July 15, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 29
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COVER STORY
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.
FEATURE
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.
Citybeat
This week: 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.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.
• EAR TO THE GROUND
• LETTERS •
Opinion
Joe Sullivan
endorses candidates for Knox County offices and the state Legislature
Insights,
Jack Neely
retraces the flightpath in East Tennessee’s worst airline disaster in
Secret History, and
an Editorial
warns of a new time limit in the voting booth and explains some of the city and county charter amendments.
A&E
John Sewell checks in with The Dempseys, and then takes a survey of political rock in Platters.
• EYE ON THE SCENE
• CALENDAR
• SPOTLIGHTS •
Movie Guru
Clint Casey reviews The Clearing.
• NOW PLAYING
• PAST & FUTURE •
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Urban Renewal by Matt Edens
Sports by Tony Basilio
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd
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