Issue: January 24, 2013
Good morning, readers:
This week's cover story is special for a couple of reasons, but one of the biggies is that its author is just 16 years old. Amanda Allagree wrote the story about homelessness as a research paper for a Butte College class, and her instructor, Steve Metzger, thought we might like to publish it. We did, indeed. Amanda primarily focuses on two people, a man and woman, who live on the streets of the ridge town. The couple spoke to Amanda with striking candor about how tough it is to be homeless, and Amanda contrasts those realities with thoughtful observations about her own relatively comfortable life.
Scoop alert! In Newslines this week, staff writer Ken Smith gives readers a sneak peak at the county's draft medical-marijuana ordinance. News Editor Tom Gascoyne has an update on the ongoing saga over the health and safety concerns about Butte Hall. SN&R's Dave Kempa takes a look at the potential issues with Assemblyman Tom Ammiano's proposed Homeless Person's Bill of Rights and Fairness Act. And new CN&R contributor Jesse Mills takes a look at what's going on beneath the surface of downtown, following the structural issues found underneath the sidewalk in front of Kona's Sandwiches.
In Greenways, Greenways Editor Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia chats with the ladies behind a food-collection program that's the first of its kind in Chico.
In Healthlines, Evan Tuchinsky has a nice write-up on Enloe Hospice's partnership with organizations dedicated to improving the care given to veteran patients.
In the Arts this week, check out Arts Editor Jason Cassidy's review of God of Carnage, the Blue Room Theatre production that brought some familiar faces and names back to town. Calendar Howard Hardee talks to a Chico State professor who's trying to boost the local music scene. And reviewers Juan-Carlos Selznick and Craig Blamer, give us their thoughts on Silver Linings Playbook and Mama, respectively.
Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Homeless in Paradise
Amanda Allagree is 16 years old and lives in Paradise. She wrote this portrait of a homeless couple for a class. CN&R editors thought it was so good we decided to share it with readers.
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Cover girl
Leave it to a 16-year-old writer to bring a fresh perspective to a story about homeless people.
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Providing food and shelter
Services for the homeless in Paradise are limited, but these groups are doing their best to feed and house them.
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A grand compromise
Activists from both sides unite to draft new county medi-pot ordinance.
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Structural collapse
The safety of downtown Chico’s sidewalks is in question following a cave-in of the supports in front of Kona’s Sandwiches.
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Butte Hall gets good grade
Report on the environmental conditions in Chico State’s Butte Hall released.
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Whose right?
Bill to protect the rights of the homeless catching flak.
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Suicide by cop
D.A.’s office says deputy’s lethal force against a Magalia man was justified.
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Cab ride from hell
Taxi passengers shot in apparent road rage incident.
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Representing in Sac
Gov. Jerry Brown appoints Bryce Lundberg to California State Board of Food and Agriculture.
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Death-row believers
Americans’ support for the death penalty remains steady.
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Helping hungry families
Chico Food Project—modeled after Paradise’s A Simple Gesture—collects food for distribution to needy families.
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Ocean acidification’s human impact
Federal report should focus on social implications of ocean acidification, a review finds.
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Solar-powered energy rocketing up
California Solar Initiative has installed more than 1,000 megawatts of solar systems.
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Crab fisherman in hot water
Man sentenced for illegally taking crab from marine reserve.
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Of computers, bay-laurel ice cream and lichens
Computers for Classrooms now offers low-cost (and no-cost) computers to senior citizens; Friends of the Chico State Herbarium weighs in with two interesting upcoming workshops.
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Less gas, more money
PG&E’s gas-savings program could lower your heating bill.
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Dying with dignity
Enloe Hospice’s partnership with We Honor Veterans honors dying veterans’ special needs.
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The dangers of dog bites
Dog bites are serious business. They can disfigure and traumatize the victim and destroy the financial health of the dog owner.
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Unhealthiest nation of all?
United States ranked unhealthy among developed nations, residents have low life expectancy.
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Enloe Stroke Program honored
American Heart Association recognizes Chico’s medical center.
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Feds tighten drinking-water rules
Water systems to check specifically for E. coli under new regulations.
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Obama’s progressive vision
The president laid out a grand plan. Now it’s up to his supporters to give it life.
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A window of opportunity
Hard-right parties won in Israeli elections this week, but barely. There’s still hope for a two-state solution.
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Poetry and the heart’s education
The role of the best poets is to wake us up to our lives, to remind us of what makes us human.
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Bootleggin’ Sue
Former Hollywood costumer opens downtown second-hand shop.
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Gunshots on Gun Appreciation Day
How ironic is it that, on the inaugural Gun Appreciation Day, five people at three different gun shots were shot?
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What lies beneath
Chico theater ex-pats make energetic return to local stage.
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Turn it up
New Chico State music professor hopes to boost Chico’s music scene.
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Back in the game
Great performances at heart of ‘crazed sitcom.’
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