Issue: October 11, 2012
Good morning, readers!
This is the big day. The readers have spoken ... and we've spent hours and hours tallying the votes. Now is the time for the big reveal of the Best of Chico 2012 winners. In addition to the readers' picks, be sure to check out the CN&R editors' picks.
Best of Chico is the centerpiece of this week's paper, but the issue also includes our regular coverage of news and arts and entertainment.
In Newslines, check out what happened during the most recent Chico City Council candidates forums, held back to back on Monday and Tuesday evenings. There is also an update on Butte County's realignment program. You'll also read about the suspects in a string of violent crimes, and how one of them is still on the loose.
In Greenways this week, read about new research on mercury-containing albacore tuna and the recommendations on its consumption by children. And in Healthlines, take a peek into the obesity rate.
In the Arts and Culture, read about the wonderful films and other programs at the Focus Film Festival, which kicks off tonight at the Sierra Nevada Brewery. Also, see the write up on The Fix, Chico State's new musical-theater production.
This is our biggest issue of the year, a massive 80-page paper filled with community happenings, news and features. Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Best of Chico 2012
Welcome to our celebration of all that makes Chico tops.
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Readers’ picks 2012
Y’all chose Chico’s very best—take a gander at the results!
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Editors’ picks 2012
CN&R staffers weigh in with their takes on the best people, places and things.
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Police questioning
Chico City Council candidates go for another round during a police-union-sponsored forum.
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Prisoner absorption
County prisoner absorption program doing well.
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On the lam
One of four suspects in July crime spree still on the run.
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Driving in circles
Auto insurance proposition returns two years after it was defeated.
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Wolf protection?
Fish & Game will consider listing gray wolves as endangered species.
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Pump prices trend skyward
Chico is no exception to California’s record-breaking gas prices.
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Logue drops a race
Assemblyman Dan Logue drops his bid for state Senate.
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They’re in the money
City Council candidates’ contribution and expenditure reports.
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No more tuna sandwiches?
New study advises children stop eating albacore tuna due to unacceptably high mercury content.
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Fish in a pickle
Warming oceans have dire implications for the world’s marine species.
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Candidates quiet on climate change
Obama and Romney devoting little attention to climate debate.
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Beetle on the rebound
Valley elderberry longhorn beetle bounces back from near-extinction.
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Best owls, tea and leafy greens
Our columnist weighs in on some of her best-ofs, in the owl, tea and leafy-greens categories.
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Eat your veggies!
Take some time in October, Vegetarian Awareness Month, to eat some meat-free meals.
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O is for obese
What do we need to know about California’s skyrocketing obesity rate? Physician/dietician Christine Sloop has some answers.
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Whooping cough contained
Pertussis law has California infection rates at record low.
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Of abortion, birth control and breasts
Several women’s health bills approved by Gov. Brown.
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Feds dish out dough
Federal funds awarded to hundreds of nation’s health centers.
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The vote we must make
We elected Jerry Brown governor so he could solve our chronic budget problems. Let’s follow through by approving his tax measure, Proposition 30.
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Keeping California prosperous
The state is adding jobs faster than any other, but to maintain its prosperity it must reform government.
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Speaking of naïveté …
When a candidate for City Council doesn’t know how the Brown Act works or that the city doesn’t have the power to suspend the property tax, he’s not even close to qualified.
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Keeping Gates open
Mike Lynch carries on the longtime family business, Gates Resale.
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Bad spellers
We’ve all driven by the Collier Hardware sign a zillion times, and yet most of us don’t know how to spell the name of Chico’s best hardware store.
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Mixed approval rating
Well-played election-season musical loses way in second act.
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Wide focus
Inclusion is the common subject for local Focus Film Festival.
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Granny’s Clan: A Tale of Wild Orcas
The orca whale’s journey.
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The 2nd Law
A little bit of everything from Muse—the good and the bad.
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Size matters
Henri is impressed with new small-plate menu at revamped Johnnie’s.
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Barely a pulse
Cool stop-action visuals aren’t enough to bring Tim Burton’s horror homage to life.
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