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June 6, 2003 Column
Naked City
Domain Gives Slusher Pain
"...-- a grandfathered property over the aquifer -- to Wal-Mart, which plans to build a supercenter on the property,..."
May 9, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Dreamcatcher
"...like this one, from Freeman: "These people shop at Wal-Mart … and never miss an episode of Friends. They’re..."
March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Hightower Report
Thank your local family farmer; and the military sets up camp in our schools.
"...like ADM, Cargill, McDonalds, Monsanto, Philip Morris, Tyson, and Wal-Mart grabbing an ever-larger share...."
Nov. 29, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower
Beeware of Mall
"...hit town since the landowner tried to stick a Wal-Mart on the same site. The Board has also called..."
June 21, 2002 News Feature by Amy Smith
Day Trips
Meet the grill of your dreams at the New Braunfels Smoker Company.
"...Texas barbecue smoker became available to the mass markets. Wal-Mart was Snider's first customer at the hardware store show...."
June 29, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Naked City
Austin's high tech economy is boosting some wages, but leaving others behind, while the cost of living rises
"...office personnel subcontractor, is No. 1, and H.E.B. and Wal-Mart both make the top 10. So it's safe to..."
Dec. 29, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
On the 12th Day of Christmas
"...in the country isn't even a record store. It's Wal-Mart. In fact, Wal-Mart is so powerful, they were able..."
Dec. 25, 1998 Music Feature by Michael Bertin
Ride This Rocket
Damon Bramblett
"...what he gets for listening to something other than "Wal-Mart country" and daring to be out of step with..."
March 6, 1998 Music Feature by Lee Nichols
Get Out the Bootstraps
Cause Texas Ain't Takin' Care of You No More
"...the 4am to 1pm shift, as a stocker at Wal-Mart. Although she could be eligible for AFDC if she..."
June 13, 1997 News Feature by Audrey Duff
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Crisis Controversy
"...Prez and CEO of BookPeople conveyed his apathy toward Wal-Mart rolling over the independent hardware and variety stores (mere..."
Dec. 27, 1996 Column
Chain Reaction
In Book Wars, Independent Shops Become Casualties
"...picks out my shower curtains for me and whether Wal-Mart comes in and says, `Here are the 10 shower..."
Nov. 29, 1996 News Feature by Karl Pallmeyer
Sun City Undercover
The Spinning of Del's Webb
"...efficiently as the "Ask Me's" -- sorta like at Wal-Mart, except these folks are clearly more ambulatory and sentient...."
Aug. 2, 1996 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
My Father the Hero
"...would rather be caught shopping in a small town Wal-Mart than to join him for a vacation at a..."
Feb. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce
The Hightower Report
Bush's tax cut creates jobs -- in China; and malls kill main street -- and replace it with a cheap knock-off.
"...development of "downtowns" that is some combination of the Wal-Martization and the Disneyfication of shopping. This is not a..."
Feb. 21, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower
Luv Doc Recommends: Austin Humane Society's Rags2Wags Benefit
Austin Music Hall, Saturday, November 1, 2008
"...want to avoid any costume you can get at Wal-Mart or Walgreens or any other Wal retailer, even and..."
Oct. 31, 2008 Column by The Luv Doc
Page Two
Next Tuesday's Creating a Liveable 6th and Lamar: Community Forum, meant to address the proposed Borders store at Sixth and Lamar, raises the complexity of issues involving economic choices, and the lack of a clear right or wrong.
"...of small towns. Getting me going on how destructive Wal-Marts are to local economies, driving the small mom-and-pop operations..."
Jan. 17, 2003 Column by Louis Black
'I'm Worse Than Prince'
Bump & Hustle's marathon Kool Keith interview, sound-bitten
"...respect someone who says, ‘I’m coming out of the Wal-Mart with the shopping cart, and I'm gonna tear you..."
Nov. 11, 2008 Music Post by Thomas Fawcett
My Slammer Vacation
How I Spent...
"...dressing as beauty queens; once we learned of the Wal-Mart near the hotel, we knew we'd be able to..."
Sept. 5, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West
The Hightower Report
Aging Agitators; and the Price of Imported Shrimp
"...of the import industry (including such big marketers as Wal-Mart) is that it is much cheaper to get the..."
June 6, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower
Top 10 Local Stories
Toby to SOS
"...5) Smile, You've Been Wal-Marted! A bitter dispute between near-north neighborhoods and the city..."
Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature by Michael King
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"...breaking juice bottles on the floor at the local Wal-Mart while nobody was looking and slipping upon them...."
July 29, 2005 Column
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"...for the Beast from Bentonville, encouraging limestone facades on Wal-Marts or even moving them up to the street edge..."
April 8, 2005 Column
Blizzard Clarifies His Position
"...for the Beast from Bentonville, encouraging limestone facades on Wal-Marts or even moving them up to the street edge..."
April 6, 2005 Postmarks
In the Shadow of the Dinosaurs
The Death of Indie Labels: Reports Have Been Exaggerated
"...by bucking the industry trend with cassette sales in Wal-Marts. Let's indulge in some negative stereotyping for the sake..."
May 2, 1997 Music Feature by Michael Bertin
Naked City
News from around Austin
"...(Ku Klux Klan), "James Lingerie" (James Leininger) and "Walk-Mart" (Wal-Mart) were the result of a spell check gone wild,..."
March 22, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Four Decades of Austin Chronicle Halloween Mask Covers
"...in the ear of city staff for the Northcross Wal-Mart, the Las Manitas ouster, the Town Lake supercondos, and..."
Oct. 24, 2022 Photo Gallery
The Luv Doc: Problems That Don’t Actually Exist
Certain girls are really hot
"...After sex a few nights ago, me and my..."
Aug. 9, 2019 Column by The Luv Doc
Bye Bye Baggies
"...bags. Now is the time to tell H-E-B, Target, Wal-Mart and all other retailers who might consider going back..."
June 26, 2018 Postmarks
Say Goodbye to the Plastic Bag Ban
Texas Supreme Court rules city ordinances can't override state law
"...away with Austin’s ordinance, “major retailers, like HEB and Wal-Mart,” can “continue observing the ban,” and ask the Legislature..."
