Issue: August 16, 2007
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Schools at a ‘tipping point'?
CUSD is developing a new student-centered learning model in which teacher collaboration and empowerment are key, and many teachers are excited about it.
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Recurring exercise: subtraction
Making do with less money presents a growing challenge in local districts.
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Winning isn’t everything, except in cash games
Athletic directors and district administrators grapple with ways of keeping teams afloat.
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Back to the drawing board
After nixing one proposal to change fine-arts programs in elementary schools, Chico educators look for another creative solution.
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In the trenches
A Chico High junior studies military recruitment on campuses through an ACLU youth program.
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Enloe watch
Mike Wiltermood’s second week as chief operating officer was anything but a mellow get-acquainted session.
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Crime stoppers
When it comes to lesser warrants, police play a waiting game.
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Viral skeeters still biting
West Nile count continues to rise.
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County has new treasurer
Supes pick replacement for the late Dick Puelicher.
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Three-year detour
Driving Magnolia? You might need to take an alternate route.
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Eco-nuptials
Chico wedding planner helps couples say ‘I do’ the sustainable way.
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Bat habitat underway
Environmentalists turn a Bay Area silo into a house for bats.
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Real green world
MTV to shoot its reality show at an eco-friendly house.
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Rockefellers to the rescue
Regions vulnerable to climate change buoyed by $70 million pledge.
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Let it grow
Maintaining an organic garden starts with the soil.
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State held hostage
A Republican cabal in the California Senate is tying up the budget for foolish reasons—while people suffer.
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Missing man
Thoughts on the mysterious disappearance of Steve Harrison.
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An unhealthy system
M.S. patient shares her frustrations about inequities in health care.
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Letters for August 16, 2007
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Library artiste
Janice Hofmann incorporates her love of art with her job as school librarian.
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Voices carry
A writer’s look back at the women who’ve shaped his life’s soundtrack.
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Days of Lore
Where’s the beef? Who cares when there’s Rottweiler! Plus, Henri spills the beans, and a little something about two rock shows you’ve yet to see.
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Killed Cartoons: Casualties From the War on Free Expression
Book examines the growing censorship of political cartoons.
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Technobabble
Finally! The iHand; MySpace and Facebook deal with their own social problems; Computers for Classrooms takes your old electronics off your hands; and this week’s Wacky Web site.
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Los Valientes del Mundo Nuevo
Live record shows the Black Lips’ furious garage rock is made for the stage.
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Duke Robillard’s World Full of Blues
Guitarist takes a tour of the blues on latest recording.
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Old school
Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor takes on modern times.
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Joie de musique
Reno’s Think In French discovers that sometimes you just have to DIY.
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Easy as pie
Sustainable food movement makes its way through Chico.
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Rumble in the jungle
Film begs the question: Who’s crazier, Werner Herzog or Dieter Dengler?
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Star-studded
Cast is kooky, but Stardust doesn’t quite deliver.
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After the Wedding
Film takes a hard look at the trials and tribulations of life.
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The Bourne Ultimatum
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Rush Hour 3
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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