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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:
conspiracy to shoot JFK, UFO's abducting farmers, herbal medicine.
Give me a break! Michael Shermer thinks you should have your head
checked at the door. Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine
talks with Metro Pulse's Jesse Fox Mayshark about today's
gullible society in the "Duke of Doubt."
Take a guided tour of some of Chicago's unsolved mysteries in
"Perfect Crimes." From victims in sausage machines to the Mafia, Newcity Chicago's Ben Winters shows us some
of the grisliest.
Also in News & Opinion; motivational seminars, Bill Gates on the hot seat, memories of Halloween, and finding a good handyman.

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Their Day in Court [5]
Bend over, Bill Gates, and take it like a man.
James Hanback Jr., NASHVILLE SCENE
Second Hand [6]
A good handyman is hard to find.
Margaret Renkl, NASHVILLE SCENE
Fake Scares, Real Scares [7]
Walter Jowers' Halloween memories of cold nipples and wax candy.
Walter Jowers, NASHVILLE SCENE
Press Potpourri [8]
70 Years Ago This Week.
Sue Schuurman, WEEKLY ALIBI
Now What? [11]
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Volume II, Issue 19
November 2 - November 9, 1998
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The Duke of Doubt [3]
So--you love reading about UFOs, fairies, and so forth? Then Dr. Michael Shermer is your worst nightmare--he's the nation's leading skeptic, and he's here to tell you to stop wasting your time.
Jesse Fox Mayshark, METRO PULSE
Perfect Crimes [2]
A spooky tale, a little late, for Halloween.
Ben Winters, NEWCITY CHICAGO
Sales Job [4]
At Peter Lowe's Success Seminar, the primary motivation turns out to be jealousy.
Jason Gay, THE BOSTON PHOENIX

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Odds & Ends [9]
Timed-release news capsules from the flipside.
Devin D. O'Leary, WEEKLY ALIBI
Mr. Smarty Pants [10]
Our resident know-it-all unearths the latest trivia.
R.U. Steinberg, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
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