Year of the indifferent

Monica. Mergers. Missiles over Iraq. 1998 was a year of roiling turmoil and history-making events. But shhhhhhhhh -- you'll wake the public.
Styles Year in Review by Jason Gay

The triumph of the real

The media think it's all about them. Sex, war, and impeachment prove otherwise.
News Year in Review by Dan Kennedy

Fault lines

Rents, retail, and politics add up to conflict in Cambridge
Cambridge by Ben Geman

Earthquake weather

Mike Capuano's election to Congress rocked the changing city of Somerville. Warning: Aftershocks predicted.
Somerville by Ben Geman

c o l u m n s

Editorials
Gangsta GOP Impeachment is only the latest outrage
PBS falls short Public broadcasters have blown it on the hearings

Cityscape	by Sarah McNaught
Institutional racism The past year saw a decrease in racial tension on the streets. But discrimination fights gripped city and state agencies.

Talking Politics	by Michael Crowley
Impeachment chic Far from Washington, Bill Clinton's glitterati defenders haven't been much help to the president, the public, or themselves

Loosely Speaking	by Nancy Gaines
Hold the mackerel Plus, from couch potato to walking guru

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