Issue: August 02, 2012
Dear readers:
We’ve got a great cover story this week on the Winnemem Wintu tribe and its clash over a plan to raise Shasta Dam, which would devastate many of the tribe’s sacred sites. The story also highlights the tribe’s longstanding efforts to gain federal recognition.
In Newslines this week, a Chico couple talk about their terrifying encounter with deputies from the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, who forcibly entered their home while looking for a suspect in the area. We’ve got a report on the future of the Chico Goddess Temple, whose founder made a plea for grace during a meeting of the Butte County Board of Supervisors. There’s a write up on a local family’s reaction to the Boy Scouts’ recent anti-gay policy. Also, check out our story about a string of federal investigations involving Chico couples.
In Greenways, Chico State professor Rouben Mohiuddin talks about crafting sustainable furniture using reclaimed wood.
Back in the Arts and Culture section, we’ve got a Q&A with Pep Love, a founding member of Hieroglyphics. Check out the feature on a couple of dudes bringing a stripped-down version of Americana to the local music scene under the moniker Broken Rodeo. There’s also a nice write up on Chicoichi Ramen, a ramen house opened recently by the owners of Big Tuna Sushi Bistro and the former owner of Gen Kai Japanese Restaurant.
Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Ghost tribe
The Winnemem Wintu don’t need federal recognition to know they’re an Indian tribe, but without it they’re powerless and can’t protect their sacred sites.
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Big hole in the plan
Massive quarry left out of dam-raising environmental review.
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Crossing a line?
Chico couple claim sheriff’s deputies overstepped their bounds.
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Badge of bigotry
For Eagle Scout Cayle Geiser and his parents, the Boy Scouts’ anti-gay policy is a self-defeating exercise in discrimination.
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Fraud, times three
Feds reveal a string of local investigations in recent weeks.
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Goodbye, Goddess Temple
County supervisors vote to deny church’s use permit.
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Who dropped the bombs?
Someone sets off dry ice bombs in Bidwell Park.
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Supervisors: Not in Butte!
Butte County Board of Supervisors wants tougher medical-marijuana ordinance.
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More competitors enter the race
List of candidates for Chico City Council grows.
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When guns are outlawed…
Public support for increased gun control has dropped over the last two decades.
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Indigenous design
Chico State interior-design professor and architect Rouben Mohiuddin practices what he preaches when it comes to sustainable, locally focused design.
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Delta plan backed by feds
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar confirms support for Delta diversion plan.
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Climate change belief rises with heat
Record heat wave raises climate-change belief to 70 percent in U.S.
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Green homes sell for more
California houses with green certification sell for average of 9 percent more.
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Vote yes on Prop. 37—the Right to Know Initiative
Help raise money to get the word out for the “Yes on 37”—mandatory labeling of GMO foods—campaign.
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Going high-tech
Local physicians weigh in on the various issues associated with adopting an electronic-health-record (EHR) system.
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Olympic-sized fitness goals
Some tips for setting and reaching ambitious athletic goals.
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Medicaid, fewer deaths linked
States with expanded Medicaid programs reduced death rate by 6 percent.
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Health bills a burden
Over half of state voters have reported struggling with health-care bills.
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California ranks low for kids’ well-being
California is among the nation’s worst for economic well-being and education.
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Creating jobs in California
Assemblyman Dan Logue wants us to believe California is a job-killing machine. Recent data show he’s all wrong.
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Finding Blue
The author learns a lesson in learning to trust her intuition.
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Four-legged therapy
Irish McNeil her golden retriever, Niki, help Enloe Cancer Center patients smile.
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Not ready for prime time
Romney’s European gaffes were one thing, but his pandering to the right wing was another altogether.
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Press Here
Press, tap, shake and fall in love with Hervé Tullet’s simple adventure.
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That old country sound
Broken Rodeo adds some new dust to country tradition.
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Signs point up
Hieroglyphics’ Pep Love shares a few words about the present and future of hip-hop.
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Number one, with a bullet
Just-opened Chicoichi Ramen is as good as advertised.
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