Cover: Dr. Do Little
Forget our supermarket health-care delivery system. What your doctor doesn't know could kill you.

News: Hole in the Headwaters
The citizens of California spent $450 million to protect the Headwaters forest from the chain saws. So why is Charles Hurwitz's Pacific Lumber about to log in the middle of it?

The Scoop: So just what can we do to stop the high school shootings?

Rights and Wrongs: Bills of rights vs. concentrated power.

Understanding Gun Violence: Join Together Online, a project of the Boston University of Public Health, provides community resources for those trying to make sense out school shootings.

Up to the Task?: See how your kids' school did in the state Standardized Testing and Reporting program.

Climbing Up on Capitol Hill: Check up on the your Congressional Representatives and U.S. Senators--where they stand, how they voted.

Havana Nights: Bluesman Charlie Musselwhite gets a taste of Cuba.

Spins: New CD fetes Neil Young; new releases by Milt Jackson, Doc Watson.

Glass of Zinn: Radical historian Howard Zinn plays it cool.

Cookin' Co-op: Warming up to community dinners.

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

Talking Pictures: A philosopher goes to the movies--and gets real excited.

Quick Flicks: The Film Cafe returns for a summer season.

'Tin' Man: Air traffick flick Pushing Tin is a disaster.

The 42nd San Francisco International Film Festival takes place April 22-May 6. Check out all the films, tributes and events on the festival website.

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