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It's a Bird! It's a Plane!new
Despite major opposition, construction has commenced on what could become North America's most dangerous airport.
Houston Press |
Ford Gunter |
12-29-2005 |
Policy Issues
Hurricane-Related Mental Health Issues Challenge Care Systemnew
Mental health advocates are wondering how Texas -- which has a horrendous record of caring for its mentally ill citizens -- can meet the needs of Texans experiencing post-traumatic stress after hurricanes Rita and Katrina.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
12-05-2005 |
Science
Dr. Disasternew
Dr. Paul Pepe -- described by a colleague as "a trailblazer with a machete" -- brought his expertise in emergency-room care to the post-Katrina medical crisis in New Orleans.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
11-28-2005 |
Science
Family Tiesnew
Ex-members of a cult that once advocated sex between adults and children want the group's leaders exposed and punished.
Houston Press |
Craig Malisow |
11-22-2005 |
Religion
Tags: Texas, Houston, pedophilia, David, family, child, international, molestation, abuse, Sexual, Berg, cult, incest
A Bus That Runs on a Sweeter-Smelling Oilnew
Members of the Houston Global Awareness Network made it to the Republican National Convention last year without having to pay fuel costs because the bus they chartered ran on vegetable oil.
Houston Press |
Greg Harman |
11-14-2005 |
Environment
The 'A' Studentnew
A non-drinking student punished by her high school -- before having her day in court -- fights back with a lawsuit.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
11-07-2005 |
Education
Against All Oddsnew
A group of unsupervised mental patients running from Katrina made it from New Orleans to Houston. What happens next?
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
11-07-2005 |
Disasters
Sticks and Stonesnew
Dallas police Chief David Kunkle has to fight crime with the tools the city council will give him.
Dallas Observer |
Jim Schutze |
11-07-2005 |
Commentary
Cindy Sheehan for Presidentnew
Cindy Sheehan has blasted Senator Hillary Clinton for backing the Iraq invasion on October 16, and the "peace Mom" is beginning to sound more like a candidate.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
11-03-2005 |
Politics
Shattered Illusionsnew
A Prada "store" in the middle of the high Chihuahuan Desert of far West Texas looks like a mirage, but it's actually an art installation.
Houston Press |
Greg Harman |
10-31-2005 |
Art
Love Fadesnew
After evacuees rebuff a writer's attempts to help, he tries to understand why.
Houston Press |
Josh Harkinson |
10-31-2005 |
Commentary
Parents of Unschoolers See Themselves as Guidesnew
The authors' twin nephews dropped out of pre-kindergarten because it didn't offer astronomy. Within a few years, they were reading adult books.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-31-2005 |
Education
Unschooled Children Direct Their Own Educationnew
Some parents are relinquishing their expectations for their children's lives and letting them learn how to learn on their own.
Dallas Observer |
Glenna Whitley |
10-31-2005 |
Education
This Ain't No Picnic: Minutemen on Patrolnew
As one night with the Texas Minutemen proves, the sinister legions of "The Drug Cartel" have little to fear from this latest incarnation of border hysteria. As for the rest of us...
Austin Chronicle |
Diana Welch |
10-27-2005 |
Immigration
The O.G. of Lovenew
Houston native Johnny "Guitar" Watson gets his due with a new two-disc set. Not as well-known as his contemporaries, Watson was nevertheless one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, even anticipating the advent of rap.
Houston Press |
John Nova Lomax |
10-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
