September 2, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 36
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COVER STORY
The UT Football Issue
Brooks Clark considers the SEC football teams’ chances for glory in the 2004 season; Mike Gibson muscles in on the Vols’ strength and conditioning coach Johnny Long for a few training tips; and Tony Basilio marvels at the foresight that went into the freshmen quarterback pair’s recruitment and selection.
FEATURE
Young Americans
Motivated by the impending presidential election, local musicians organize a night of music in the hope of inspiring others to go to the polls in November. Joe Tarr plugs into the energized—not polarized—momentum of the Right to Vote event.
Citybeat
This week: Joe Tarr looks across state lines at a proposed highway project that could funnel many more trucks through Knoxville and updates the latest attempts to gain historic status for the Fifth Avenue Motel.
Plus: Seven Days, Meet your City, and Knoxville Found.
• EAR TO THE GROUND
• LETTERS •
Opinion
Joe Sullivan
pleads for the county to avoid falling into budget atrophy by shunning any tax increases in
Insights,
Jack Neely
looks at Knoxville's Labor Day of yore in
Secret History,
an Editorial
calls for Mayor Ragsdale and County Commission to stand up for their proposed budget,
Frank Cagle
commends the Oak Ridge community for preparing to forestall part of the next West Knox boom in
Frank Talk, and Matt Edens
wonders if city residents shouldn’t be more vocal about the use of their county taxes in Commentary.
A&E
Clint Casey talks with Tim Lee, Paige M. Travis reviews Cloud 9 in Backstage, and John Sewell ploughs through the latest from David Foster Wallace in Pulp.
• EYE ON THE SCENE
• CALENDAR
• SPOTLIGHTS •
Movie Guru
Clint Casey reviews We Don’t Live Here Anymore.
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• PAST & FUTURE •
Columns
New Health by Wendy Smith
Midpoint by Stephanie Piper
Sports by Tony Basilio
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd
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