Volume 12, Number 24 . August 24 - August 30, 1995

Cover Story

Currents Section

Mailbag
Missives from our adoring/outraged readers.

Smith
All this country needs to focus its energies is a vast and expensive new project--how 'bout an Interstate Golfing System?
By Jeff Smith

The Skinny
Elections guy Larry Bahill detonates yet again...A city councildude apparently cares more about a wealthy land speculator than his constituents...and much more!

Organ Pipe Dream
Charging a toll on the road to Rocky Point may have generated headlines, but what about a $3,432 traffic sign?
By Steve Delgado

Rate Your Reps
Project Vote Smart releases a report card and sets up shop in cyberspace.
By Jim Nintzel

Beat The Rush
The ballot box is now open in the City of Tucson--vote early and often.
By Jim Nintzel

Free The Net!
Apple proposes linking computers to the World Wide Web via the public airwaves--will the FCC go along?
By David Morris

City Week Section

City Week
Big doings in Tucson for the week of August 24 - August 30.

Eighth Day
Advice to the Smithsonian Institution--cut the flash and get back to basics, like roof repair.
By Hannah Glasston

Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won't cost a fortune.

City Week Listings
Tucson's most extensive list of what's going on.

Music Section

Black Market Boogie
A short history of the bootleg recording industry.
By Dave McElfresh

Soundbites
Mama Ritmo knows how to pound those skins.
By Michael Metzger

Quick Scans
Traci Lords, various pop/alternative artists, Oblivians.

Club Listings
What's happening at the local hot spots for the week of August 24 - August 30.

Review Section

Female Space
From Emily Dickinson's bookshelf to an art gallery in Tucson--a look at new works by three women artists.
By Margaret Regan

Planet AIDS
Steve Dietz's Lonely Planet is more than just another play about AIDS.
By Jana Rivera

Collage
Debating the significance of Shannon Falkner with the ultimate conservative--your next-door neighbor.
By Margaret Regan

Chow
Laverna's Coffee Shop serves up American diner classics.
By M.F. Munday

Out There
The dangers of going for a romp in the wild with only a half-baked plan.
By Kevin Franklin

Danehy
Wherein our sports guy stops fiddling with his jock long enough to reveal his family's master travel plan.
By Tom Danehy

Cinema Section

Mortal Kombat
Nobody really needs to see Mortal Kombat.
By Zachary Woodruff

Film Clips
Check out our capsule reviews packed with links to the hottest movie home pages on the Web.

Film Times
What's showing right now on local screens for the week of August 24 - August 30

Back Page Section

Real Astrology
Astrology for the week of August 24 - August 30

Comics
Random Shots . K. Rat . Red Meat . Staggering Heights . Eye Of The Beholder . The City

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