Issue: May 11, 2006
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Motopsycho!
Dirt biking has entered the mainstream thanks to James Stewart and his rivalry with five-time motocross champ Ricky Carmichael. It doesn’t get any sicker than this.
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Impeachment begins at home
Jefferson’s obscure Rule 603 has sparked an impeachment movement in America’s statehouses—one the press is trying hard to ignore.
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Developing rivalry
Collin endorsed Yee, but sprawl watchers say the county needs Carr.
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Letters for May 11, 2006
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Everything I know about K Street …
… I learned from Jane Jacobs.
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Music for the masses
Clay Nutting organizes concerts for charities.
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Love thy neighbor
For gay bashers, denial isn’t just a river in Egypt.
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Reach out to a ‘throwaway’ kid
Thousands of California children lack supportive, nurturing parents. Volunteers can do a lot to help these kids have happier, healthier lives.
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All fired up
Travel inside the kiln at the 19th annual Feats of Clay exhibition.
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The other Americas
How many months of traveling in Latin America does it take to finish writing a novel?
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Five reasons to eat your vegetables
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Joy and pain
Dance like no one’s watching, even if they’re totally staring at you on their way to the library.
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Springsteeger and the national conversation
Can Bruce Springsteen fill Pete Seeger’s singer-songwriter shoes?
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Desert women
Strange Sightings in the Great Southwest: two sisters having it out in glorious isolation.
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Hot or not
At Pattaya Café Thai Cuisine, hot means hot—usually.
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Like Mom used to make
Philip Wang, executive chef at Mason’s Restaurant, still finds inspiration in his mother’s recipes.
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Ashlee Simpson vs. Heart
Who should you see at the Dixon May Fair?
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Christopher O’Riley
Elliott Smith for solo piano? What do you think?
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Buy this for a dollar
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Birthday party pop
Clap your hands if you believe in power pop!
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Wolves in little girls’ clothing
The Internet is a dangerous place.
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Cross of Iron
Slow-motion explosions fail to revive sluggish Peckinpah war movie.
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American smolder
Tennessee Williams still sizzles, but he probably wouldn’t write a cliché like that.
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