Issue: November 27, 2008
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Local Heroes brighten lives
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the CN&R salutes people who make our communities better.
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Utah Phillips, security risk
For most of the 1960s, the FBI spied on the late folksinger—and found out he didn’t pose a threat after all.
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State’s native fish going extinct
As the DFG agrees to stop stocking streams, a new report warns that two-thirds of California’s native species could vanish this century.
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‘Total rethinking of the economy is needed’
Chico State professor Michael Perelman calls on communities to organize and collectively force corporate America to change its pendulum-swinging ways.
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A matter of ‘respect’
CUSD’s classified employees ask why teachers have binding arbitration on grievances but not them.
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Hefty fine for scrap dealer
The law caught up with scrap dealer George W. Scott this week, when the DA announced his conviction for illegal hazardous-waste disposal.
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Disc golfers’ course of action: referendum
Coalescing in cyberspace, Chicoans mount a petition drive with the goal of reversing the City Council’s decision on Upper Park recreation.
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Step up for your money
Didn’t get your tax refund or economic-stimulus check? Here’s help from the IRS, but you’ve got to move fast.
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Americans still hitting the holiday roads
Thanksgiving travel plans haven’t changed for most folks, perhaps because gas prices are down.
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Keepin’ it local
Encouraging folks to shop at independent businesses is what Think Local, Chico! is all about.
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Rawlins winners revealed
Five Chico State public relations students earn environmental award for their energy-conservation campaign.
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ARC awarded
Butte County nonprofit’s eco-friendly measures earn praises from the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
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Historian honored
Chico State’s Timothy Sistrunk receives the first-ever Paul Persons Sustainability Award, named in honor of the late professor and environmental advocate.
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Not that kind of envelope
Greg Kallio explains the importance of a building’s insulating features.
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Amazing eats for 10 bucks
Chico State students invite the public over as they whip up three sustainable (and delicious) square meals.
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Getting in the spirit
If there’s a silver lining behind those economic storm clouds, it’s the reminder of what’s really valuable.
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Shop local
Support the campaign to keep holiday dollars in the community, where they’ll benefit your neighbors many times over.
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Poor schools shortchange all of us
The way our state handles education funding is like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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Letters for November 27, 2008
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Virtual commissioner
Alberto Hernandez brings the College Gaming League to Chico State.
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Expectation
Taking Bill Maher’s political premise to a logical extension, Obama’s win is also a win for people you’d never expect.
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Righteous vs. indignant
The decision on disc golf in Upper Park offers a series of how-not-to lessons, particularly in the aftermath.
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HoneyHoney
Buzzworthy debut with “Little Toy Gun” belongs on many a playlist.
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Final Fantasy
Toronto’s Owen Pallet returns with a playful EP.
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Brothers in song
Skinny California singers Tim Bluhm and Jackie Greene make music together.
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The good food book
Our well-read culinary critic recommends a new tome: 1001 Foods You Must Taste Before You Die.
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Not much bite
Vampire flick a teen sensation—for the rest of us, it’s ho-hum.
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The Secret Life of Bees
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Quantum of Solace
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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