October 14, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 42
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COVER STORY
Ambassador Ashe
Joe Sullivan recounts three days of observing and conversing with former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe about his new post as U.S. Ambassador to Poland.
FEATURE
Normalcy
Seeing red? Feeling blue? Jack Neely finds himself in a state of confusion when he considers the history of color-coding America’s political positions.
Citybeat
This week: Melissa Elkins finds out why residents of Campus Pointe have just now moved into the overdue Fort Sanders complex; Jack Neely previews this weekend’s Cormac McCarthy conference; and Paige M. Travis tracks down the tardy Hounds on the Town.
Plus: Seven Days and Knoxville Found.
• EAR TO THE GROUND
• LETTERS •
Opinion
An Editorial
offers Metro Pulse’s endorsements of several candidates for Knoxville-area legislative offices,
Joe Sullivan
recommends candidates for school board and one legislative seat in
Insights,
Jack Neely
pays last respects to an old family friend in
Secret History,
Frank Cagle
picks on the campaign-financing foibles of the many in
Frank Talk,
and Matt Edens
ponders housing for the homeless in
Commentary.
A&E
Matthew Everett checks in with Billy Joe Shaver,
Paige M. Travis reviews UT’s production of Anna Karenina in Backstage,
and Julia Watts uncovers some tipsy-titled tomes in Pulp.
• EYE ON THE SCENE
• CALENDAR
• SPOTLIGHTS •
Movie Guru
Noah Bowman reviews Ghost in the Shell.
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Snarls by Scott McNutt
New Health by Wendy Smith
Secret History by Jack Neely
Frank Talk by Frank Cagle
Sports by Tony Basilio
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd
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