June 17, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 25
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COVER STORY
Revenews: A Tale of Two Tax Hikes
Knoxville and Knox County residents absorb big tax increases in the same fiscal year with minimal fuss, and Mike Gibson talks with ordinary citizens and government officials to see if there’s a reason why the tax hikes went down so easy.
FEATURE
Fore!
Clint Casey forays into the fairways populated by fans of the not-so-new sport, disc golf.
Citybeat
Mike Gibson learns that the Bijou’s employees saw the theater’s demise coming, and Joe Tarr explores the gap between UT students and administrators on a “green power” fee referendum.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.
• EAR TO THE GROUND
• LETTERS •
Opinion
Joe Sullivan
gets a 2008 astrological fix on Knoxville-Knox County consolidation in
Insights,
Jack Neely
says his fond goodbyes to an influential professor in
Secret History,
Robert Loest
shows a little imagination in a
Guest Column,
and an Editorial
points out the worst problem with remaining a low-tax bastion.
A&E
Joe Tarr talks to Dixie Dirt; we spin some new discs in Platters, and Paige M. Travis looks in on Riverdance in Backstage.
• EYE ON THE SCENE
• CALENDAR
• SPOTLIGHTS •
Movie Guru
Jack Neely reviews Supersize Me.
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• PAST & FUTURE •
Columns
Urban Renewal by Matt Edens
Sports by Tony Basilio
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd
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