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Articles in the July 13th, 2005 issue

Mining for trouble
Town resists being wiped away by mining firm eager for brown coal deposits

Reinventing the typical
Gov't hopes to change image held by tourists

State responds to terror attacks
Security stepped up in Prague and on borders after London blasts

Café helps homeless get online
Nový Prostor Internet center aims to give less fortunate equal access

Karlovy Vary honors Polish and Israeli films
Film festival drew celebs and over 1,200 'new generation' fans

News Briefs

A leg up
The European Baseball Championship looks to hit a home run for sponsors

Bill takes farmers' side in dispute
Producers say chains wield too much economic muscle

Markets resilient after UK attacks
Investors less likely to panic from terrorist threats, says analyst

10 Questions
with Roger Stanley

Setbacks and failure: The proper perspective

Pilsner promotes Berka

Biz Week

Airborne on the island
Championship skateboarders return to Prague for a spirited competition on Štvanice

A few perfect pages
This graphic novel turns the travel bug into accessible art

What they're reading

A better caped crusader
New crew revives an ailing comic book series

Final reels
Last chance to see Karlovy Vary highlights

Strange visitors
Summer sculpture show returns with a splat

Sorry Ms. Jackson
A revisit finds this elegant restaurant stumbling

Hot and cold
This sizeable sandwich boasts an interesting provenance

Sadness and euphoria
A café roundup finds both winners and losers

From Bach to bop
Český Krumlov festival casts a wide musical net

Boskovice boogie
This festival dances to a different drummer

This Week's Picks

Return of the king
Monarchists look to the Habsburgs in hopes of restoring royalty

From the opinion pages of the Czech press

The smallest minority: Asylum seekers

Letters

Let your fingers do the typing
Rise in use of online Mediatel phone book underscores potential of Czech Internet market

Reality TV to invade Czech airwaves
Release of Big Brother and siblings to be new weapon in TV stations' fight for viewers

Unplugged
Bill to end advertising on state-run ČTV would shift costs to viewers, boost market share of stations Nova and Prima