July 1999
Volume 24
Number 7
Features
Against All Odds
Channel 12’s Duane Gay is a tough TV newsman, a muckraker who speaks up for the little guy. His voice is as strong as ever, even now, after nearly losing his life to cancer.
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl
A Day in the Country
If there’s anything more fun than a water balloon fight, it’s a day trip to the country. We’ve supplied you with the places – Mineral Point, Kettle Moraine and others. All that’s left is a reliable motor vehicle.
By Ronnie Hess
Witness to Rage
Weaving in personal vignettes of his childhood in a violent home, our writer confronts disturbing issues about the aftereffects of an abusive upbringing and still finds the strength to hope.
By Robert McGuire
At Home: Summer
Before you start throwing summer soirees, you need the right stuff. Once you see this, you’ll know what we mean by “sun-kissed.”
By Colleen Heather Rogan
Departments
Outfront
Portraits of human woes.
By John Fennell
Letters
The write stuff only you can supply.
The Insider
Brookfield’s “neighborly” development, an Arts and Crafts architect, big-bucks baby dolls and more.
By The Editors
Pressroom Confidential
What you haven’t already heard about the Metro/Shepherd Express merger.
By Peter Robertson
City Slants
Line dancing redux, a respite for Jenny Craig and things you better just go ahead and read.
Edited by Ann Christenson
Health & Medicine
Minimally invasive procedures for fixing a broken ticker.
By Kathleen Winkler
Dining Etcetera
A new taco joint here, another there – it all spelled a roundup story to us. Why you should or shouldn’t jump on the burrito bandwagon.
By Ann Christenson
Calendar of Events
Where Salvador Dali and Dick Bacon would look if they were planning a hot weekend.
Edited by Charlene Mills
Restaurants
If you eat out as much as we think you do, this, our eminent dining guide, should be wherever you are.
Endgame
Truth, context and the “scum of the earth quote.”
By Tom Bamberger
On the Cover
Video image courtesy of Channel 12.
