Vol. 32, No. 1
Allegations against cops outlined
State Police memorandum cites misconduct by two SPD detectives
By Dusty Rhodes
Smoldering
Still room for compromise, smoking-ban oppenents say
By R. L. Nave
"Small" is beautiful
Why is the SBA helping affiliates of major corporations?
By Jim Hightower
Homeless Suggestions
Here's what the homeless say should be done about homelessness
By Fletcher Farrar
No end in sight
The roots of Mideast conflict run deeper than the West can imagine
The suitable war
Or, how I infiltrated the private and public sectors and caused men to change
By Doug Bybee
Letters to the Editor
In and around Springfield
To tandoor or not to tandoor
Here's how to prepare Indian-style shrimp
By Julianne Glatz
Lulu's blue cakes
Make your own healthy blueberry pancakes
By Kim ODonnel
Hot Flash
Serious about the environment? Say goodbye to air-conditioning
By Stan Cox
Rethinking paper
Bamboo cultivation destroys sensitive ecosystems
Help tomatoes beat the heat
You may love em, but theyre prone to trouble
By Jennifer Fishburn
Redneck redemption
NASCAR culture gets parodied in Talladega Nights
By Chuck Koplinski
Good Night Shyamalan
Few directors are as skilled at creating unique worlds
By Marc Sigoloff
People's Poetry
Jacqueline Jackson presents
Cooking with Neanderthals
Aliens land at the Hilton on Friday
By Tom Irwin
Vinyl Static
Yo La Tengo will kick your behind; Tabakin hits town on Saturday
By Marissa Monson
Not good enough to be awful
Midlake goes for the quaint, agrarian, and the obtuse
By René Spencer Saller
Venting a range hood
Using your attic is a very bad idea
By Gene Austin
Dab and Gab Paint Workshop
@ Phoenix Center: Out On Second
Sat., March 30, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
My curriculum not the reason kids can’t read
By Lucy Calkins
Home alone
By George Pawlaczyk
PILLSBURIED: Art, artifacts and curiosities from the former Pillsbury site
By Karen Ackerman Witter
Springfield man charged with operating six "houses of prostitution"
By Dean Olsen