In Pounding the Pavement, the Phoenix's newest weekly Web column, we ask folks if there should be a fee to pee.

Dan Kennedy explains why Bush doesn’t want to use federal funds for embryonic-stem-cell research — and why he should;

In Talking Politics, Seth Gitell wonders who will win the 9th.

Andrew Weiner says that for high-school and college sports, competitive robotics may be the way of the future;

Nina Willdorf surveys Roslindale

In the Phoenix editorial, The Red Sox’ Fenway plan is dead.

In Out There, Chauryn Pfeuffer on cheating

In Urban Buy, Nina Willdorf avoids harmful rays

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Q&A: Joy ride to climate hell
SPIRITUALITY : Close encounters
FREEDOM WATCH : The real Bob Mueller
IN MEMORIAM : Napster, 1999 – 2001
CITY HALL : No sweat
BATTLE SCARS : Soldiers’ story

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