Issue: December 25, 2008
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Year in review: 10 top stories of 2008
Storms, fires, drought, economic meltdown, budget disasters, recession—are you ready for 2008 to be over? We take a look at the top stories of the year. It’s not pretty.
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Year in review: Other notable stories
Here are some of the other significant stories from 2008.
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Year in review: What were they thinking?
Some of the dumber things people said and did in 2008.
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Getting schooled
Richard Hirshen’s cooking classes result in delicious food and eco-friendly recipes.
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Barack’s bringin’ eco back
Enviros praise the president-elect’s appointment of impressive folks to key environmental posts.
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Bad news, bottles
As conservationists call out Canadian Nestle for false advertising, Toronto decides to ban bottled-water sales.
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Greenpeace goes soft?
For the first time in memory, the world’s most recognized conservation organization will protest Japan’s whale hunt from shore.
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Life without windows?
Straight talk about the thermal holes in your house.
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Unwrap wisely
Butte Environmental Council promotes safe disposal and recycling of Christmas-morning remnants.
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Unlock state government
It’s time to end the supermajority requirement for passage of the budget.
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Why we celebrate
The holiday season may be bad for our health, but we love it.
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Drawing the line in dissent debate
On Palestinian-Israeli matters, challenge the legitimacy of the message rather than reflexively impugn the messenger.
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Letters for December 25, 2008
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Satisfaction
Kindergarten trip reinforces an adult life lesson.
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The year in letters
Highlights from what readers had to write in 2008.
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More of ‘the year in letters’
Free of print space constraints, some additional highlights from what readers had to write in 2008.
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Still standing
From Chico to Last Comic Standing, comedian Chris Voth’s act has taken him all over the country.
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Miles on Miles
A collection of 29 “interviews and encounters” with jazz legend Miles Davis.
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Call of Duty: World at War
What’s better than killing Nazis? Killing zombie Nazis.
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Emilíana Torrini
Icelandic musician’s third global album hits close to home.
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Rivers Cuomo
Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo is back with a second collection of solo navel-gazing.
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Lessons from the Southwest
Henri’s foodie trip to Santa Fe, N.M., offers lessons for the season.
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Cinema 2008
Juan-Carlos Selznick looks back at his experience in front of the big, and the little, screens in Chico in 2008.
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Yes, indeed
Jim Carrey picks a winner with this energetic, fun film about embracing life.
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Chicago blues
Gifted cast of musicians enlivens Chess Records bio-pic.
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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