Issue: October 08, 2009
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Sex, drugs and guns
Those in charge of Tehama County’s juvenile hall may be contributing to the kids’ delinquency.
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Charter school, district clash
Chico Country Day charter school faces possible eviction if an agreement isn’t made on renting its facility.
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These people are pissed off
A meeting to discuss the results of an informal survey of Chico residents turns into a gripe session about, well, you name it.
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Fishy business
When Dr. Jane Hightower discovered evidence of mercury poisoning in her patients, she set out to find the cause.
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Dazed and confused
When it comes to medpot grows, the Chico City Council doesn’t know what to do.
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City finances OK—for now
Chico finished the 2008-09 year in good shape—now it’s time to look to the future.
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Marysville councilwoman eyes Assembly
Christina Billeci, a Democrat, has dreams of taking down Dan Logue.
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Reporters take flight
KHSL and KNVN’s Nitin Lal and Cindy Nixon depart Chico.
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The vineyard as laboratory
Harvesting organic wine grapes at the Butte College Vineyard.
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What’s in a name?
Name-change signals promise to achieve “waste zero.”
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Humpback makes comeback
U.S. considers lifting endangered-species status.
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EPA’s bright idea
Proposal puts pressure on industry groups to reduce greenhouse gases.
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My conversation with Tim Geithner
Sitting next to the treasury secretary on a flight, the author imagines him answering her questions.
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Looking for a green hotel?
Now you can choose a hotel based on its green qualities.
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A good compromise
The five Chico City Council members who voted to ask Walmart to “step up” did the right thing for Chico.
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High cost of executions
A botched execution in Ohio is yet another example of why we should get rid of the death penalty.
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Why I voted no on smoke ban
Being able to have a fire in the fireplace is a matter of personal freedom, an air-quality board member insists.
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Letters for October 8, 2009
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Mommy and me
A workout group that includes “The ABCs” and lunges.
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Comparison
Who can say his life’s richer than that of a New Guinean woman pounding sago?
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The student-vote myth
A flawed survey shows its bias against students.
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Doin’ the ‘Time Warp’ one last time
It’s the last go-around of Rocky Horror Live for the Chico Cabaret.
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These dolls bite
The Blue Room re-imagines Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs with this all-female version: Reservoir Dolls.
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Batman: Arkham Asylum
All Batmans on board for a trip down enemy lane.
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Fresh-baked meal
Chico’s Tin Roof Bakery opens downtown café storefront.
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On the downturn
Michael Moore’s satirical documentary style gets tiresome in Capitalism.
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Surrogates
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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