Issue: April 18, 2002
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Spinning straw into gold
Gridley wants to build a huge ethanol plant that would burn rice straw, but there are some roadblocks: angry neighbors, untried technology and dicey economics, just for starters.
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Peaceful protests
Peaceful demonstrations over the bloodshed in Isreal play out in Chico.
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Council considers developer subsidies
City Council tackles budget, helps developers, adds cops.
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Range put on back burner
Judge halts construction of Skyway shooting range.
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New thoughts on running the jail
There is a better way to run the jail.
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Letters for April 18, 2002
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Cheesespread
Politics, prurience and apostasy from the good reverend.
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Rhymes with orange
Music news and musings from a double-helixed columnist.
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Singing the body electric …
Chico State’s Gospel Choir offers an uplifting free concert.
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And in this corner …
A local grandfather and amateur boxer follows his dream of opening a boxing gym for fitness.
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Watching while the world goes mad
Good performances buoy Durang’s Vacation at the Blue Room.
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No room to Groove
Pleasant Valley has a dedicated band teacher and eager students but no place to practice.
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Sensational sounds …
The best singers in Chico and at the university show-off their considerable talents during the annual spring Opera Highlights.
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Good company
Musicians John Gorka and Alice Peacock present a night of warm, fuzzy folk at the Women’s Club.
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Softly and with a big ax
Bill Paxton’s directorial coup, Frality, has the makings of a modern horror masterpiece.
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Moving&shaking
Shred those documents, strap on those shoes and eat that salad.
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