This week's edition of Seven Days is our first-ever comedy issue. But it's chock full of news and politics too:

• In Fair Game, Paul Heintz reports on how House and  Senate leaders evaded a tax showdown with Gov. Peter Shumlin in the waning days of the legislative session.
• And in a special edition of our popular blog feature "The Scoreboard," Heintz looks back on the 2013 session and tallies the big winners and losers.
• Vermont law enforcement officers report that huge volumes of heroin are being trafficked into the state. But where are the drugs coming from?
• Middlebury College is divided over a proposed natural gas pipeline through Addison County. College President Ron Liebowitz says it would provide cheap energy to the region and create jobs. Students and faculty worried about climate change — including Bill McKibben — say there are cleaner alternatives.
• If all that leaves you depressed, meet some of Vermont's funniest people here, here, here and here.