February 6, 2006 | Vol. 167 No. 6

Inside the Life of the Migrants Next Door (Cover Story / Society)

Thirty years of migration--mostly illegal--connect a small town in Mexico to New York's wealthy Hamptons. How both sides have benefited, and paid a price

How the Influx is Changing the U.S. (Society / Society)

Photo Essay Shadow Workers Three generations of workers are torn between their roots and the promise of the north

Why Abby Won't Talk (Behavior)

She has a condition called selective mutism that is neither as rare nor as hopeless as experts believed. But the right help is hard to find

The Ice Storm (2006 Olympics)

After a judging scandal tarnished its luster, figure skating got a new scoring system. The competition could be brisker than ever

Close Encounters (2006 Olympics)

Olympians competing as pairs really connect. It can get very personal or very uncomfortable

No Short Memories (2006 Olympics)

Korean fans made death threats after his '02 win, but Ohno retains an edge

Punchlines: Feb. 6, 2006 (Punchlines)

Milestones Feb. 6, 2006 (Notebook)

Democracy, the Morning After (Notebook / In The Arena)

Joe Klein on the easy rhetoric and hard realities of spreading democracy in an unstable region

Big Game, Tall Tales (Notebook)

Sports Quiz

Verbatim: Feb. 6, 2006 (Notebook)

The First Big Race of 2006 (Notebook)

Continuity could be key in the race for House Majority Leader

HSAS: A Healthy Idea? (Notebook / Speed Read)

Blogwatch: Feb. 6, 2006 ( Blogwatch)

Off Abramoff's Case (Notebook)

And the Oscar (Gig) Goes to ... (Notebook)

21 Years Ago in TIME (Milestones)

Numbers: Feb. 6, 2006 (Numbers)