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For the Week of
March 10-17, 2004

Cover Story: The Church of Debbie:
How a white girl from Massachusetts came to Santa Cruz, built a community inspired by African dance and won a Calabash Award.

Nüz: When atheists attack.

Caine Unable: They said police work was dull and routine, and then 'The Statement' proved it.

Shock to the System: Henry Rollins goes news-junkie-ninja on Bush and Co. for his 'Shock and Awe My Ass' tour.

Fiddle Sticks: Former childhood fiddle prodigy Mark O'Connor has stayed true to his first love as he busts through a new genre.

The Rock Show: Talib Kweli.

From a Land Down Under: Fresh and hot in SC: A new restaurant with an Australian twist from the brilliant minds behind Pearl Alley Bistro.

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