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his week in News & Opinion, we take on the big issues of religion's attitude toward gays (is conversion the solution?), general social injustice (one NPR writer's crusade), welfare recipients (taking a random look at their plight), joining the "Nuclear Club" (a scientist thinks Pakistan and India are lying), and most important of all, finding nudie shots on the Internet (revisiting the censorship issue).

Rounding out this section, Nashville Scene's James Hanback takes a look at the iMac and Walter Jowers fondly recalls his childhood yo-yo experience and its resurgence.

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Mac, Back on Track [7]
Want a computer under the tree this year? Apple is hoping you'll look at the iMac.
— James Hanback Jr., NASHVILLE SCENE
 
Strung Along [8]
The yo-yo rolls back into fashion.
— Walter Jowers, NASHVILLE SCENE
 
Campaign Comedy [9]
46 Years Ago This Week.
— Sue Schuurman, WEEKLY ALIBI
 

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Odds & Ends [10]
Timed-release news capsules from the flipside.
— Devin D. O'Leary, WEEKLY ALIBI
 
Mr. Smarty Pants [11]
Our resident know-it-all unearths the latest trivia.
— R.U. Steinberg, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
 

Truth in Broadcasting [2]
NPR's Scott Simon uses journalism to expose human-rights abuses.
— Debbie Gilbert, MEMPHIS FLYER
 
Gay, Christian, and Proud of It [3]
Churches gear up for a religious revolution as more gay Christians come out of the closet.
— Jacqueline Marino, MEMPHIS FLYER
 
Just Like Me [4]
Welfare recipients are just like the rest of us.
— Ron Harris, MEMPHIS FLYER
 
Useless Protection [5]
Hey, Dad? Junior may have found something better than those Playboys under your bed.
— James Hanback Jr., NASHVILLE SCENE
 
Nuke Duds? [6]
According to University of Arizona scientist Terry Wallace, India and Pakistan just barely qualify to join the fraternity of Nations with nukes.
— Dave Irwin, TUCSON WEEKLY
 

Now What? [12]
Can't get enough news? You're in luck -- more news is created every day. Our Now What? page offers a plethora of recommended links to help keep you living in the present.
— WEEKLY WIRE
 

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