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"...as of late May, with roughly 120 more in training. It needs nearly three times as many lifeguards to..."
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June 3, 2022 News Feature by Abe Asher
Abandoning the Nest
Hurt by the state's inadequate incentives program, Texas film crews take flight
"...those Hollywood films produced more than 8,300 temporary crew jobs. In 2007, it was 20. Ouch. The independents created..."
May 23, 2008 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell
Accepting the Challenge
Meet the candidates for AISD Board of Trustees.
"...people, unpaid ... and asked to do this enormous job."..."
March 29, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Fairness, Consistency, Safety
Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record
"...have to make restitution, they have to maintain a job, they have to do community service. And so the..."
Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature
Police Monitor: What Brown can do
The process is supposedly still open, but Travis Co. prosecutor Cliff Brown looks like a lock for the Police Monitor job
"...open, there appears to be one candidate for the job of Austin Police Monitor on whom everyone, from police..."
Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Technical Difficulties
Older professionals face a hard choice: leave Austin or go tech?
"...Rucker had become so adept at surfing the professional job market that she decided to get licensed as a..."
March 2, 2001 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Be It Flood or Fire, Austin Is Preparing for Disasters to Come
Austin residents must be prepared for hell or high water
"...it all mean? Preparing for doomsday is a full-time job that requires all hands on deck. What’s a Woo-ee?..."
May 27, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher
Time Bandits in Uniform?
APD officers question whether union 'leave time' deal violates their contract
"...APD officer, helped lead to his termination from his job at CLEAT. Time for Sale..."
Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Iraq Comes Home
Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line
"...He requalified with his duty weapon and did some retraining to make sure he was up-to-date. That, he says,..."
Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith
APD's Stan Knee Goes East – Way East
After nine years, APD Chief Stan Knee steps down and moves – to Afghanistan
"...his position as APD's chief administrator to accept a job as an adviser/mentor to the Afghani Minister of the..."
May 26, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Short Unhappy Life of Sophia King
The APD shooting death of Sophia King was a tragedy waiting to happen.
"...in addressing public perceptions of how cops do their jobs. Her shooting has provoked, at least implicitly, threats that..."
Aug. 2, 2002 News Feature by Lucius Lomax
Night Hawk Alumni
"...the city of Austin when having a Night Hawk job on your résumé commanded respect and insured employment at..."
Jan. 26, 2001 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Carrying the Burden
During Gov. Bush's campaign for his party's presidential nomination last fall, reporters asked the candidate to comment on a federal government report asserting that many Texans, including large numbers of children, were going to bed hungry. "I saw the report that children in Texas are going hungry. Where?" he demanded, going on to say, "You'd think the governor would have heard if there are pockets of hunger in Texas." Indeed, you would, especially if one of those pockets is just a few miles from his front door, Virginia B. Wood explains as she explores the very pockets of hunger in Austin Bush has difficulty fathoming.
"...assistance and forces former welfare recipients into mostly low-paying jobs, in many cases increasing the need for charity. New..."
April 28, 2000 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood
Wanted: High-Tech Labor, Will Train
Will a Tight Labor Market Short Circuit Austin's High-Tech Industry?
"...labor shortage. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) alone has 500 job openings. Motorola has 400. Applied Materials has 150. All..."
Aug. 11, 1995 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Austin's Construction Ban Lifted, but Will Workers Be Safe?
COVID-19 remains a hazard as thousands return to job sites
"...Infrastructure Workforce” advisory list, which details what kind of jobs should continue amid increasingly restrictive social distancing measures. In..."
April 3, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
A Revolution in Acting
The SITI Company's J. Ed Araiza is transforming the way Austin actors view their art
"...international reputation for its performances grounded in the specialized training of acclaimed directors Anne Bogart and Tadashi Suzuki. Bogart's..."
April 9, 2004 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull
A Rough Start to Summer for Austin’s Beloved Pools
Can we swim yet?
"...only lifeguarding income comes from the hour of online training he completes every week. To supplant the lifeguard paycheck,..."
May 29, 2020 News Feature by Clara Ence Morse
Time for a Change
A look back at Cristina Tzintzún's time fighting for immigrant rights
"..."very, very grassroots." She remembers their first workers' rights training being held in Casa Marianella's backyard, and "we were..."
Dec. 4, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp
Steve Adler: 'New Way Forward'
"...want people to know that I turned down a job at the big Washington, D.C., law firm in order..."
May 30, 2014 News Feature
'Nothing Is Done Alone' Extended Interview
The TxCC and their role in Bastrop's recovery after the fires
"...Here is the full conversation with Megan Helton, Texas..."
Dec. 2, 2013 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer
Listening to the Bones
Bones tell a story at world's largest body farm
"...additional, separately fenced acres will be used to hold training workshops for law enforcement. "We will build a pond,..."
April 4, 2008 News Feature by R.U. Steinberg
The Real Road to Wellville?
Two strange and inspiring stories of the healing power of food – and how terribly it can hurt us
"...to seek out exposure. If I am doing my job right and getting results for people, all that will..."
Sept. 21, 2007 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry
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"...new rules or the way things happen at my job, I make my voice heard to whoever will listen..."
May 23, 2003 Column
The Color of Fire
The Austin Fire Department is making another attempt at staff diversity – will it do any better this time?
"...marketing and the publishing of materials, it makes our job easier in the long run," Kerr says. "Hodes produced..."
May 13, 2011 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt
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Don't Dissolve District
"...the Austin City Council who did such a fantastic job of sneaking the current bond proposals on the the..."
May 1, 1998 Column
Having a Plan for When Shit Hits the Fan: A Journey in Prepping
What disaster preparedness experts have to say about best-laid plans for worst-case scenarios
"...prompted Austin city officials to begin holding ongoing preparedness training classes for citizens like myself...."
April 26, 2024 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin
In the Worst Moments of Austinites’ Lives, APD Victim Services Shows Up
Inside one of APD’s most-celebrated divisions
"...“My job is to be there emotionally for people,” Eguia said,..."
April 19, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Closing the COVID Gap at AISD
Post-pandemic, not enough students can read well. How do we get out of this ditch?
"...dying. More than a million Texans had lost their jobs. No one knew what would happen next. Educators like..."
March 22, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Champions
Bobby Farrelly's sports comedy's only offense is being offensively agreeable
"...doing a comedy about a down-and-out hothead basketball coach training a team made up of disabled players by court..."
March 10, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur
Ascension
Enthralling glimpses inside the dark side of the Chinese Dream
"...workers with reasons why their company’s the best (a job sitting down and a dorm with only four other..."
