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  • Burns On bonds and interest rates market is the great equalizer

    I have two questions about bond investments. First, with individual bonds, would a person be better off keeping the bonds to maturity when rates went up and receiving the full value at maturity? Or should he sell and reinvest in higher interest rate bonds? Second, does this work with bond funds? Do fund managers hold bonds to maturity, or do they generally sell and reinvest when interest rates ...

  • Holland looks to maintain season-long consistency

    In a rotation with two rookie right-handers and a converted reliever, Rangers left-hander Derek Holland has become increasingly important to his team. Delivering a level of consistency so far this season, Holland has tossed seven or more innings and allowed four runs or fewer in six of his eight starts. He'll look to give the Rangers that same kind of boost on Sunday against the Tigers in ...

  • Texas behind the curve on regulating fertilizer plants

    If the West Fertilizer Co. plant had been in Illinois, state regulators there likely would have inspected it annually, making sure that its bins storing tons of ammonium nitrate were still in good shape and that the potentially explosive chemical wasn't spilling out. Though not charged with fire prevention, had they spotted a fire hazard, officials say, there is a good chance they would ...

  • Austinites try for $600 million Powerball jackpot

    One after another customers have been coming in all day for a chance to win $600 million. From 3-4 pm Saturday afternoon, the Texas Lottery Commission reported more than $1million in sales alone.Customers were visiting Everytime Grocery on South Congress throughout the day for their chance to win the big jackpot.The current jackpot started at $40 million dollars on April 3rd, but after 12 draws ...

  • Kelso Street artist seeks justice for dog shot by officer

    Maybe Austin police should start carrying sausage links and squeaky toys, instead of packing heat, to deal with pets.Julian Reyes, an Austin street artist who goes by the name of the Lizard King, is grieving over the loss of his dog, Shiner ...


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Movie Review

Husbands [DVD]

Husbands [DVD]

Like his previous film Faces (1968), John Cassavetes independently produced Husbands was born out of his conviction that too many middle-class marriages are stale, dispassionate unions held aloft by creature comforts and social conformity, but little else. Faces captured t ... ...

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  • Work continues on Rundberg clean up

    For a year now, Austin police have been trying to clean up one of the most crime-ridden neighborhoods in the city, Rundberg Lane. officers are once again returning the neighborhood to continue a 100% enforcement initiative. The enforcement initiative will focus on Rundberg Lane from Middle Fiskville Road to Lamar Boulevard. This includes the service road South of Rundberg Lane along Interstate ...

  • UT graduates react to heightened security

    UT graduation ceremonies looked a little like airport checkpoints on Saturday due to the added security.Dennis Chartier with the UT Police Department says the bag check is something they've added this year."We're not allowing any bags in over 12 inches and if you do have a bag, it will be checked," Chartier said.Chartier says they've also added some more officers and a ...

  • School rankings show innovation pays

    When students at Spicewood Elementary School use textbooks, which is rare, they compare the information in them with other sources, on the lookout for misinformation and bias.It's all part of teaching students how to navigate what Principal Beth June calls a "fire hose" of information available today. The International Baccalaureate program school in Northwest Austin focuses on ...

  • Austin’s tech scene Fewer workers but healthier ecosystem

    Back in 2001, just before the inevitable collapse of the high-tech boom -- and long before Austin had transformed into the more diverse and healthier technology ecosystem it is today -- every new perk seemed better than the last.Recruiters dangled new cars and ski weekends to entice the top college graduates. Students negotiated salaries for summer internships. And in Austin, when a night's ...

  • Kinsler out of lineup Murphy hits second

    Email ARLINGTON -- Ian Kinsler was out of the Rangers' lineup for the second straight game with sore ribs Saturday night and with Elvis Andrus bumped up into the leadoff spot again, manager Ron Washington made the surprising move of inserting struggling left fielder David Murphy into the No. 2 spot in the batting order. Washington said Kinsler is available to run or play defense but still ...

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