Cover: Dead to Rites
Local author Karen Leonard revises an investigative reporting classic.

News: Green on Green
Local enviros battle for hearts and minds and wallets of voters.

Bombs Away: Anti-nuke crusader Helen Caldicott tackles the Big One.

Lost in Cyberspace: Henry Hyde's lost weekend. Hacking for Girlies. And other misadventures. Monicagate hot wires the Internet.

The Scoop: The Starr Report--too much distraction.

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.

Biblical Proportions: Reduced Shakespeare Company downsizes the Bible.

Stage Master: Playwright and critic Eric Bentley comes to Sonoma State.

Little Girl Lost: Kindertransport tells story of a Holocaust survivor's guilt.

Mo' Blues: Bluesman Keb' Mo' scores a hit.

Spins: A box full of psychedelic nuggets, and more.

Audiophile: Reviews of the latest CDs by Option.FM, the Murmurs and Outgrabe.

Rising Tide: Singer/songwriter Elliot Smith lives up to the hype on XO.

Talking Pictures: David Templeton inadvertently sparks a moral crisis for esteemed British author Marianne Wiggins when he invites her to see the controversial film Simon Birch.

Spoiled Pi: Edgy film thriller Pi is all style, no content.

Mythic Romance: Bigas Luna's The Chambermaid takes a reverse-angle view of popular Titanic story.

Spice Girl: In praise of Mom's Apple Pies.

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

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