Issue: April 10, 2008
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Boosting from the boosters
Shannon Hostettler was reputed to have sticky fingers, but a high school sports group put her in charge of its money anyway. Then $70,000 went missing…
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After 9/11
A noted political scientist tries to answer the daunting question: Two wars later, are we safer now?
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Budget blues
This was the week when governmental budget issues really hit home in Chico.
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Election ‘08
The contest to become an Obama delegate pits young, inspired campaign activists against older, establishment politicians.
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Next-door nastiness
A Cohasset couple say poison came from a meth-lab fire.
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Primary considerations
Independents who want to vote in the June 3 primary need to know the rules.
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Better view at Lookout Point
Lookout Point finally about to become only what its name says it is.
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The forest and the trees
Asked to make a recommendation on a revised tree ordinance, Paradise planning commissioners leave matters up to interpretation.
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Whiter shade of pale
Why is the sustainability movement so monochromatic?
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Paper or plastic?
Seattle’s mayor continues to blaze trails with a ‘green fee’ for disposable grocery bags.
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Prey vs. predator
While dragging its feet on protecting polar bears, the Bush administration considers safeguarding seals.
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Going … so you’d better go
A new book puts some major vacation destinations on an endangered species list.
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Snap up pollution offsets
Outside Lands attendees get a chance to buy up carbon credits.
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Day of reckoning
As you pay your taxes this year, you might consider how the federal government is spending your money.
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Reality paycheck
A week of dire budget accounts suggests a tough decision looming for Chico public employees.
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Help teens make healthful choices
‘Safe sex’ mantra is a fallacy in light of STD epidemic among teenagers.
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Letters for April 10, 2008
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Teen Pregnancy
Another way of looking at the birds and the bees.
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Ongoing sagas
More to consider about Chico vs. Oroville—and other hot buttons that keep getting pushed.
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Dance revolution
For 20 years AXIS has changed the rules of dance.
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A novel idea
Author’s potential ‘spectacular waste of time’ makes its way across the pond.
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Days of Lore
Celebrating the celebratory rituals of students; heeling for a good cause; a sexy, not-so-secret art space; and one man’s art in another man’s column fodder.
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Mister B. Gone
Horror writer is back doing what he does best.
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Technobabble
Where there’s a will, there’s a way to hack; a sharper Bluetooth?; a greener way to listen to music; and the Wacky Web site of the Week.
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Various Artists
Another Rough Guide … this time, Hungarian music.
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Sheryl Crow
Songwriter is back with her strongest album in years.
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Ghoulish girth
Portland’s The Misfats pay tribute to The Misfits with their corpulent covers.
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Two-in-one goodness
Breakfast, lunch or dinner, Nash’s is consistent and cozy.
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Stuck in the past
Film set in the 1920s is sweet, but unoriginal.
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Fairy godmothers
Chico State’s Panhellenic Council helps high school girls primp for prom.
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Biggest worries among college-bound seniors
What are incoming freshmen most afraid of?
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