Cover: Terminal Voracity
If Harvey Goldberg gets his way, Sonoma County soon will be sprouting jumbo jets full of well-heeled tourists.

News:
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.

Jimi Jam: Hendrix video, CD tribute a mixed bag.

Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CDs by Ponga, Lit, Dealership and Natasha's Ghost.

Choc-a-Bloc: Chef Condra Easley has a passion for chocolate.

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

A Cut Above: 'The Barber of Seville' is sharp as a razor.

Space Case: 'The Phantom Menace' will both please and disappoint 'Star Wars' fans.

Puppet Show: 'The Phantom Menace' is more like a toy chest than a movie.

Talking Pictures: Novelist Erik Tarloff endorses 'Election.'

You Can Go Home Again: Sunnyvale's Tony Bui returns to Vietnam and brings back 'Three Seasons,' a deeply felt first feature about the passing tradition in his homeland.

The Bukowski Poetry Contest: The Sonoma County Independent, Black Sparrow Press, and Copperfield's Books announce the top two winning poems.

Into the Woods: Artists branch out in conceptual exhibition.

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