Issue: March 21, 2013
Good morning, CN&R readers:
Happy (second day of) spring! This week, we've got a great issue on the stands, starting with a very personal and insightful cover story written by Don Regis-Bilar, a former newspaperman who is mentally ill and homeless in Chico. As Editor Robert Speer writes in this week's From this Corner, Regis-Bilar's well-written piece will challenge the stereotypes many people hold about the homeless population.
Over in Newslines, our lead story is about Chico's beloved trees. In the piece, staff writer Ken Smith talks with a local professor who would like to see sustainable choices in the changes the city is making to its urban-forest policy. Contributor Vic Cantu gives a rundown of the relatively calm St. Patrick's Day weekend. News Editor Tom Gascoyne has a story about the stinky effluent from a downtown business that ran into local storm drains. And yours truly has an update on the Chico Animal Shelter's new policy of not accepting cats, and how Butte Humane Society has stepped up by offering an owner-surrender program.
In Healthlines this week, there are two stories. The first is on Feather River Hospital's new 4-D cardiac ultrasound equipment. The second piece is about Oroville Hospital's plan to open an expansion offering aesthetic medicine and physical therapy, among other things.
In Greenways, there's a story about the nutritional benefits of sprouts, despite the health risks sometimes associated with the tiny greens.
And there's plenty in the Arts and Culture section. In Chow, read about coconut oil's triumphant comeback. In Scene, avant-garde printmaker Allison Hyde shares her work at the Janet Turner Print Museum. In Music, there's a piece on the origins of the Accordion Babes, who are playing at Duffy's Tavern this Sunday (March 24). And in Reel World, Juan-Carlos Selznick gives us his take on The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.
Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Searching for snipes
Don Regis-Bilar has known success in his life, but mental illness has often undermined him. Now he’s homeless. This is his story.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Canopy challenge
Professor calls for sustainable choices in city’s changing urban forest.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Peaceful St. Paddy’s Day
With the exception of a single brawl downtown, Chico Police report a slow St. Patrick’s Day weekend in Chico.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Smells like sewage
Sewage leak in downtown raises concerns with downtown bar owner and city officials.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Sweet surrender
Butte Humane Society launches cat-rehoming program to fill void left by city’s no-surrender policy.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Locals caught in sting
State sting operation nabs six Butte County contractors.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Local gets governor’s nod
Governor reappoints Chico resident John Lane to state mining board.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Waste? What waste?
A new report concludes that a mind-boggling $8 billion intended for Iraq reconstruction has been squandered due to fraud, abuse and waste. And yet most TV news has ignored the report.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Weaning America off oil
President Obama is pushing for clean-technology investment.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Extreme weather Down Under
Report links heat wave, flooding to climate change.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Sacramento River plans revealed
State releases preliminary draft of Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Food Not Bombs activist in Chico
Food Not Bombs co-founder Keith McHenry to speak in Chico on March 23.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Here, birdy, birdy!
Useful information for making your yard more irresistible to birds.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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The fourth dimension
Feather River Hospital first in Butte County to introduce sophisticated 4-D cardiac ultrasound imaging technology.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Upscale expansion
Oroville Hospital’s expansion—which will include an aesthetic-medicine office—will be open for business in four to seven months.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Creative foods for kids
Use your imagination to get the little ones eating healthfully.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Of skin cancer and aspirin
Women who regularly use aspirin may be reducing their risk of melanoma.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Medi-Cal expansion passes
Legislation will extend coverage to more than 1 million state residents.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Women’s life expectancy falling
Study finds premature-death rates rising for women in rural South and West.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Was the Iraq War worth it?
Looking back at one of America’s greatest follies.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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A welcome option
KRCR’s decision to offer a Chicocentric news show out of its FOX20 studio will restore the spark of competition.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Museum lacks a traffic plan
The Museum of Northern California Art has a wonderful vision, but it shouldn’t be located in the Vets Hall until something is done about traffic circulation and parking.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Change agent
Wondering who empties the change the city of Chico’s parking meters? Meet Greg Munster.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Rogues’ gallery
Three elected officials are facing scrutiny—and, in two cases, criminal charges—for lying about their residences. But the granddaddy of such scofflaws, Sen. Jim Nielsen, is apparently untouchable.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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The mystery in what remains
Print competition winner pushes boundaries of medium.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes
A fascinating analysis of Holmes and modern psych, but don’t open a detective agency yet.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Grease of the gods
Move over olive oil and butter, coconut oil is back.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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Same ol’ tricks
Steve Carell and company have a few laughs up their sleeves.
This article was published on 03.21.13
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