Cover: The Sex Issue
Natural Urges: The founders of Botanica Erotica concoct a line of holistic sex products.

Users' Manuals: Hot tips for the sexually challenged.

Hot-Wired: After post-Cold War military contracts shriveled up, Silicon Valley took on a saucy new partner: pornography.

News: Living Together
Intentional communities gain a foothold in Sonoma County.

Usual Suspects: Bar none--behind Sonoma County Bar Association election-survey flap.

Suds 'n' Grub: Murphy's Irish Pub is a casual hangout with lots of lively atmosphere.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Classical Murder: 'Felicia's Journey' gives us a serial killer in the Hitchcock mode.

Maternal Instinct: Undignified women win respect in 'All About My Mother.'

New Direction: Joe Diffie gets serious on latest CD, 'A Night To Remember.'

Politics of Self: Politico-folk rocker Bruce Cockburn gets personal on latest CD.

Cracker Van Beethoven: Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven come together for a reunion show.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Get Jazzed: Complete SFJAZZ spring season schedule information.

Music Makers: 'Amadeus' and 'La Cage aux Folles' strike high notes.

Ticket to Ride: Author Douglas Coupland bypasses the topics of fame and fortune.

Please don't forget to write! The Sonoma County Independent welcomes letters commenting on our coverage or other topics of local interest. Please keep all letters at 300 words or less (we reserve the right to edit them for length and style) and sign them (unsigned letters will not be published). A local phone number must be included for verification. Postal: Sonoma County Independent Letters, 540 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401. Fax: 707/527-1288. Email: [email protected]. Emailers, please include name, city of residence and phone number. Letters printed will list email address unless otherwise specified. Letters to the editor are not currently published in the online version of this paper.