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All Ablog Austin

• The Zilker Tree returns for its 43rd year as an “Austin icon”
• Leslie Cochran out of hospital; ‘I’m OK,’ he says
• Doctors uncertain how long Leslie will stay at rehab hospital
• More All Ablog Austin …

Anders Meanders

• There’s still red tide on parts of the Texas coast
• Flight attendants: What’s a mock strike?
• Flight attendants: What’s a mock strike?
• More Anders Meanders …

Austin Legal

• Perkins, one of Travis County’s longest tenured judge, won’t seek re-election
• Hung jury in apartment complex killing case
• Man accused in machine gun robberies gets 20 years
• More Austin Legal …

Alberta Phillips

• A better way to count votes
• Highland Mall must rebuild trust
• Firefighters split along racial lines
• More Alberta Phillips …

Backspin

• Is the Texas Open courting Austin, too?
• Yes, another story about the country-club crisis in America
• Champions Tour not returning in 2010
• More Backspin …

Bevo Beat

• Soccer team loses in Big 12 semifinals
• Kutrovsky falls in singles quarterfinals
• Five women’s tennis players advance
• More Bevo Beat …

Bohl Games

• Florida should be ashamed
• Nine observations and one crazy prediction
• Texas lands WR pledge
• More Bohl Games …

Charity Chat

• Boys eschew b-day presents for dog food
• Bank of America hands out grants
• Calling all Thanksgiving volunteer ops
• More Charity Chat …

City Beat

• Detective in Sanders internal affairs investigation disciplined
• Officer suspended for violating rules in Sanders shooting
• Austin Energy to propose rate increase
• More City Beat …

Editors' Notes

• Keeping it civil in comments
• Opinions
• Like him or not, Leslie represents one aspect of Austin
• More Editors' Notes …

Express Lane

• Manzella, Johnson and Sadler get the call
• Gall set to retire as season draws to a close
• PCL names Norris its top pitcher
• More Express Lane …

First Reading

• Shooting puts Texas leaders in spotlight
• Gilbert first candidate with platform on gay issues
• Breaking down election night
• More First Reading …

Focal Point

• Executed inmate’s daughter seeks to sue Keller again
• Sterquells out; TABC learning tolerance
• Good news/bad news for TABC
• More Focal Point …

Golden's Nuggets

• Marcus Jordan: selfish or a good son?
• Ginobili isn’t a bat killer after all
• Martina rips into Agassi
• More Golden's Nuggets …

Grapeshot

• Of flutes, golf and same-sex marriage
• Health care and the filibuster
• David Byrne’s view from a bike
• More Grapeshot …

Hill Country Rambler

• State orders Hays Jail kitchen to shut down
• Hays County Election Results
• Hays Commissioners vote on jail roof repairs
• More Hill Country Rambler …

Homeroom

• AISD program gets nod from Washington
• Dripping Springs takes 4A state band title
• Travis High School wins rating appeal
• More Homeroom …

Kelso's Cranky Corner

• Cancer? What cancer?
• Today, I celebrate my ‘Excellenc’ (sic)
• Jones goes digging on TV
• More Kelso's Cranky Corner …

Knittin' Kitten

• Holiday hat push - and call-out for craft fairs
• Cat Nips: 400 Knitting Stitches
• A trip to Paige - and more sewing
• More Knittin' Kitten …

Life Guide

• Electronics disposal and lightning protection
• Fluorescent tube light recycling options are limited
• More on live longhorn photos; Radko ornament available now
• More Life Guide …

Mama Drama

• Thinking about Fort Hood
• Rice Krispies pull back health claim
• Study: Common antibiotics tied to birth defects
• More Mama Drama …

No Limits

• Australian camels taking some shots
• Hey, I got your barbecue right here
• Dead skunk just isn’t right
• More No Limits …

Of Sacred and Secular

• Holocaust survivor to speak at Texas Hillel
• A call for a ceasefire in the “faith versus reason” debate
• Morality and the Death Penalty
• More Of Sacred and Secular …

