Issue: December 22, 2011
Good morning, CN&R readers,
The end of December is finally upon us. That means Chanukah and Christmas and potlucks and parties. To help celebrate the season, local author Zu Vincent has once again penned a heart-warming short story just for the
CN&R. Enjoy!
In other news: Ash from Oroville's cogeneration plant is being used in local orchards--is it toxic?; a tour of Chico Cemetery offers a lesson in local history; Oroville Hospital is ahead of the national curve when it
comes to electronic records; and a local chiropractor invents socks to improve circulation.
Happy holidays from the CN&R family to yours,
Meredith Graham, managing editor
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Waiting for Christmas
A tradition continues: Read Zu Vincent’s latest Christmastime short story.
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Ash pile raises concerns
It’s bigger than a football field, 20 feet high and may contain toxic heavy metals.
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Tours of Chico Cemetery offer insight into the town’s past
Tours of Chico Cemetery offer insight into the town’s past.
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A question of priorities
Would ranking budget needs help or hinder the city’s budgeting process? Your City Council wants to know.
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Newspaper delivery woman fired over holiday note
Newspaper delivery woman fired over holiday note.
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Enloe owes family $3 million
Jury finds hospital’s negligence led to patient’s death.
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It’s parliamentary, sort of
Procedure expert calls out school board on recent election.
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Presidential politics
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are neck and neck.
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Water, water everywhere
Rainwater harvesting is easier and cheaper than you think.
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Canada withdraws from Kyoto
Canada’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol has drawn the ire of China and Japan.
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California goes electric?
California accounts for the majority of national and international electric vehicle investment.
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The Susitna be dammed
The US could approve plans to build a megadam on Alaska’s Susitna River.
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Don’t stick your head in the (tar-)sand!
Blue Oak School goes solar; Habitat needs help; and please learn more about the Alberta tar-sands oil project (it’s a nasty business!).
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Green workout plan
Here are some eco-friendly workout tips for the New Year.
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EHR: A ‘one-stop shop’ for patients’ medical records
Oroville Hospital is one of the first 100 facilities in the United States to achieve the first stage of “meaningful use” certification for its electronic health-records system.
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Holidays can be dangerous
Heart-related deaths increase by 5 percent between Christmas and New Year’s.
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Mapping San Joaquin Valley
A UC Davis study has mapped the San Joaquin Valley according to socioeconomic factors.
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California: stingy on health care?
A study finds California spends less on health care per resident than most of the states.
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Cesarean deliveries on the rise
California’s hospitals have reported a 50 percent rise in surgical deliveries over the past decade.
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The heat’s on
Despite the worst year in history for greenhouse gases, nations failed to act at the Durban climate-change talks.
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Unconstitutional acts
The Constitution requires the Senate to confirm judicial appointments, but Republicans are using the filibuster to avoid voting.
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The tax quandary
Californians don’t like the cuts being imposed on higher education, but they’re unwilling to do anything about it.
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Watching for WalMartians
They’re poster people for a country in trouble.
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Incredi-story
Chico chiropractor Jackson Corley invents socks and braces to ease his pain.
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Lou and Martha
For 42 years they lived in an isolated tree house in Butte Creek Canyon, and nobody paid them much mind. Then Lou disappeared ….
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