December 13th, 2007 issue #0650

• DR. HOOK- No leaks: Wipe out bowel seepage
• DR. HOOK- Stuck up: What happens when things stop moving?
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Predatory practices? Car title lender back-pedals

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

Cover Stories

• COVER- Making an eXXXample: Staunton porn shop sparks crackdown

Essays

• ESSAY- Now's the time: Take politics out of redistricting

News

• Fall-out: Who ordered ticket for run-down pedestrian?
• Guilty as charged: Four life sentences for serial rapist
• NEWS- Deck the roof: What light from yon window breaks?
• NEWS- Elusive conclusion: Powell gets time-- but not for murder
• NEWS- Not again: Second wheelchair pedestrian hit, ticketed

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Winter woes: Keep garden healthy when it's cold

Letters

• LETTER- Bad business at Beta House
• LETTER- Demolishers must explain
• LETTER- Lay off McGuffey!
• LETTER- Public Defender not inferior

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Last man: Bigger budget and 36 months later

My Ride

• MY RIDE- Mary Reid: Toyota Prius 2007

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- SIPS and dips: New Arch's coming to Emmet

Photophile

• PHOTOPHILE- High lights: UVA illumination draws thousands

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's in your DVD player?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- SOLD

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Still waters: Quiet bright space in Stanardsville

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Don't sneeze: How to keep a spoon dangling

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Confident U: Clothes can change your attitude

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- In transit:Café opens, City Market tops $1 mil