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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Although this sendoff to the young leads feels a little thin, the culmination of the Harry-and-Voldemort show more than satisfies.
"...And it’s worth a lot, as is the emotional investment of billions of fans worldwide in the boy wizard..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Decisions, Decisions
Voters ponder council election; council ponders F1
"...economy, and it may or may not be an investment we want to make. But what's being peddled here..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

What the Task Force Wrought
Austin ISD's facilities review became a panic drill of cuts, closings, and contradictions
"...inefficiencies and cost savings that could come from facilities investment. The district was and is still working on a..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Schools and Into the Polls
Lege (and voters) still fighting over how much to cut public schools
"...former AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre calling for a meaningful investment in schools. Save Texas Schools is taking a more..."

May 27, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Library Cuts Run Deeper Than They Appear
Public schools, libraries, and even the attorney general could lose access to services
"...got up and running with a $2.9 million state investment in 2002. The grants steadily increased, with a total..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Daily Hustle: 12/3/10
Marshall arms race heats up
"...of East 12th Street, and it will deter private investment along the entire corridor,” says a letter, dated Nov...."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 12/1/10
Sunny outlook for economic incentives?
"...operations center in Austin. - Invest $7.5 million company investment in leasehold improvements by the end of 2014. -..."

Dec. 1, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

AISD: Balancing Teachers and Tech
AISD must ensure that new technology helps more than it hurts
"...bonds. If such a shift were to occur, technology investment would represent a major new component of regular spending,..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Inside Job
This documentary, which is narrated by Matt Damon, illuminates the U.S. economic crisis with detailed yet engaging analysis.
"...in the Eighties with the Reagan administration’s deregulation of investment banks, the rise of Alan Greenspan, and the collapse..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scaling the Pyramid
City moves to reprioritize social service programs in the new year
"...evolving needs. And a lack of quantifiable return on investment, aside from the basic metrics gauged by the Health..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Switch
Jennifer Aniston does the turkey-baster thing with a donor's sperm, but seven years later the joke is on her.
"...She's an independently minded television producer, he's an neurotic investment whiz, and the two of them are, you know,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

F1 Bets on Red (Updated)
Full Throttle Productions announces Red McCombs as financial backer
"...who: The big name backer is McCombs and his investment group. Turns out that, like Ecclestone, he and Hellmund..."

July 27, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Announces 'Multimodal' Bond Package
Package notable less for its contents than for how it came to be
"...mobility choices, efficiency, sustainable growth, regional integration, environmental stewardship, investment and economic development, neighborhood coordination and connectivity, and safety...."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Letters at 3AM: 'O' Is for Oligarchy (Continued)
The American Oligarchy has been growing for decades, and we've been its enablers
"..."home" to be perverted into the commercial concept of "investment."..."

April 23, 2010 Column by Michael Ventura

Developing Stories: Waller Creek: $34 Million Runs Through It
Will the Waller Creek Master Plan hold water?
"...bicycle pathways, and 3) promoting redevelopment activity and new investments throughout the district. It also includes an implementation strategy..."

April 16, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: Future Mobility: Shaping the Transportation Bonds
Urban rail is what you won't see this November – so what will you see?
"...Strategic Mobility Plan – "a $100 million package of investments in roads, sidewalks, bike lanes, and trails." Council Member..."

March 26, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Developing Stories: East Riverside: The Road Ahead
Let's capture the value – and federal funds
"...to turn vision into reality, is a well-orchestrated public-private investment program. Other than Mueller, Austin hasn't yet been successful..."

March 5, 2010 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: How Much for a Hanger?
Austin ponders the latest corporate incentive proposal
"...to the governor, "will create $4.7 million in capital investment and up to 250 jobs in Texas." Lest that..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Column by Michael King

AE's Coal Conundrum
Energy planners and the fight over Fayette
"...more aggressively green plans do cost more in up-front investment. The scenario retiring Fayette in 2020 costs $3.9 billion...."

Nov. 20, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Take Three
Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding
"...crowd, "With this legislation, we are strengthening our state's investment in a vital industry that not only shows off..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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).
"...with that night’s date before getting advice on financial investments over a nightcap before bed. Life is a series..."

May 22, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hightower Report
Time to End a Banker Boondoggle That Hurts Students; and Making a Mockery of U.S. Representational Democracy
"...Ponzi scheme. Now, try a 22,000% return on your investment. If you think that percentage is the silly stuff..."

May 1, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report
Obama and Congress Can End Mountaintop Removal; and A Bailed-Out Bank Bails Out Its Bankers
"...At least one Wall Street investment house is stepping up to help some of the..."

April 3, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Research and Development
Back in the performance laboratory of the David Mark Cohen New Works Festival
"...with the respect and rigor that it deserves. The investment of money is not very great in terms of..."

March 27, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Point Austin: Left Unstated
A few omissions in the governor's State of the State
"...math and science education, teacher incentive pay, community college investment, nuclear power, hybrid vehicle incentives, border security, and so..."

Jan. 30, 2009 News Column by Michael King

The Hightower Report
The Death of Journalism; and Who Pays for CEO Mismanagement?
"...plus another $233,000 for his limo and chauffeur. The investment bank asserts that such a swell sum was necessary..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Straus on the Record
New speaker talks policy, budget, management style and environmental policy
"...will encourage fiscal conservatives on-board by selling them on investments blong-term savings. That's something Straus can get behind pretty..."

Jan. 14, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Luv Doc Recommends: Eldridge Goins Benefit Concert
Antone's, Sunday, January 11, 2009
"...Warren Buffett, aka the Mother Theresa of insurance and investment) to roll out of bed for less than a..."

Jan. 9, 2009 Column by The Luv Doc

Who Ya Gonna Call? Not 311.
If you're an AT&T U-verse customer, you don't get to call 311
"...to AT&T. What's the good of a multimillion-dollar civic investment in "transparency" if corporate service providers don't support the..."

Nov. 14, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Point Austin: Money for Nothing
After the bailout, what then?
"...retains its initial structure: granting billions for transfer to investment firms and enormous power to the Treasury, without sufficient..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Column by Michael King

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