December 18th, 2008 issue #0751

• DRHOOK- Womb woe: Periodic disorder painful, hard to cure
• REALESTATE-UPDATE- OFF THE BLOCK- SOLD
• THE SPORTS DOCTOR- Where's Roger? Why no Maris in Hall of Fame?
• THE TOUGH CUSTOMER- I may be cheap: Website offers holiday tips, savings

4Better Or Worse

• 4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review

News

• Heartbreaking horror: freak accident claims 14-year-old
• Migration migrates: "Not a viable business model," say owners
• Silver lining: Witt shines as LYdM shutters
• Courtroom erupts: Howard's family exults in guilty verdict
• Finally solved? Woman arrested for 1967 double murder
• Is Genesis a menace-sis?
• Gaffney retained: City parts waters for RWSA helmsman
• Life of the party: Crafaik left mark on business, politics
• UVA wants towers on Alderman

On Architecture

• Preservation predicament: New Alliance hopes to help

Cartoons

• CARTOONS

Cover Stories

• COVER- Person of the Year: Gary O'Connell- The CEO of Charlottesville

Essays

• Capra in Charlottesville: It really was a Wonderful Life

Letters

• LETTER- 30 years is enough
• LETTER- Crafaik's passing: Hook owes apology, condolences
• LETTER- Crafaik's passing: Hook shouldn't be slammed

Movie Reviews

• MOVIE REVIEW- Season's jeer: Nothing cheerful about <i>Holidays</i>

Question of the Week

• QUESTION OF THE WEEK- Who's your local Newsmaker of the Year?

Real Estate

• REAL ESTATE- GIMME SHELTER- Boiler maker: Is it time to scrap that old furnace?

Real Estate - On the Block

• REAL ESTATE- ON THE BLOCK- Stories untold: Parson's Green awaits history studies

Strange But True

• STRANGE BUT TRUE- Killer bees: Stingers on steroids can be deadly

The Brazen Careerist

• THE BRAZEN CAREERIST- The chum parade: Networking's a lifestyle, not an event

The Dish

• FOOD- THE DISH- Shipwrecked? Kluge's Fuel Co. still looking for crew