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December 1998

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Features

His dreams. His fears. The truth about his love life. A candid chat with Texas’ most misunderstood sports hero.

Even if you’re not, many Texans are: Sex Addicts Anonymous has 61 chapters across the state, tending to the tattered psyches of exhibitionists and other tormented souls.

Country singer Johnny Rodriguez has had a career full of highs and lows, but with a murder trial looming, his lowest day may be yet to come.

How five right-wing members of the State Board of Education are making life miserable for their fellow Republicans—especially George W. Bush.

An East Texas community’s simple charms, captured on film.

Who gives a hoot about an owlish auteur with nary a directing credit in twenty years? All of Hollywood, that’s who—which is why Austinite Terrence Malick’s The Thin Red Line is the most anticipated film of the season.

Breathtaking scenery, tons of runs, and pillowy, powdery white stuff: If you need a lift this winter, New Mexico skiing won’t leave you cold.

Columns

Behind the Lines

A TAAS test test.

Profile

University of Texas economist Jamie Galbraith used to get laughed at when he preached the gospel of full employment. No one’s laughing anymore.

Health

If you had a blood transfusion before 1992 or have ever shared a needle, you could have hepatitis C. You may feel fine, but it could be killing you.

Cities

When I was growing up in Lake Jackson, the center of my world was a park owned by my father’s employer. Forty years later, most of it has been sold to a developer, and natives like me are having a chemical reaction.

Music

He jammed with Miles Davis, enlivened Saturday morning children’s TV, and signed his first major-label record deal at 73. Meet jazz giant Bob Dorough.

Business

The airlines are locked in a fiercely competitive war. Should you try to benefit? Discount-travel guru Tom Parsons says: All’s fare.

Reporter

Reporter

Serial killer Kenneth McDuff’s victims are unearthed, and he gets his due (we hope).

Reporter

Soft drinks in our public schools.

Reporter

Fifteen minutes of film fame.

Reporter

A terrific and prolific photographer remembered.

Artist Interview

Artist Interview

Low Talk

How Frank Sinatra, Jr., became a Texan-in-law.

Miscellany

Roar of the Crowd

Loving Lyle Lovett; debating CEO pay.

Texas Primer

Why was Mirabeau B. Lamar known as the Father of Texas Education?

Recipes

A savory couscous with a long Shelf life.

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