October 9th, 2008 issue #0741

• DR. HOOK- Waaaa! Crying can be a healthy tension reliever
• THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Hoping against... For Cubs, 100 years become 101
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Truthful politician: It need not be an oxymoron

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

• Unexpunged: Judge rejects Balfour's request
• Organic refinement: Shank's "poetry of the actual"
• Snap o' the day: Gas shortage hits?
• Voter deadline looms; Reid's says get out
• Manson smasher: Now, Bugliosi wants to prosecute Bush
• Bugging out: Flea infestations said worse than ever
• Charlottesville voter rolls skyrocket
• Citing 'distraction,' UVA repeals sign ban
• Creepy glue: Dam firm settles in death, dodges questions
• ESPN's Wilbon on UVA: 'I wish they'd kept the sign ban'

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Segregation's storytellers: History emerges from those who lived it

Essays

• ESSAY- Monster's bail: What Grandma said about global finance

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Just bulbs: Dreaming of a green Christmas

Hotseat

• HOTSEAT- Mansion-bound? AG explains why he'll be governor

Letters

• LETTER- Fire the water plan pols
• LETTER- Our son is no carpetbagger

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- East is east: But western same-old dominates

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- UVA BOV POV: Buildings not Jeffersonian enough, again?

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- How did you learn about local schools closing for segregation 50 years ago?

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Work of art: Stonehenge townhouse paints a bold picture

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Juiced game: These beer goggles are for the fans

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST-Five reasons: Why you shouldn't write a book

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Para nosotros: Coffee mission opens on Elliewood