NOVEMBER 2006

Features

Person of the Year Russ Feingold is Listening ...
Listening hard right now as he contemplates a run for the presidency. While he’s promised to decide after the fall elections, it may not prove to be the most important decision he’ll make in 2006, or for that matter, in his three decades of public service. But the prospect of a run for the White House presents us with an opportunity to explore the junior senator from Middleton, Wisconsin, his place in the political history of the state and, perhaps, the country. By Frank Bures

Award Winning Short Fiction Madison’s best local story.
Retired UW–Whitewater associate professor of English Dennis Trudell has written an intriguing and heartwarming short story, Kid Noir, which explores the dark emotions and destructive actions of a man in crisis. Fortunately, the son who loves him has enough strength – and imagination – to save him before he takes his obsession too far.

Thin is In
Take the flat-panel plunge with our AV shopping guide. So you don’t know your plasma from your LCD or DLP? You couldn’t ID a subwoofer if it bit you? We can help. Our AV shopping guide tells you what you need to know so you can assemble the audiovisual system of your dreams. By Shelby Deering

ALSO ON THE COVER:
Close-To-Home Travel Get lucky in Lutsen, a Minnesota mountain retreat.
Fall Favorite Savoring Sardine, one of downtown’s newest dining hotspots.
We Are What We Eat E-coli outbreak puts food debate back on the table.
The Zen Career Local expert on how to be successful and happy (really!).

Departments
Your Letters
For the Record By Neil Heinen
Your Town
Politics By Colin Benedict & Jenny Price
Travel By Molly Moran
Dining Out
Out There
Window Shopping: Going up?

OverTones
Profile Humorist Jodi Cohen is back with a holiday gig for Jews and gentiles.
Tudor Traditions Holiday dinner concerts signal start of the yuletide season.
November A&E Calendar
Hip Sips Wine about town.
Travel Lutsen is a true mountain getaway any time of year. By Pat Dillon
Dining Out Savor the new Sardine, just a stone’s throw from Lake Monona.
Off the Vine French aperitifs make a holiday party parfait. By Michael Kwas
Genuine Articles Gourmet’s Ruth Reichl gives us a lot to chew on, even spinach. By Nancy Christy & Neil Heinen

Madison Business
Best Place to Work It’s not in Madison. Heck, it’s not even in Dane County.
Tech Watch Back to school days.
BizBuzz Free advice from a pro.
Zen Career See how to get one.
NEXT By Rebecca Ryan

Habitat
Pro Profile
House of the Month
Matching Mix
AV Shopping Guide
Dining In
Good Question
Garden Talk

Web Exclusives
Short Fiction Second Place: Ice in Greenland
Short Fiction Third Place: Pistol in the Mud