Issue 481

Bay City Center - Stalled in Conference , Film Reviews , Flying High With the Foo Fighters , Letters to the Editor , The "Local Scene" Returns , Oz Fest Oz Fest Oz Fest and more Oz Fest! , Dear Valerie

Issue 482

Stretching the Sound Barrier with the Stone Temple Pilots , Beyond the Sandbox - An exclusive interview with Brian Wilson , Special Feature:  Don Hartman-Famous in Most Places , Bay City Public Television , Censorship of FOX-TV , Film Reviews , Letters to the Editor , Dear Valerie

Issue 483

Somewhere in Time - New Beauties for the Next Generation:  The Y2K Miss Saginaw County Beauty Pageant , Bay City Beat: Trashy Problems , Diana Krall - Golden Lady/Golden Voice , Hand Maidens to Metal - an Interview with Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith , The Screaming Casanova's - Power Pop with an Edge , Corporate Tax Shelters and their Impact Upon Modern America , Film Reviews , Letters to the Editor , Dear Valerie

Issue 484

Lost Freedom and Less Security: How Senators Goschka, Schuette, and Gougeon's New Bill Became Law and Expanded Warrantless Arrests , Chamber Survey Shows Saginaw's Image is Strong... , MGTV 5 Gives Viewers a Medium that is Well Done , Neil Young - After the Goldrush , Studiotone - Digital Radio , Film Reviews , News Blips , Letters to the Editor , Dear Valerie

Issue 485

The Neo Expressionism of Midland Artist Jodi Patterson , How Big Oil Greases the Political Machine , The 94th Bay  County District Judge Race , Republicans Mislead Michigan Citizens on Patients' Bill of Rights , Through 'TheMindzi' of a 'Mastamind' , Proving that Brevity is the Soul of Wit - Midland Theater Guild Presents Shakespeare's Plays in Under Two Hours! , Film Reviews  , Dear Valerie      

Issue 486

Hip Hop Has Gone "Astray" , The State Ballot Proposals - A Battle for Control , In the Presidential Race, Qualifications are Crucial , Behind the Catchy Slogan, Party Differences are Clear - by Michael Hanley, State House Democratic Leader , Joe Cocker - An Ordinary Man in 'No Ordinary World' , The D.I. Lounge - A Place for Adults to Shine , The Art of Autumn Strolling , Film Reviews , Dear Valerie 

Issue 487

A Kinder and Gentler Pearl Jam , The Morning After - The Making of President 2000 - What Do We Have to Look Forward To? , Soulfly Cuts a Tribal Beat , Review Co-Sponsors an Afternoon with Hollywood Actor and Film Maker Paul Ganus , Film Reviews , Dear Valerie , Theater

Issue 488

Surviving the Good Times, Dreaming of a Better Day - Stewart Francke's Glorious Metaphysical Soul Revue , Stewart Francke Takes the Proust Questionnaire , Saginaw County Board of Canvassers Certify a Flawed Election , Hail to the Thieves - The Florida Heist...Looking Between the Lines , The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio Recieve National Acclaim , Film Reviews , Dear Valerie , Theater

Issue 489

A Farewell Interview with Norman Maas - The Man Who Helped Rebuild the Saginaw Library Systems , Riding High with Bon Jovi , Cardboard Immortals: Sports Cards Hidden Treasures , Around the World of Money (Aesthetically Speaking) , The Twelve (or more) DVD's of Christmas , Dining in Review , Letters to the Editor , Found Objects , The Palm Beach Pokey , Film Reviews