Issue of January 31, 2004
12 articles in this issue.
Take a peek inside the Iowa Caucus, and learn what <i>really</i> propels a candidate to the front of the pack.
Tattoo symbolizes victory over rare heart condition. Cover story.
An innocent question at the Reference Desk yields an answer that has particular relevance and controversy for today. The Writ of Habeas Corpus is all about ensuring people's constitutional rights weren't violated. For a librarian, the first thing this brings to mind is the recent Patriot Act.
Love and the editors of romance novels are blind. It's one thing to enjoy a good book or a good game, but why are we compelled to suffer through crap?
I was taught manners as a child. Some I've disregarded as unnecessary over the years, but some seem as natural to me as breathing. Yet still, it seems that common courtesy is more and more disregarded as time goes by. Am I the last courteous person on earth?
There is fashion magazine winter, and then there is real winter. Don't be fooled by imitations!
Vol. 1 - Swept Away - Part 5 <br> Following their interrogations, Alex and Katlyn find themselves aboard a transport vessel--destination Vool, prison moon extraordinaire. On the ship they meet a mysterious stranger that will change everything.
"It was the worst year that we could ever remember," Sully would say in later days. "By the end of the summer we were nearly afraid to let anyone we loved out of our sight." The death of her brother-in-law makes Sully reexamine her own life, and gives her the resolve to lay some ghosts to rest.
Heresy upon heresy! Psi Two has led Rho Five into the forbidden Caves of the Fire Rune where no male dare tread! She's contradicted every belief the eldest Daugh'ters have taught! And she's the one to finally speak to the gods again -- just like Rho Five knew she would be. It's a good thing. ...right?
Mark, at the crossroads, gets a push in the right direction from some old nut.
An exerpt from the 2002 NaNo Novel, Dunder Chief.
How we choose to act defines who we are. An old man in need of a drink. A journey that few men survive to stop a war. For Dobbins, helping his fellow man is the only choice.