Issue: July 14, 2011
What's up with the bullet train?
We try to answer that--and 19 other questions--about the high-speed rail scheduled to start construction in California next year.
In other news: A woman fights for clean housing and almost gets the boot; supes win the right to draw their own districts; beloved muralist Scott Teeple dies; and a community garden thrives.
Enjoy the perfect weather for reading a newspaper in the park!
Meredith J. Graham, managing editor
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Track to the future
All aboard as our writer answers 20 questions on the hope for high-speed rail in 2020.
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Waiting for the train
A timeline of high-speed-rail development in California and across the globe.
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Troubles on The Esplanade
Disabled Chico woman faces possible eviction after fighting for cleanliness, safety.
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So long, Scott
Beloved Chico muralist Scott Teeple passes away.
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Supervisors ignore pleas, split Barber neighborhood
The supervisors didn’t have to finish redistricting until Nov. 1, but Larry Wahl and two others wouldn’t wait to consider a neighborhood’s pleas to participate in the process.
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Rough way to go
Paradise Town Manager Chuck Rough retires early to help balance the budget.
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Woman attacked at Lost Park
Chico police investigate brutal sexual assault near downtown.
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Husband guns down wife
Oroville resident Varn Saechao faces attempted-murder charges in his wife’s shooting.
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Another hit to students
CSU Board of Trustees raises fees by 12 percent. Chico State undergrads will pay $6,882 per year.
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Get a handle on spending!
More Americans want Congress to vote against raising debt ceiling.
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Growing food and community at the Commons
Residents of CHIP housing create a thriving community garden on small, rocky plot of land.
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Solar power on the rise
Californians are installing solar systems at record rate.
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Oil fouls Yellowstone River
Safety of Montana pipelines in question following oil spill in Yellowstone River.
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Reducing its paw print
New Puma shopping bag dissolves in compost pile or warm water.
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The climate—it’s a-changin’
CO2 and CO are no joke; plus, check out the Gratitude Tree.
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Handy advice
Study says hand sanitizer could prompt a false-positive for alcohol.
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Quality, consistently
A look at the way three Chico-area hospitals are working to standardize and improve their quality of care.
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Aging in place
New technologies could mean elderly skip long-term facilities and stay at home.
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Breast center earns badge
North State Imaging earns national distinction for breast-health care.
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Oops! They did it again
Department of Public Health announces second data breach since December.
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Why the redistricting rush?
When ordinary citizens expressed a desire to participate in redistricting, a majority of the Board of Supervisors shot them down.
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An investment in health
We salute the Chico City Council’s adoption of mandatory no-burn days.
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Happy 40th, Drug War
After 40 years and billions of dollars, isn’t it time to end the Drug War?
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Letters for July 14, 2011
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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The Verizon Dude
Conall Mahoney rocks out with a Verizon sign at the corner of East Avenue and Cohasset.
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Friends moving on
The author remembers two more people who’ve died recently.
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Reinterpreting the New World
The 1078 Gallery’s Summer Stock art exhibition features the thought-provoking work of Monique Janssen-Belitz and two others.
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Death is not the end
Dead’s Town at RayRay is ‘one big, delightfully absurd party.’
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Night’s Body
If Chico had a poet laureate, it would be George Keithley.
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Summer salads: fennel answer
The flavorful vegetable makes for fresh, simple summer salads.
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Premeditated laughs
Stellar ensemble and creative script give juice to Horrible Bosses’ ridiculous premise.
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Bad Teacher
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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