Volume 12, Number 38 . November 30 - December 6, 1995
This issue of the Tucson Weekly contains 387 links.

Cover Story

Currents Section

Dead Reckoning
The ghost of that irascible, hypocritical, dynamite writer Ed Abby haunts his big, old Cadillac Eldorado--and one Chicano writer.
By Luis Alberto Urrea

Mailbag
Missives from our adoring/outraged readers.

The Skinny
What the Tucson Police Department has is a failure to communicate...Marana actually turns down a big tract housing project...but for all the wrong reasons...And much more!

Holding Chip
An AIDS victim remembered.
By Linda Bayless

Tainted Water
Strange doings at the Central Arizona Water Conservation District could spell disaster for customers of Tucson Water.
By Jim Wright

A Helluva Job
Tucson attorney Peter Schmerl is leading the long-suffering Libertarian Party to ever greater success in Arizona.
By Emil Franzi

Panderer of the Week
So what if the gun buy-back program doesn't work--by voting for it, at least Pima County Supervisor Ed Moore lets us know government is sure trying.
By Emil Franzi

City Week Section

City Week
Big doings in Tucson for the week of November 30 - December 6.

Eighth Day
PBS teams up with Reader's Digest in a weird marriage of convenience.
By Hannah Glasston

Cheap Thrills
Fun things to do that won't cost a fortune.

City Week Listings
Tucson's most extensive list of what's going on.

Music Section

Gang Bang
Wanny put a stop to all those naughty lyrics in popular music? Well, fuck ya!
By Dave McElfresh

Soundbites
How the holiday season is shaping up in the all-important live musical entertainment department.
By Jennifer Murphy

Quick Scans
Sonny Fortune, Natalie Merchant, Frank Sinatra.

Club Listings
What's happening at the local hot spots for the week of November 30 - December 6.

Review Section

Culture Shock
How we came to be who we are--America's immigration saga, now showing at the Center for Creative Photography.
By Margaret Regan

Modigliani In Misery
The newly formed Coyote Ramblers Theater Group does a good job depicting the life and hard times of a Parisian art legend.
By Jana Rivera

Collage
Getting in touch with your inner teenager was just the start at this school reunion.
By Margaret Regan

Chow
To hell with restaurant reviewing. It's time to think about cookbooks for Christmas.
By M.F. Munday

Out There
How to have lots of dangerous, scary fun messing around at old mining sites in the middle of nowhere.
By Kevin Franklin

Danehy
This holiday season, let's tell all those idiots with Confederate license plates they must give up their dreams of owning black people.
By Tom Danehy

Cinema Section

Crossing Guard
Sean Penn's directing debut, Crossing Guard, suffers from Excedrin's TV-commercial intensity.
By Stacey Richter

Film Clips
Check out our capsule reviews packed with links to the hottest movie home pages on the Web.

Film Times
What's showing right now on local screens for the week of November 30 - December 6

Back Page Section

Real Astrology
Astrology for the week of November 30 - December 6

Comics
Random Shots . K. Rat . Red Meat . Staggering Heights . Eye Of The Beholder . The City

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