July 31st, 2008 issue #0731

• DR. HOOK- Squeeze play: How Congress upset Prez on Medicare
• FRIDAYSUPDATE- Bluegrass twist: Keel and Natural Bridge mix it up
• THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Favre fallout: BoSox tell Ramirez who's boss
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Troubled lot: Woodard's parking system blasted again

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

• Muddy tracks: RICO plaintiff alleges vandalism
• Snap o' the day: Legal limit
• Copycat U: UVA fends off imitators
• WINA drops show over autism cracks
• Daytime park? Softball lights ignite ire around Towe
• CPC demands $17.5 million (or more)
• Frederick: RWSA agrees to delay dredge study

Art Features

• Culture- ART FEATURE- Split personalities: Artists switch hit at PVCC

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Seven wonders: Charlottesville athletes go from Rt. 29 to the 29th Olympiad

Essays

• ESSAY- Invisible hand: Sometimes it needs a helping hand

Letters

• LETTER- In a fire, seconds count
• LETTER- Plain soap will do

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Reunion flop: ‘X' makes the z-list

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Knock on wood: Proposed recycling facility riles Keswick

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- What's your favorite Olympic moment?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- STILL AVAILABLE

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Seven Oaks: Just two, really, but so what?

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Blowback: Docs' sneezes not a problem

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Tell all: Why salaries shouldn't be secrets

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Bistro brouhaha: Michael's midsummer mutiny explained