Issue: February 14, 2008
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Righteous fights
How disagreements don’t have to spell doom for relationships.
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Why the sizzle fizzles
Are married couples really fated to lose that spark?
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They ‘met cute’
Local couples share their fateful introductions.
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Monster in the making?
Almost nobody is happy with the 22-year sentence Greg Wright received, including the district attorney. What’s going on here?
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Party control
The City Council’s Internal Affairs Committee reviews the “disorderly events” ordinance, inviting comment — and getting an earful.
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Noise pollution
Mike Dent is tired of losing sleep because of garbage trucks emptying Dumpsters in the wee hours of the morning.
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Budget crunch
Think it was bad three years ago, when Chico schools faced a $1.1 million shortfall? Compared to this year’s deficit, that was just a bump in the road.
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Enloe nurses’ new chief
Hospital chooses Connie Rowe to fill a crucial management slot.
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New bosses at Lundberg
There’s big news out of Butte County’s pioneering rice company.
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Josiassen jumps in
n finializing the resolution denying the M&T mine, a dissenting supervisor decides to join the majority.
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So close, but so far away
Long-distance relationships are more common than you’d think.
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Restoring homes and spirits
Local Habitat for Humanity store reduces waste while providing homes for needy families.
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Big ‘nay’ for cap-and-trade
A federal court forces the EPA to rewrite regulations for coal-fired power plants.
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Whale kill spurs boycott
Australian consumers plan to blacklist Japanese goods over the country’s continued whale hunting.
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Utility embarks on eco-fleet
PG&E purchases its first two plug-in hybrid electric sport utility vehicles; promises more in the future.
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Star site with substance
Daryl Hannah promotes sustainability through an inventive Web site.
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Don’t have a cow
One of the best ways to reduce the human impact on climate is also one of the least discussed: reducing our consumption of meat.
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Why the health plan failed
The governor’s proposal had a basic flaw: It wouldn’t have worked.
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Help students help our community
CSU trustee Glen Toney issues ‘a call to action’ to Chico State and its neighbors.
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Letters for February 14, 2008
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Back in time
Antoinette Martinez wins the Outstanding Teacher award.
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Communication
Electronic communication keeps us on a very short leash.
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Love connection
Valentine’s Day and the Love Issue—what better time for a ‘met cute’ story?
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Dirty shorts
The Blue Room shows off Shel Silverstein’s R-rated side.
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The Everyman
Remembering the life and times of ‘Chico’s Oldest Teenager.’
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Days of Lore
What we talk about when we talk about The Love Boat; voting is the new humping; and 9 out of 10 Grammy Award winners suck.
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X-23: Target X
Wolverine’s female clone comes to life in X-23.
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Technobabble
Cell phones are your key to the bathroom; squishy computer mouses; shirts that lead you to Wi-Fi; FaceBook leading the war on terror?; and the Wacky Web site of the week.
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Times New Viking
Columbus noise pop band’s Rip It Off is as cheeky as anything you’ll hear this year.
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Catherine Russell
Songstress takes on the classics with gusto.
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There will be blood
Chico’s newest horror punks want to decapitate rockabilly, and make you watch.
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Eye of the beholder
Film captures the essence of Jean-Dominique Bauby’s memoir.
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Comic relief
Documentary gives behind-the-scenes insight into comics’ lives.
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He Was a Quiet Man
A look into the mind of a workplace shooter and the life of a quadriplegic.
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Peace of art
Chico State offers a rare opportunity to witness the creation of a Tibetan mandala.
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School of Thought
Male professors make quite a bit more than their female counterparts.
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