Cover: On the Nod
The trials and tribulations of the tardy.

News: Money Talks
Wilson's elimination of state aid to county courts will have a big impact in the wake of tough sentencing laws.

Big Labor Is Moving On: The unions claim victory in UPS strike. What's next?

The Scoop: Election funds go hellishly high.

Fir Sure: Pop star Bonnie Raitt and ex-Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir are stumping Northern California in a series of concerts to raise money -- and awareness -- for the Headwaters Forest.

Surf Rider: Surf guitar king Dick Dale frets about nothing.

Lone Star State of Mind: Alt-country acts kick up the dust.

Talking Pictures: Reformed romance novelist Doris Mortman and husband David take in the thriller Air Force One.

Cheap Dates: Sexist, sleazy salesmen slither In the Company of Men.

Sour on Sweet's: Sweet's Grill needs servicing.

Belles Lettres: Writings of Holocaust victim see light.