Cover: Liquid Crack
Latinos are the newest targets for an all-out malt liquor marketing blitz.

News: Cotati May Get Lucky
Measure F divides Sonoma County's smallest town.

Blowin' It: Loopholes strangle Washington whistle blowers.

The Scoop: The dead and dangerous John Lennon, and good news if you drink green tea... maybe.

Setting the World to Music: The Santa Rosa Symphony gains composer Kenneth Frazelle.

Beasts of Burden: Bridges to Babylonshows signs of decay, while All for Nothing/Nothing for All shines from light years away.

Spins: The Boss, a sainted virgin and something in the shade of blue.

Talking Pictures: Acclaimed novelist Joyce Maynard checks out the hotly-debated "chick flick" A Thousand Acres.

Stage Fright: Lips Together has a howl locked inside.

Razor on the Mirror: The '70s live on in all their sordid glory in the autobiographical stories of Mary Fleener.

Have Whisk, Will Travel: Showcase Chef Donna Wegener dishes it up for this weekend's Harvest Fair.

Please don't forget to write! The Sonoma County Independent welcomes letters commenting on our coverage or other topics of local interest. Please keep all letters at 300 words or less (we reserve the right to edit them for length and style) and sign them (unsigned letters will not be published. A local phone number must be included for verification. Postal: Sonoma County Independent Letters, 540 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401. Fax: 707/527-1288. Email: [email protected]. Emailers, please include name, city of residence and phone number. Letters printed will list email address unless otherwise specified. Letters to the editor are not currently published in the online version of this paper.