November 13th, 2008 issue #0746

• DRHOOK- Slow motion: Under-active thyroid applies the brakes
• REALESTATE-UPDATE- SALE WITHDRAWN
• THE SPORTS DOC- High hopes? Hokies' Glennon taken down a peg
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- Fire starter: Incinerated Camry extinguishes beliefs

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

• Marked for life: Pecchio's domestic investigations
• Carriers canned as Post farms out local delivery
• Circuit City now bankrupt
• Film locally: Familiar Strangers seeks big open
• Kuttner cools on Lynchburg?
• I-64 shooter gets 2 years in Waynesboro
• Kaine urged to pardon 'Norfolk 4'
• Wal-Mart tryst begets felony charges
• Rascal Flatts and Jessica Simpson coming to JPJ
• Gary, oh! O'Connell finally agrees to halt dam
• Hide and leak? Dam costs at least $20 million more
• Obama cabinet could mean musical chairs for Virginia

The Dish

• Bel Trio: Simpson, Weldon, Baldi launch Bel Rio

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER: Out of nowhere: How Tom Perriello's 450 mile Election Day made the difference in the race for Congress

Essays

• ESSAY- Fall ball: don't rake the leaves or tinker with daddy

Gimme Shelter

• GIMME SHELTER- Energy: Start saving it now!

Letters

• LETTER- Clubs aren't the culprits for hip-hop violence
• LETTER- Fonda's still a traitor

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Heaven or hell: <i>Rachel </i>is sometimes better, sometimes worse

On Architecture

• ONARCHITECTURE- Mudfront property: Developer, homeowners disagree on 'Lake' Saponi

Photophile

• PHOTOPHILE- Election day: Scenes from the local polls

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- If he's elected to Congress, what would you like to see Tom Perriello do?

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Downtown Tuley: Hip to be square on Second Street?

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Lucky socks? Why baseball players love placebos

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- View school: Two counter-intuitive image-management tips