Postcards

• Hopson switch hurts Democratic hopes
• Sales tax slide continues
• Hopson said to be switching to Republican Party
• More Postcards …

Public Capital

• Former TMRS chief lands at new Auto Workers’ fund
• Three new trustees appointed to TRS board
• MacBride named to fill ERS board vacancy
• More Public Capital …

Renee's Roots

• October’s garden events just keep on coming
• Kieffer: A backyard pear that’s worth keeping
• Green Corn Project fundraiser is the place to be
• More Renee's Roots …

Salsa Verde

• UPDATE: EPA administrator job goes to a critic of state environmental agency
• New York senator tries to stop West Texas wind project
• Supporting the rainforest in faraway Austin
• More Salsa Verde …

Salud

• First cat confirmed to have H1N1
• Lake Travis educator remembered at fundraiser for leading cancer killer
• Scarce seasonal flu vaccine free to Round Rock students Tuesday
• More Salud …

ShortCuts

• Cap Metro board votes to raise fares sooner, and by more
• Cap Metro driver charged with indecent exposure
• Hearing on Cap Metro fare increase today
• More ShortCuts …

Somos Austin

• Most Texans worried about immigration, poll finds
• ABC’s Quiñones to speak at event for civic engagement
• Will another President Bush emerge from Texas base?
• More Somos Austin …

Starting Up

• Digby buys a Seattle startup
• Utah company buys Austin’s NetStreams
• Qcue gets $1 million from ETF
• More Starting Up …

Statesman Business Blog

• NY attorney general sues Intel over antitrust claims
• NetStreams is sold to Utah company
• Airport traffic up 2 percent in September
• More Statesman Business Blog …

Statesman News Update

• Daily Podcast: 11.06.09.
• Daily Podcast: 11.05.09.
• Daily Podcast: 11.04.09.
• More Statesman News Update …

Statesman Watch

• Salon owner fed up with apartment’s trash pile
• Who should pay for car damaged during fire response?
• Important Williamson County voter instructions
• More Statesman Watch …

The 12th Word at A&M

• Stunning? Upset?
• Almost time to chat
• Sherman: No problem with penalty on Morrow’s salute
• More The 12th Word at A&M …

The Blotter

• AP: Muslim leader said he had a bad feeling about Hasan
• Former president Bush visited soldiers Friday night
• Obama: ‘Every race, faith and station’ serve in the military
• More The Blotter …

The Goods

• UPDATE: Win tickets to the Runway to Heaven Charity Fashion Show and Shop787 event
• Fashion meet-and-greet with designer John Renaud and Fashion Leak
• UPDATE: Fresh Goods: TOMS shoe collection for Neiman Marcus
• More The Goods …

The lowdown on higher education

• Of pumpkins and physics
• Postscript on the Knight Commission’s report
• Muny historical marker dedicated
• More The lowdown on higher education …

The Reader

• On the Front Lines in Juarez and El Paso with Howard Campbell
• Daniel Kalder, adventurer
• The World As It Isn’t
• More The Reader …

The Real Deal

• Lance Armstrong rides into commercial real estate
• Panel: Caution, optimism for region’s commercial real estate
• W Austin developers land new construction financing
• More The Real Deal …

Tour de France

• Au revoir, le Tour
• Astana top team
• Contador, Armstrong won’t be on same team in 2010
• More Tour de France …

Up the Ladder

• Tracy awarded for work with Texas board of public accountancy
• Pirky Barber names new partner
• Hiemstra to direct commercial services for Goodwill
• More Up the Ladder …

Varsity News

• Bowie, Pflugerville crash football playoffs
• Prep football halftime chat
• Georgetown flies by McNeil en route to first win
• More Varsity News …

Weather Watch

• Fog this morning, clearing for sunny, warm Friday
• Hurricane hits Nicaragua, and the storm likely to enter Gulf
• No chance of rain until Saturday night
• More Weather Watch …

WillCo Wired

• Free oil change for single mothers and military wives
• Williamson County Humane Society offers deals in November
• Hutto Veterans Day events
• More WillCo Wired …

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