Issue: July 27, 2006
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Unwanted neighbors
Mistakes, failures of vision and lost opportunities put houses on the edge of Upper Bidwell Park.
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Nut crackers
Union visits Chico to pressure Blue Diamond chairman.
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Grocer joins CARE in Wal-Mart crusade
A Chico group rallies support for its anti-expansion cause.
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Herding botanists
Behind the scenes for the preparations for the big botany conference.
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Downstroke
Departures, arrivals and some relief from the heat.
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Casino concerns elemental, environmental
Butte County’s chief administrator explains opposition to the Mechoopda Indians’ project.
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Letters for July 27, 2006
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Get your Indian-food fix
Amit Dandon’s popular stand at Chico’s farmers’ markets will soon spawn a restaurant.
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Threading through history
“Fibers of Life” continues the long tradition of the art of hand-weaving.
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Foreplay without climax
Canceled headliner puts damper on an otherwise good show.
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A piece of our hearts
Production of Love, Janis shows a woman to whom everyone can relate.
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Days of Lore
Bum fights, losing David Bazan’s religion and Swedish dudes who rock.
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The Life and Times of Pancho Villa
Life and Times of Pancho Villa a bit heavy, but parallels to the current social and political landscapes are invaluable.
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A Dirty Job
Author Christopher Moore makes specters and Death Merchants funny.
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Ben Harper
Ben Harper’s double disc shows there’s more than one side to his songwriting.
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Yonder Mountain String Band
Yonder gets bold with extra production and drums.
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Comfort in being weird
The Shankers keep the spirit rock ‘n’ roll alive in Chico.
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Coffee clash
Allowing patrons to bring outside coffee into restaurants is win-win.
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Off the deep end
Latest M. Night Shyamalan vehicle violates too much internal logic with not enough jolts.
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Donkey show
Clerks II offers what one would expect—in-jokes and kooky characters.
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