Issue: May 23, 2013
Good morning, readers:
This week's cover story is about an up-and-coming mountain-bike racer named Kyle Warner. The 20-year-old Chicoan is involved in a newer type of racing called enduro and is poised to potentially break into the top-10 racers in the world this season.
In Newslines this week, Staff Writer Ken Smith has a write-up on the storied career of CN&R Editor Robert Speer and his departure from the newspaper after more than 30 in various roles here, including helping to establish the paper. Yours truly looks into the disappearance of Vicki Pyrskalla 17 years ago, and the recent announcement that her DNA matches that of a Jane Doe found just months after she vanished. Contributor Vic Cantu has a write-up on the recent stand off at the Berry Creek Rancheria's tribal headquarters. And Speer heads to a very long City Council meeting, during which the panel discussed the so-called "sit/lie ordinance" as well as the city's money woes.
In Greenways, you'll read a story by Claire Hutkins Seda about how you may want to think twice before killing your weeds.
In Healthlines, Evan Tuchinsky talks to a Chico native who discovered a phenomena known as dark lightning.
In the Arts this week, Mark Lore interviews Kinski guistarist-vocalist Chris Martin, following the release of a new album. Willow Sharkey checks out a group show at MANAS. And Juan-Carlos gives us his take on the new Star Trek film.
Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Jumping all-in
Local mountain biker is on precipice of something big.
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Changing of the guard
CN&R’s longtime editor, Robert Speer, bids the paper adieu.
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Searching for closure
Vicki Pyrskalla disappeared 17 years ago. Her remains were identified last week through a DNA match, but that’s not the end of her story.
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City’s cash crunch
The city’s budget is so out of whack the new city manager is recommending $7 million in spending cuts this year.
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Tribal standoff
Tribal protest in Oroville over disenrollment efforts turns ugly.
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Suspected shooter killed by train
Man killed by train found with pistol and wearing a latex glove.
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Syphilis spike in Butte
Butte County Health Department has seen this quarter the number of cases it typically sees annually.
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Chico attorney named judge
Gov. Jerry Brown appoints Chico attorney Denny Forland to judgeship.
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Chico crime on the rise
Police statistics show an overall 7.4 percent increase in crime in 2012.
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Before you pull it
Local weed advocates tout benefits of plants others find annoying.
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Organic farmers need help
California’s organic growers pushing for bill to offset cost of certification.
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Of carbon and mega-cities
New sensors in Los Angeles and Paris track greenhouse-gas emissions.
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Nuclear tuna from Japan
Bluefin tuna caught off California coast contaminated from Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster.
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Cycles: Bi- and re-
Props to Chico Natty’s bike-commuter “energizer station,” the June 1 Chico Bicycle Music Festival and furniture made by CSUC students from recycled materials.
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Keep your cool
Simple, inexpensive ways to keep cool without air-conditioning.
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High-flying X-rays
Florida Institute of Technology professor (and Chico High graduate) studies X-ray emissions of dark lightning.
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For a WNV-free horse
Butte County Public Health urges horse owners to vaccinate for West Nile virus.
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Republicans after ACA, again
House Republicans approve legislation to repeal Obama’s health-care act.
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Greener spaces, bigger babies
Mothers living in areas with more greenery give birth to bigger babies.
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Scandal or snafu?
Internal Revenue Service agents in the Cincinnati office were dazed and confused, not conspiratorial.
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Time to annex Southside
For decades candidates for Oroville City Council have been promising to annex Southside, but it hasn’t happened. Now a county supervisor has taken the lead.
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Where’s the innovation?
Chico State administrators have been mum on positive alternatives to destructive Labor Day activities.
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Motorcycle man
Rick Haner and Chico’s Antique Motorcycle Club invite the public to the organization’s upcoming show.
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One that got away
Every reporter loses good stories now and then. This is the one I most regret not completing.
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Retracing the grooves
Vinyl LP’s and fortune cookies provide inspiration for open-entry group show.
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Noisy moments
Seattle heavy-makers Kinski are back with first album in five years.
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Grilling season is open
Henri helps you get prepared for your Memorial Day Weekend barbecue.
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Goin’ bold
JJ Abrams continues to stake out new frontiers for Star Trek franchise.
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