November 18, 2004 • Vol. 14, No. 47

Metro Pulse presents Scott Miller and the Commonwealth with special guest Mic Harrison at the Downtown Holiday Inn Convention Center! Win opening night tickets for Broadway in Knoxville’s production of Fiddler on the Roof! Win VIP tickets to the Knoxville Ice Bears game on Dec. 4, plus a Harley Davidson Prize Pack!

COVER STORY
The Right Way
Buzz Peterson has yet to win big as the University of Tennessee head basketball coach, but win-loss records are sometimes deceiving. Mike Gibson visits with Peterson, a Dean Smith disciple, and finds out what it takes to build an enduring program.

FEATURE
Curling Cues
The Great Smoky Mountains Curling Club formed in the spring with hopes of raising awareness of the Olympic sport. Clint Casey gets a crash course and reports on throwing stones at the Ice Chalet.

Citybeat
This week: Molly Kincaid finds Fourth and Gill residents instigating a Neighborhood Watch to help decrease crime in the area.
Plus: Seven Days and Street Talk.
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Opinion
An Editorial looks back in humor on the real reasons Sen. John Kerry lost, Joe Sullivan reveals some exciting prospects in downtown Knoxville in Insights, Jack Neely responds to readers’ theories about the Knoxville accent’s existence in Secret History, Frank Cagle advises Democrats to get a grip on their post-election hindsight in Frank Talk, and Barry Henderson pleads for understanding and negotiation in the TennCare standoff in Editor's Corner.

A&E
Paige M. Travis checks in with the Laura Blackley Band, Heather Joyner Spica brings us two new exhibits in Artbeat, and we listen to some new releases in Platters.
• EYE ON THE SCENE • CALENDAR • SPOTLIGHTS •

Movie Guru
Molly Kincaid reviews Birth.
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Columns
Urban Renewal by Matt Edens
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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