Browsing Issue: Wednesday, February 16, 2005

News: Feature: I Can Earn A costly and controversial math program is getting failing grades around the country. By BETTY BRINK News: Letters: Don’t Make it Tougher News: Letters: Explicably Barren News: Letters: Impugning the Opposition News: Letters: Stolik’s Closed News: Metropolis: Suffering on the Home Front Many military families are in agony over Iraq. By PETER GORMAN News: Second Thought: Losing Bet Stop the legislative roulette on school funding and let gamblers pay. By DAN MCGRAW News: Static: No Tony-for-Tom Switch News: Static: We Know Where You Live Music: Featured Music: Killer or Filler? Our critic yanks a c.d. out from under his desk that’s better than anything associated with the Grammys — surprised? Didn’t think so. By ANTHONY MARIANI Music: Hearsay: Fort Worth’s Dynasty Music: Last Call: Hide the Cigar Music: Last Call: Shaggy, Bay-Be! Music: Listen Up: Miranda Lambert Kerosene (Sony) By Tom Geddie Music: Listen Up: Stuart Rosh Hummingbirds in Flight By Billy Walters Music: Night and Day: Classical Music Madness Music: The Show: The Show The Movement Film: Film Reviews: Jewish Questions Shakespeare’s troubling The Merchant of Venice receives an unsatisfying film treatment. By KRISTIAN LIN Film: Film Reviews: What the Hell? Keanu Reeves’ theological thriller is Constantine the not-so-great. By KRISTIAN LIN Eats: Cafe Reviewed: Big League Chow Simple food packed with million-dollar flavor makes Kelly’s Sports Restaurant a hit. By PETER GORMAN Eats: Chow, Baby: Live from Lincoln Square Arts: Gallery: Gallery Arts: Stage: Mixed Signals Texas Ballet Theater’s recent repertory program is either worthy of our love ... or not. By LEONARD EUREKA