September 25th, 2008 issue #0739

• DR. HOOK- Wellness: How a little visit can save your life
• FOOD- THE EATER- Perfect Ten? Close, but no dessert
• THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Wild card: Have your cake and eat it, too
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Tough times: Keeping your head... and your $$

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

• Fleeting impressions: Weaver's powers of suggestion
• Practiced spontaneity: Moore goes with the flow
• Snap o' the day: Stumble-free zone
• Doubleheader: City to host own softball field debate
• Cigarette, gun denial push '88 murder case higher
• Water surprise: Reservoir halted after price doubles
• Snap o' the day: When you're alone...

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Corrections

• CORRECTIONS- Wrong Byrd, Periello's positions

Cover Stories

• COVER- Ripped apart: How Homeland Security broke up this family

Essays

• ESSAY- Kafkaesque: What's wrong with federal 'enhancement' cash

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Eat your yard: A juicy primer on edible landscaping

Photophile

• Restored! Montpelier's redo brings thousands
• PHOTOPHILE- Swing state: Mrs. Obama says 'it will be close'

Letters

• LETTER- Don't judge TJ, don't bless GW

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Gervais' awakening: 'Ghost' has more chance than that

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Helter shelter: Arch students make $10 homes

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Ever have trouble at the border?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- UPDATE- SOLD

Real Estate - $old

• REAL ESTATE- $old

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Success story: Pool, woods make for joy in Ivy

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- You betcha: Why casinos stay open 'round the clock

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- Ruling matters: Delegate or die (of embarrassment)

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Meet your food: Blue Ridge Harvest Festival debuts