Commentary

Joe Sullivan endorses candidates for Knox County offices and the state Legislature in Insights; an Editorial warns of a new time limit in the voting booth and explains some of the city and county charter amendments; and Jack Neely retraces the flightpath in East Tennessee’s worst airline disaster in Secret History.

Citybeat

Barry Henderson tells how an East Tennessee Foundation grant from Scott Niswonger is moving toward a peace curriculum for Israeli and Palestinian schoolchildren, and Paige M. Travis looks through the citizen comments on how best to use the World’s Fair Park.

Big City, Little River

Jack Neely examines similarities and differences between Knoxville and San Antonio and expounds on ideas the eighth-largest city in the nation has to offer to us around here.

Firewalk with Me

Joe Tarr immerses himself in the ultimate in mind over matter by crossing hot coals barefoot and finds it less painful than most daily trials and tribulations.

news & views

4 insights 6 incoming 7 editorial 8 secret history 9 citybeat

arts &entertainment

24 music——The Dempseys27 platters29 movie guru—The Clearing movie blurbs.........30 movie times..........3133 calendar

final frontiers

44 sports

45 urban renewal46 click ‘n’ clack47 news of the weird48 crossword

48 life in hell 50 classifieds53 free will astrology