Issue: January 10, 2013
Good morning, readers. Happy Thursday.
This week's CN&R features our annual Health & Fitness special issue, which includes a package of stories with an economic twist. You'll read write-ups on everything from eating well and eating mindfully to exercising and getting medical aid, all at low- or no cost. We hope the package inspires you to reprioritize the ways in which you care for your body.
In newslines this week, we've got an interesting array of stories: Christine G.K. LaPado headed over to two job fairs; Ken Smith has an exclusive take on the recent evacuation of Tinseltown theater over a suspicious-looking package (he was one of the evacuees!); Tom Gascoyne has a write-up on the City Council's decision banning plastic carry-out bags; and Howard Hardee looks into the frustrations of two local businessmen, one who's trying get out of the bar business and the other who's trying to enter it.
This week, the Greenways and Healthlines sections both contain health-related stories. The former focuses on the toxin-containing plastic food containers we should avoid. While the latter focuses on a supplementary service being offered to patients at a local medical group.
In the Arts and Culture section, film critic Craig Blamer gives a preview of this year's big-screen offerings. Hint: We hope you like sci-fi, fantasy and horror. In Chow, you'll meet the Jerky Gurls, two local jerky makin' gals who have a lot of fun with their business endeavor. You'll also gain some insight into the death-metal outfit Fallujah via the band's super-serious frontman.
Of course, there is a lot more in this issue …
Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Godsend in Chico
For some people, the once-a-week Shalom Free Clinic is their only source of medical care.
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Community healing
Chico acupuncture clinic offers affordable, accessible treatment.
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Sweatin’ at the park
A trial run through Lower Bidwell’s workout stations.
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Eating well on a budget
Monthly student-led classes teach participants healthful cooking.
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One bite at a time
Mindful eating is the anti-diet: It costs nothing, fosters weight loss, enhances the experience of eating and creates a healthy relationship with food.
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Bags o’ trouble
City council moves ahead with effort to regulate carry-out plastic bags.
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Hungry for work
Krispy Kreme and UnitedHealthcare hold well-attended job fairs on Jan. 8.
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Cinema scare
Tinseltown theater evacuated over suspicious-looking package.
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Adoption option
Butte Humane teams up with PetSmart in an adoption effort.
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Governor scoffs at cap
Brown takes feds to task on prison oversight.
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Nielsen beats Harrington
State Senate seat goes to the Republican.
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Who are California’s uninsured?
Nearly one in four Californians lacks health insurance.
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Living in a ‘chemical soup’
A recent study indicates that eating fresh food and avoiding food packaged in plastic reduces exposure to harmful chemicals.
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Climate coverage dips—again
Media focus on climate change down for third straight year.
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Fertilizer crackdown
State water boards look to reduce chemical use on Central Valley farms.
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Frogs threatened the world over
Viral fungus to blame for massive loss in biodiversity.
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The moral urgency of climate-change action
Nature writer and philosophy professor Kathleen Dean Moore discusses our obligation to future generations to do something to curb climate change and corporate hegemony.
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Winter gardening fix
Feed your gardening jones all winter with these handy tips.
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Concierge-style medicine
Argyll Medical Group’s concierge-style retainer service offers additional medical services for a low monthly fee.
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Stay inspired
Five tips for how to stay on track with your health-related New Year’s resolutions.
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Exchange in our hands
California receives federal approval for health-insurance exchange plan.
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Doc shortage looms
Aging physician population in California could mean primary-care shortage on horizon.
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Fructose, overeating linked
Brain does not register feeling of being full after fructose consumption.
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Choice, not coercion
By requiring that stores charge for both plastic and paper bags, Chico City Council members could have met their goal while giving citizens more choices.
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Living up to its name
The decline of the Delta estuary’s fisheries is a challenge worthy of the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s new name.
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When help is hard to get
When the author lost her health insurance, she learned just how hard can be is to obtain mental-health care.
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Retirement to retail
Diane Williams is new to the gift-shop business, but she’s done wonders at Enloe Medical Center’s new, larger space.
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Freedom and fear
Some gun owners insist that the Second Amendment gives them the freedom to own any guns they want, without restriction. But what about others’ freedom to live without fear?
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Homecoming
Native Chicoan-gone-starlet Amanda Detmer returns for local theater production.
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The Gathering
Post-bop renaissance with the Clayton Brothers.
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On the warpath
Bay Area death-metal titans Fallujah are more passion than politics.
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Fun with meat
The Jerky Gurls market home-style jerky with wicked humor.
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It’s scary out there
Fantasy, horror and sci-fi rule the multiplex in early 2013.
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