Issue: June 19, 2003
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The high-definition wasteland
HDTV in Chico is a long way off, but don’t expect to be told that at the big-box stores.
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Technically speaking
Everything you never wanted to know about digital.
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Federal Communication confusion
FCC action and industry response timeline:
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‘Rogue’ dispensary angers med-pot advocates
Butte County med-pot advocates against “rogue” dispensary.
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The FBI, ALF and ELF
Bomb threats at local McDonald’s and car dealership have FBI checking out the vegetarians.
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Meth puts last nail in 420’s coffin
Recording studio allegedly shared space with meth lab.
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Craig Hall gets a makeover
Now under new ownership, Craig Hall will undergo extensive renovations, estimated to cost $2 million, to improve the rundown resident hall.
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The rot behind the recall
Recalling Davis will do more harm than good.
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Why Judge Kuhl should not rule
Bush nomination to Ninth Circuit Appeals Court has troubling track record.
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Letters for June 19, 2003
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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Everybody’s business
Sports LTD looks great, downtown sees changes and daughters of former stationery store owner want to see the record set straight.
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Reggae gold
Local radio DJ Solid Rock provides an overview of 2003’s Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Calaveras County.
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Right plays
Blue Room’s Fresh Ink one-acts funniest in years.
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Northern State
Northern State femmes provide some fun, urban white girl rap and hip-hop.
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Taj Mahal & the Hula Blues
Hanapepe Dream CD finds bluesman Taj Mahal successfully expanding his sound to include Hawaiian inflections.
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Kenny Garrett
Saxophonist Garrett releases one cookin’ new jazz CD—Standard of Language.
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The Maytones
Maytones’ greatest hits reggae compilation worth owning.
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Power blues
Blues harpist Musselwhite brings his “school of hard knocks” music to Chico’s Big Room.
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United we kick
Boston’s Dropkick Murphys proves at the Brick Works that revolutionary punk rock is still kicking.
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Changing green
Director Lee transforms the medium of film itself with The Hulk.
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Yawn squad
Harrison Ford’s Hollywood cop vehicle a smug and predictable ride.
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