December 7th, 2006 issue #0549

• DR. HOOK- Playing doctor: When insurance companies overstep

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Art Features

• Culture- ART FEATURE- Artist gone girly: Jamison flowers at SSG

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Why are we here? A literal look at an abstract question

Essays

• ESSAY- Bully pulpit: A tale of two churches

Facetime

• FACETIME- No lie: Honenberger's career takes off

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Bright Christmas: Light it, don't burn it down

Hotseat

• HOTSEAT- Econ dev 101: DeMauri still 'splaining

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Witless: Some 'Holidays' never seem to end

My Ride

• MY RIDE- Jorge Vasquez: 1997 Dodge Neon

News

• NEWS- Booted: AHS's Novak released by 'Skins
• NEWS- Bus scare: Emergency message shocks driver
• NEWS- Nearly dyeing: Co-ed's hair-raising holiday
• NEWS- Pagan holiday: Flier policy inspires non-Christians

On Architecture

• ON ARCHITECTURE- 'Better enough?' Developer steamed by BAR ruling

Photophile

• PHOTOPHILE- Let it shine: Lawn joins the holiday spirit

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Why do you think people move to Charlottesville?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- On the Block- STILL AVAILABLE

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Rock on: Arts and crafts resplendent downtown

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Impish: Try not to think about it

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Caliente! A Mexican marathoner finds Carlton Road

The Fearless Consumer

• THE FEARLESS CONSUMER- Wrong numbers: Embarq's bills mystify customer