Issue: December 11, 2008
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From bank teller to CEO
Nobody can say the new president and CEO of the Chico Chamber of Commerce doesn’t know her way around town.
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Tight times at Torres
Can the Torres Shelter recover from the loss of a $200,000 grant? It’s up to us.
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Scientific research or dangerous plan?
To water officials, the ongoing aquifer study program is an important research project, but to others it’s a threat.
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Photographer of the Fillmore
At 82, photographer David Johnson looks back on a remarkable career as a significant chronicler of African-American life.
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Freeman still freefalling
Trouble continues to mount for the former head of the union representing Butte County’s in-home care workers.
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Chico’s a Democratic town
Final election tallies show that Chico is a solidly Democratic and liberal city.
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Reaching into the cookie jar
As Shannon Hostettler learns how much she has to repay for embezzling from the Pleasant Valley High sports boosters group, two others are charged with stealing from kids.
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Chico, electrified
Locals take to the streets sustainably thanks to two new car dealerships selling environmentally friendly vehicles.
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Scoopin’ the competition
Chico State environmental-consulting group wins award for its efforts to make campus offices sustainable.
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Green-biz wiz
Entrepreneur Tom Quinn shares his insights into the eco sector with Chico State students.
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Snakes catch a break?
U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials add the Mexican garter snake to a list of species they think should receive federal protections.
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Quest against the cold
New York winters were no match for the engineering savvy of Sustainable Space columnist Greg Kallio.
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Special holiday lights lighten energy use
Switch from incandescents to LEDs to reduce your environmental footprint.
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BEC’s misguided lawsuit
The Butte Environmental Council’s water litigation against Butte County is unnecessary and counterproductive.
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When children cheat
More kids are compromising their ethics these days. What should be done about it?
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Dreaming of a green Christmas
Shopping at local independent stores is important; don’t forget those shops that also promote reuse!
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Letters for December 11, 2008
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Connected to nature
Victoria Hunt’s first book, Animal Omens, shows the spiritual side to our interactions with other species.
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Proposition 8
The definition of ‘marriage’ will evolve soon enough.
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Modest proposal
Disc golf doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing proposition.
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Two nights, three plays
Trying to take in three plays opening the same weekend in Chico’ s bustling community theater scene.
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Three Cups of Tea
Chico State and Butte County’s Book in Common is the story of one man making a difference in war-torn Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Wraith of the Lich King
New expansion feeds World of Warcraft addictions.
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Brian Setzer Orchestra
New set collects best of his Christmas CDs onto one disc.
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Dean & Britta
The reissue of an adventurous debut is a collaboration worth checking out.
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Live at the Birdhouse
The Birdhouse, an intimate house-concert venue hidden in Forest Ranch.
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More cheer for less
Henri Bourride’s make-them-yourself gifts for the cook and kitchen.
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The hardest history lesson
Film version of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas can’t make kid’s stuff out of the Holocaust.
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Four Christmases
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Tis the season …
Get ready for the snow with our annual Winter Guide.
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Back to basics
For less than the cost of a ski pass, you can backcountry ski for the rest of your life.
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Let it snow, let it snow … please, let it snow!
‘Summit kids’ in the North State and Tahoe feel the heat of global warming.
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Someone to look for on the lifts
Olympic-aspiring skicross racer Errol Kerr is the pride of Truckee—and Jamaica!
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The hunt for wild Christmas trees
To find more natural options for your ornaments, head into the woods.
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