bad ignition switch?

[E.Spies]

this morning the headlights, turn signals, and wipers on my '95 A6q (5-sp)
wouldn't work,
but the parking lights, and (hazard) flashers were fine.  Later today, the
starter wouldn't
turn over, but prior to that it was cranking fine, and the battery is less
than 1 year old.
I believe the only commonality here is the ignition switch, though I'm a
little surprised how
quickly it went from fine to this bad, with no flakiness in between.  Anyone
have any
thoughts, comments, or alternate theories?
Thanks,
Els