Cover: Come On, Get Happy!
In books and magazines, on talk shows and news shows, American society is fed the mantra: You are what your brain chemicals make you. That's OK--just pop a pill to change your biological destiny. But do quick-fix antidepressants keep unhappy people from finding more permanent and profound cures?
News: Growing Smoke
San Jose's medical marijuana center seeks high-tech help for its newly approved hydroponic operation.
A Blow for Equality: Kelsey Jeffries hopes to bring women's boxing into the mainstream.
Fish Out of Water: DA gives steelhead and salmon a reprieve from the water district's decision to let Los Gatos Creek run dry.
Public Eye: VMC blows away smoky nepotism charges.
Do-wop of Death: Richard von Busack briefly reviews Dr. Jack Kevorkian's new jazz CD.
Cool Blue Nite: The South Bay's NiteCry rocks in a variety of grooves on 'Too Cool' new album.
Audiofile: Reviews of the latest CDs by Wu-Tang Clan, Radish and The Siren Six.
Beat Street: Cool blues, Boz, but where's the funk?
Hot Cuisine: At Palace BBQ Buffet, the diner's inner child will revel in the sensory overload--playing with fire at the table, eating with the fingers and concocting taste combinations with abandon.
Bargain Bites: Just a bit of pocket change purchases bite-size treasures from Golden Sun's dim sum menu.
Bite Me: Forget the silver screen--the California Theatre Center presents Dracula live (sort of) and on stage as part of Sunnyvale Summer Rep '97.
Photo Finishes: Kismet and ICA showcase local prints and conceptual art.
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