25 SCOOP
Heather Locklear finds fun in the sun with Jack Wagner ... Jennifer Aniston steps out with a new guy ... Jessica Simpson and John Mayer hit Cabo ... Plus: Britney Spears talks about rehab
64 COVER
After a car crash and a DUI charge, hard-partying actress Lindsay Lohan checks into rehab amid growing concern among friends and family
68 Elizabeth Edwards opens up about fighting cancer—and her future goals
72 The murder of three members of the Haines family stuns a Pennsylvania town
79 Rosie O'Donnell quits The View after a feud with Elisabeth Hasselbeck
83 Sarah Jessica Parker talks about her new fashion line and life as a mom
86 The Oprah Winfrey Show's Lisa Ling says "I do"
90 Funny man Charles Nelson Reilly passes away
93 Tamara Delany champions the lot of big black dogs
99 Soap star Genie Francis recalls her battle with drugs
103 Big Love star Bill Paxton muses about playing a polygamist—and being a dad
107 With two U.S. soldiers still missing in Iraq, loved ones mourn Pvt. Joseph Anzack Jr.
111 Elisabeth and Andrew Shue draw from their family's life to make an indie film
115 HEROES AMONG US
Child abuse survivor Stacy Maciuk helps others
120 American Idol's Jordin Sparks talks about learning to love her body
126 thirtysomething's Polly Draper, Mel Harris, Melanie Mayron and Patricia Wettig—now fiftysomething—reunite for girl talk
133 After losing three dress sizes, country singer Miranda Lambert gives tips on staying fit
139 Country duo Big & Rich riff on the music that shaped their lives
143 Danna Korn is the go-to guru for parents of children with celiac disease
147 BODYWATCH
Katherine Heigl hit the gym for Knocked Up
150 Metal bats stir controversy in youth baseball
152 Alexis Bledel talks about leaving TV's Gilmore Girls—and summer break
166 Four New Hampshire municipal workers get fired for watercooler gossip
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
MAILBAG 10
PEOPLE.COM 12
STAR TRACKS 14
SCOOP 25
REVIEWS 35
INSIDER 63
PASSAGES 119
PUZZLER 154
STYLE WATCH 157
CHATTER 168
ON THE COVER Photograph by Walt Disney Pictures/Zuma. Insets: (Lohan) AlphaX/X17; (Sparks) Kwaku Alston; (Aniston) Splash News; (thirtysomething) George Holz
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