Issue: January 01, 2009
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Choose your delusion
Hope and change. Hate and war. Out-of-control spending and sexual obsession. Any way you diagnose it, 2008 was a very bipolar year.
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Remembering the Five-Mile pool
Once upon a time, there was a swimming pool at Five-Mile that attracted people from miles around. What happened to it?
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Did mine opponents get SLAPPed?
Since Butte County supervisors narrowly approved the New Era Mine, lawsuits have been flying.
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From tragedy, new life
Honored three times in two years, Enloe’s organ-donation program is saving lives.
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Hidden treasures
Chico nature lover John Lane’s efforts to preserve land in Papua New Guinea are paying off.
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Chico firefighters get raise after all
Despite pledging in October to decline pay hikes in 2009 and ’10, their contracted increase of 4 percent is set to go into effect.
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Gottschalks nearly broke
Chico Mall anchor’s parent company, desperate for cash, enters negotiations with a Chinese investment firm.
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AG lets Nielsen off the hook
State Attorney General’s office opts against challenging Jim Nielsen’s residency.
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Everyone’s cutting back
Even the wealthiest Americans tightened their belts this holiday season.
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Green building code cometh
California becomes first state with mandatory eco-construction standards. That much, builders know; when it comes to specifics, though …
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Pangolins in peril
Within one week, Asian customs officials uncover two separate cases of endangered-species trafficking.
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Name that chemical
New California initiative seeks to show consumers what types of toxins are hidden in their goods.
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CSU dials it down
Campuses cut back on summertime energy use, earning the system recognition from a California campaign.
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Sustainable vision
When it comes to green building, the first step is to scope out the right location.
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Who’s pollutin’?
EPA online portal Envirofacts lets users map facilities where toxins have been reported.
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Laws and more laws
Be forewarned: If it’s Jan. 1, it must be time for a bunch of new regulations.
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Resorting to force
Once again, blunt force has prevailed over diplomacy in the Middle East.
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Walmart guilt (or, my dirty little secret)
My big-box sinning comes down to this: selfishly wanting a bargain so I can pay my bills.
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Letters for January 1, 2009
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Physically minded
Kaley Bentz, fitness director at Chico Sports Club, offers some advice for sticking with workout resolutions.
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Year in In My Eyes
For our bonus issue of 2008, another look back.
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More of ‘Year in In My Eyes’
Column bits that were fit for print but didn’t fit in the print edition.
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Part two (of two) of Arts DEVO’s year-in-review
Arts DEVO reviews 2008 (some more) … with a little help (again).
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Guitar Hero: World Tour
Can a guitar hero defeat a whole rock band?
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Martin Sexton
Live album brings out the best in this superior Solo-ist.
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Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm
Hill-country blues fused with doses of funk, soul and hip-hop.
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Crazy delicious
Chico sushi spot delivers on its exotic, delicious reputation.
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Mere curiosity
Reverse aging, Brad Pitt and David Fincher sounds good but doesn’t pan out.
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A coup, indeed
Cruise’s crew makes a surprisingly fine film out of the bomb that was supposed to be Valkyrie.
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Happy-Go-Lucky
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Marley & Me
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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