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Our tax dollars outfit military contractors, but not the troops; and our representatives are less than representative.
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Jan. 24, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower
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Our readers talk back.
"...the midst of allegedly delivering the news. As an example of what I'm referring to, on p.15 of the..."
Oct. 4, 2002 Column
The Tuxedo
"...actor's previous films in Hong Kong were hardly sterling examples of filmmaking finesse (much of his early to mid-Seventies..."
Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Who's Texas?
The story of Texas history says a lot -- about the storytellers
"...implication being that, to many Anglo-Texans, blacks are the "bad" minority. There may be some truth in that: The..."
Sept. 6, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax
Coach's Corner
Coach ventures forth to a pre-dawn World Cup-watching party.
"...Solitary drinking has acquired, unfairly I think, a bad name. My wife, for example, thinks only "sorry losers"..."
July 5, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
Who Killed Stacey Stites?
A re-examination of a Bastrop murder case leaves many unanswered questions.
"...defense attorneys at least in part defeated themselves. For example, although numerous people were prepared to testify that Reed..."
May 24, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Coach's Corner
Odds and ends: David Stern … Drew Bledsoe … KevinGarnett … Rick Reilly … and more.
"...gasping league. A perfect fit for the Nineties. A bad fit for today...."
May 3, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton
The Hightower Lowdown
Alan Greenspan's laissez faire fantasy; a Congressman teaches the wrong lesson; and readers re-name Enron.
"...Take the Enron debacle. Greenspan says it's not an example of widespread corporate excess that warrants public action, but..."
April 19, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower
The Banker vs. the Prosecutor
As the primary campaign winds to an abrupt close, what do we know about Sanchez and Morales?
"...for the terrorist attacks, an overreaching charge that played badly in the press.) Morales closed in a rush, declaring..."
March 8, 2002 News Feature by Michael King
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Our readers talk back.
"...freedom abroad. And that this is not an isolated example...."
Feb. 15, 2002 Column
Dinner Rush
"...in the hole to the two heavies, makes another bad bet, feisty waitress Marti (Phoenix) works the table of..."
Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Cast a Giant Shadow
Evaluating the mayoral legacy of Kirk Watson
"...often be tackling today's problems with yesterday's solutions. For example, the CSC/City Hall complex could have been built, in..."
Nov. 23, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
With a Friend Like Harry ...
Tasty psychological thriller from France (by way of Hitchcock).
"...to make the lives of his friends easier (for example, he buys his friends a souped-up SUV to replace..."
May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
Who Owns Sixth Street
Is Austin's Sixth Street Entertainment District undergoing an identity crisis? -- and who are the designated shrinks?
"...can make for an uneasy mix. The most recent example was the riotous activity of February's Mardi Gras...."
May 4, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Prison Buff
Peeking Behind the Curtain of Incarceration
"...obsession might be shocking to some (my mother, for example, whose obsession is shoes), but I have been surprised..."
April 6, 2001 Books Feature by Amanda Eyre Ward
The Future's So Bright ...
Johnston High School has problems with grades, attendance, dropouts, a magnet program resented by the host school, and a high turnover rate among principals. Will new principal Sal Cavazos stay and can he make a difference?
"...beleaguered high school has endured "a real run of bad luck," as one Johnston observer put it: Six principals..."
March 9, 2001 News Feature by Jordan Smith
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Our readers talk back.
"...Good Cop Bad Cop..."
March 2, 2001 Column
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Global Warming, Public Schools, and Jazz a la Zorn.
"...dying worldwide much faster than it can spread. Other examples are becoming commonplace. In the oceans and on the..."
Jan. 26, 2001 Column
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"Alex Jones is to patriotism ... what hot dogs are to
meat."
"...like San Antonio and that they were creating more bad will than good with this move. They restored the..."
July 21, 2000 Column
A Delicate Balance: Austin Progressives Struggle to Hold the Movement Together
Council Watch
The Chronicle's endorsements explained; Council Watch writer JennyStaff Johnson says goodbye.
"...peeved the environmental community. To take just a few examples: CSC, the Lower Colorado River Authority water deal, the..."
May 5, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
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Quote of the week: "You, my hyphenated friend, are an ambassador of evil."
"...the Eighties all over again, isn't it? Money and bad taste. Yuppies and excess. The stimulant of choice? Coffee...."
March 17, 2000 Column
Beyond the Norm
The Impressive Euro-Asian Fare at Bistro 88
"...Shrimp and Scallops ($17.95). The dish provides the perfect example of chef Liu's ability to be at once creative..."
Feb. 18, 2000 Food Feature by Rebecca Chastenet dé Gery
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
"...enumerate? I thought not. Mitchell's film would be another example of why former SNL cast members should choose their..."
Dec. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Family Drama
Filmmaker Jennifer Fox discusses the seven months she spent with Bill and Karen, an interracial couple at the center of her intimate 10-hour documentary.
"...Colgate, Karen had this high school reunion planned, for example -- and that in order to take a deep..."
Nov. 12, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis
A Rural Riddle
Hays County Water Planning Partnership forms to try and stop unmitigated growth
"...it long and hard, because they have such a bad name here (in Hays County)," she says. She grimaces..."
Oct. 15, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Council Watch
Local activists keep raising questions about the proposed water deal between the city and the Lower Colorado River Authority.
"...the terms LCRA had offered were so outlandish. For example, the original financing proposal included a 25% annual "carryover"..."
Sept. 24, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
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Don't Cry for Rainey
"...(it is somehow worse when a woman smells this bad, and some do) who smells like he/she has been..."
July 23, 1999 Column
A Night at The Opera: Artists Sing Out at Arts Commision
"...out by the various panels. The Public Domain, for example, requested $30,000 this year but was allocated only $13,000...."
June 18, 1999 Arts Feature
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Sucking Us Dry
"...-- I experienced from APD in addition to already bad situations. If the creation of a citizens' council could..."
May 21, 1999 Column
Nickel-and-Diming It
Security in State Jobs
"...maximum annual salary for each position. A groundskeeper, for example, could make as little as $14,004 or as much..."
