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Columns & Sections

Book Reviews
Who Watches the Watchmen?
The Watchers: the Rise of America's Surveillance State
by Shane Harris
review by David A. James

Cartoons
"the Sovereign Citizen"
by Dan Darrow

"Corrosion Cartoons: Making the Grade"
by Jamie Smith

Editorial
Fire on the Lump

Letters to the Editor
David A. James
Hans Mölders
Don DeWitt

Movie Reviews
Movies from the Mile-High City
Dear John
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Alice in Wonderland
The A-Team
MacGruber
Sex and the City 2
by Keely Buchanan

The Postal News
Community Announcements

Obituary: Laika Elizabeth Cameron
by AE Cameron

Classified Ad

FEATURES

6,000 Miles of Greyhound
by Hannah Hill

A cross-country road trip, homelessness, and being broke in summertime Nashville, combined with curiosity, brought me to work at Waffle House: coffee coming up!

Gold Hill Bike Path Update
from the DOT&PF project website

DOT's frequently asked questions (and answers) on the proposed bicycle path on Gold Hill Road, along with the responses to their survey on the alternatives proposed.

Heating Bills? What Heating Bills?
by Hans Mölders

The new Ester library building will be so energy-efficient that we'll hardly have to heat it: an introduction to the Passive House Performance Standard, the most energy-efficient construction standard in the world today.

The Individual Mandate Controversy
Dose of Reality, by Neil Davis

The requirement that each American must carry personal health insurance is the lightning rod attracting almost hysterical attack from right-wingers.

The Joys of Children and Gardening
by Bill Wood

Children as farmhands may not be the most effective means of tending one's crops, at least not at first, but it is certainly a rewarding one.

Julia's Solstice Café
restaurant review by Nancy Tarnai

Visting Julia's Solstice Café is a bit like being transported to California or Oregon: Quist is dedicated to purchasing as much local and organic food for her café as she can.

The Missionary Position on Secrets
by Neal Matson

I think we all enjoy learning embarrassing stuff about others, especially our opponents.

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