Traditional breakdown

In the shadows of old loyalties and a high-profile police-brutality suit, candidates fight it out for the Somerville mayor's office
by Ben Geman

Interview

Halliday speaks out against sanctions
by Ben Geman

Up with smoke

Cigarettes and sex have had a long, casual relationship. For a few very secretive men, that relationship is considerably more intimate.
by Michelle Chihara

Aide de scamp

A fan letter for Sidney Blumenthal
Personally by Mark Zanger

c o l u m n s

Editorial
Angel of death Cellucci's capital-punishment push betrays a backward-looking vision of hatred and revenge

Freedom Watch	by Harvey Silverglate
Decency denied The American public had it right: Clinton was just the second most appalling figure in the Zippergate affair

Don't Quote Me	by Dan Kennedy
Naïveté dot com Taking issue with the Times' Amazon exposé-that-wasn't. Plus, Christopher Hitchens shows guts -- and gets disemboweled.

Cityscape	by Sarah McNaught
Alien ballot A novel idea in Cambridge: Give noncitizen immigrants the vote

Loosely Speaking	by Nancy Gaines
History repeats for quick-change artists Plus, Harvard takes a makeup test

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