards at the Vegas blackjack tables than counting their loot.
"...who professes that he's only in it for the $300,000 needed to finance his education, just doesn't apply for..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mad Money
Diane Keaton, Katie Holmes, and Queen Latifah as janitors at the Federal Reserve who plot the "recycling" of currency that is pegged for destruction.
"...hustler with pomaded hair and a closet full of $10,000 suits. In fact, the new poster boy for American..."

Jan. 25, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Cloverfield
Cloverfield is a pure-blood, grade A, exultantly exhilarating monster movie in the grand tradition.
"...movie in the grand tradition of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, It Came From Beneath the Sea, and, to..."

Jan. 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

D.C. Harm Reduction Programs Get Cash Injection
"...Washington, D.C. officials announced Jan. 2 that $650,000 in public money would be dedicated to fund anonymous..."

Jan. 9, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Red Bull Flugtag Attracts Paul Wall (and 84,999 Other Spectators)
"...flying craft that is. Who's coming? Oh, something like 85,000 people. Aug. 25, 2007 marked a record-setting day for..."

Aug. 28, 2007 Sports Post by Kristine Tofte

Five Good Reasons Las Manitas Deserves a City Loan
Exploding some of the myths regarding the city's loan to the Downtown restaurant.
"...as council approaches its Thursday vote on the proposed $750,000 city loan to the owners of Las Manitas. The..."

June 6, 2007 News Post by Katherine Gregor

After the Wedding
An expat Danish aid worker in Mumbai returns to Copenhagen to meet with a benefactor, only to discover that the world is even smaller than it seems.
"...Copenhagen to discover that not only has he flown 4,000 miles to beg money from a man who is..."

May 25, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Blood and Chocolate
Lycanthropy and young love: not as yummy as it sounds but nowhere near as godawful as Van Helsing, a small mercy but very much appreciated.
"...the heart (and, natch, the throat), is slated (as 5,000 years of tradition dictates) to mate with her literal..."

Feb. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Nativity Story
Sadly, this familiar tale is presented with a yawn-inducing neutrality more reminiscent of a community-center Christmas pageant than an epic story of divine humanity.
"...babies; and a trio of astrologers travels more than 1,000 miles to see the realization of centuries-old prophecies. Yes,..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The War Tapes
As raw and disturbing as it is wry and satirical, this film gives voice to U.S. National Guard soldiers in Iraq.
"...James) carved a 97-minute film out of more than 1,000 hours of footage. Sgt. Pink, Sgt. Bazzi, and Spc...."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Protector
Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa, who made a strong stateside impression in the recent Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, stars in this follow-up action picture, that plays like an invigorating Free Willy with elephants.
"...Here's what matters: Kham exacts bloody revenge on all 5,000 of the elephant kidnappers in a series of increasingly..."

Sept. 15, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

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