On this, their holiday, an Editorial calls for continued recognition of the sacrifices this country’s military veterans have made for the rest of us; in Insights, Joe Sullivan gets a handle on some drawbacks to Gov. Bredesen’s TennCare reform definition of “medical necessity;” Frank Cagle puts the question of state Senate leadership in the hands of Republicans loyal to Lt. Gov. Wilder in Frank Talk; and Matt Edens traces the red and blue lines around Knox County’s electorate in Commentary.
Citybeat
The city went blue and the county red in last week’s elections, and Jack Neely makes some sense of those patterns in the state and national picture; and Knox County’s freshman Republican legislators are polled for their expectations by Barry Henderson.
What They Saw
The war effort in Iraq takes a toll on the emotions of its participants. Joe Tarr talks with two returning soldiers from the combat zone and gets personal reflections on their experiences.
Parlez Vous Knoxvillaise?
If there’s a Knoxville accent, who knows what it’s like, exactly. Native Knoxvillian Jack Neely pursues the concept and comes up nearly empty. We talk lots of funny different ways, he finds.
news & views
4 incoming mail 7 editorial 8 insights 9 frank talk10 secret history16 editor’s corner
arts &entertainment
33 music-—J Mascis34 pulp
35 backstage—Into the Woods
37 movie guru—The Incredibles
movie blurbs.........38 movie times..........3941 calendar
final frontiers
53 restaurant guide59 sports60 crossword60 life in hell60 new health61 commentary62 click ‘n’ clack 64 news of the weird65 classifieds69 free will astrology