Issue: March 29, 2007
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Breaking the bank
The city is spending more than it’s taking in and the reason is clear: Its employees are making out very well at the public trough.
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Marriage, money and the wolf at the door
An eminent local historian talks about the challenges facing 19th-century Chico women when it came to making and keeping money.
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A really long walk
A group of Chicoans is about to set off on a 5,000-mile cross-country walk to promote a new way of teaching physical education that focuses on preventing obesity.
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A plunge into homelessness
Chico State students and their CAVE adviser—the city’s vice mayor—come back from Washington D.C. with first-hand experiences and added motivation.
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How to control the auditor-controller?
Houser’s office is filled with problems, but the supervisors aren’t sure how to address them.
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Downstroke
Med-pot ID cards available; Christian & Johnson celebrates 100 years; Travis Williams’ parents sue Holiday Inn.
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Time for a reckoning
Chico’s out-of-whack budget must be addressed—now.
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Imagine … living life in peace
You may say he’s a dreamer, but Tom Blodget hopes someday you’ll join him.
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Letters for March 29, 2007
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Chico’s advocate
Mike Antolock hopes to shine light on Chico’s Hidden Gems.
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Against the grain
Singer-songwriter Karen Joy Brown finds her calling and celebrates a new album.
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Fishing the word stream
Chico State philosophy professor Troy Jollimore successfully tests the poetry waters.
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Days of Lore
Who needs a band when you’ve got yourself; heavy metal makes coloring fun; and Willie Nelson gets ready to bring the ‘shrooms and weed to Feather Falls.
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The Trouble With Poetry And Other Poems
Billy Collins’ Trouble With Poetry lets the rest of us in.
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Technobabble
Online gaming, the players who love it and the money to be made; the future of robots isn’t just for the birds; and genetically modified mosquitos have glowing eyes for you.
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire whips the congregation into a ferver with Neon Bible.
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The Destroyed Room
Sonic Youth reveals its secrets in The Destroyed Room.
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The next level
Left for dead, New York’s Mathematicians return more powerful than before.
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Shooting from the kitchen
Dino’s offers solid options for an uptown, downstairs meal.
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Against all odds
Reign Over Me takes an original look at human loss and friendship.
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Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers
Making money on the war in Iraq.
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