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Some things change, some stay the same
Some time ago, a friend of the Herald stopped by to give us some old copies of the ...
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Group has long been key part of Austin
When the Herald published its annual Progress Edition at the end of last month, we were rather pleased ...
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Beautiful birds face challenges in the wild
Whenever I take time to indulge an interest in birds and bird-watching it is an eye-opening experience. Like ...
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Drivers should plan for worst to stay safe
Most of us think nothing of hopping in our cars to drive a couple of hours down the ...
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Animals also making most of the warm winter
An item in the Austin Audubon chapter’s latest newsletter caught my eye: Reporting on the chapter’s 37th Christmas ...
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Wolves claw way back from extinction
It was a cool fall evening, no bugs, and we didn’t bother to even set up our tent, ...
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Surprise is in how unsurprising temps were
One January day, now nearly 30 years ago, we got a call at the newspaper where I was ...
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Attempting to fill a gap in Austin’s archives
In early 1963, with the release of their second album, Surfin’ USA, the Beach Boys were on the ...
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Digging into reasons for hunger in our community
We were at a community event a couple of months ago and happened to be talking to a ...
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2020 list shows plenty of interesting Austin ideas
Remember that great idea you provided to Vision 2020 — your plan to make Austin a better place? ...
Dave Churchill
Boughton sets example on levy issue
Second Ward Council member Roger Boughton deserves a vote of thanks for his persistence in trying to pare ...
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Big ideas show there are many who care
The buffet line at last week's Vision 2020 Night of Big Ideas looked so good that I reflexively ...
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Conversations one of many distractions for drivers
I read a wire service report this week about a new National Transportation Safety Board recommendation that drivers ...
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US never the same after 9/11
A friend, the publisher of a small newspaper in the central United States, called my office on the ...