Commentary

Joe Sullivan sees hope for cleaning up Knoxville’s air, eventually, in Insights; an Editorial marks the occasion of Knox County’s first big step toward a new library; and Jack Neely wonders in Secret History why other downtown streets seem to get short shrift while Gay Street plucks the plums.

Citybeat

Joe Tarr tells how the downtown library is becoming active in an education program about and for the homeless, and Mike Gibson reports on Stan Brock’s plans for a 60th D-Day memorial at Downtown Island Airport.

The Other World War

Knoxville lost dozens of souls to the Great War of 1914-1918. Jack Neely retells some of their tales and recounts how World War I failed to live up to its billing as the War to End All Wars and how its aftershocks are still being felt.

Music for All Y’all

Camperfest is a three-day immersion course in all things twang. Sarah Pirkle, Lizza Connor and Reid Burgess (of King Wilkie) explain to Paige M. Travis what makes this music festival in Sevier County a great thing.

news & views

4 incoming 6 insights 7 editorial 8 secret history 9 citybeat 11 snarls

arts &entertainment

22 gamut27 2004 Summer Fashion Guide47 funeral for a friend50 music-—Saturday Looks Good To Me

51 pulp32 artbeat55 movie guru—Shrek 2 movie blurbs.........56 movie times..........5759 calendar

final frontiers

66 sports

69 new health

70 click ‘n’ clack

71 life in hell 71 crossword72 news of the weird73 classifieds77 free will astrology