Issue: April 14, 2005
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Confessions of an eBay opium addict
A pleasure trip to an Internet auction site sent me into the hell of opium addiction. Could death be the only redemption?
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A park blossoms in Peace Valley
California’s newest state park in the Sutter Buttes is gorgeous—but off limits.
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Zingg grinds 1,000 Greeks
Chico State President Paul Zingg gives campus Greeks an ultimatum.
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Loafer Creek seeks unusual county ‘partnership’
Loafer Creek offers to help county write its general plan; promises billions.
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Closures create chain reaction
Schools and programs will shift around.
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Want news? ‘Shut up and go shopping’
The corporate media want us to spend, not be informed.
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Staunching the flow
There is a way to stop illegal immigration, but it will take compromise.
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Time for U.S. to be bully of peace
The United States should use its strength to build rather than destroy.
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Letters for April 14, 2005
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Everybody’s business
pork barrel politics and random bits of business.
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Party like it’s 1905
Bidwell Park Centennial celebration activities.
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Don’t change one angry inch
Two popular musicals, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and Hedwig & the Angry Inch return to Chico Cabaret and Blue Room.
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‘Welcome to Qaanaaq’
Travel to tiny Qaanaaq, Greenland via the Internet.
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Future Perfect
Autolux might be perfect in the future, but Future Perfect is presently flawed.
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Things You Know
Chico jazzman Dave Elke branches out with a rockin’ cd.
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‘A Cosby reference’
Slow Down Theo and Deerpen throw a party at Coco Caffe.
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Vegging out, Speedy style
Speedy Burrito is fast, friendly and fresh.
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Get your Sox off
Farrelly brothers (and a Red Sox championship) wasted in likeable Fallon/Barrymore vehicle.
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Matinee McConaughey
Sahara is uneven, but fine for an action-packed matinee.
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Spring and summer highlights
The warmer seasons bring out the fun.
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Baseball - Outlaws steal home
Pro team hopes to take up where the Heat left off.
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Stunning Senator
Meet Eric Hart, the man behind the ongoing restoration of the historic Senator Theatre.
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