Issue: October 17, 2013
Good morning, CN&R readers!
Last week, we brought you our "Best of" issue, largely focused on readers' favorite businesses in Chico. The theme of this week's issue is rather antithetical to doing business and making money (as most poets will tell you)--namely, it is our annual Poetry 99 issue and it features the best of the poems that were submitted to us by people of all ages.
In Newslines, News Editor Tom Gascoyne leads off with "Bed bugs bite," on the unfortunate situation of the Torres Community Shelter's temporary closure due to a tenacious bed-bug infestation. Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee follows with "Obamacare fair," which looks at the recent ACA-info fair at Chico State. Editor Melissa Daugherty bats next with her story "Much ado about meals," focused on the topic of the Orchard Church's outreach to the hungry in City Plaza, and Gascoyne bats cleanup with "The cost of free speech," for which he interviewed a local homeless man given a ticket recently for panhandling on a downtown sidewalk.
Contributor Evan Tuchinsky's Healthlines feature story, "End-of-life crossroads," offers the takes of local health professionals on the care choices facing the terminally ill and their families, and contributor Claire Hutkins Seda's Greenways feature story, "Skills almost lost," explores the wilderness-skills offerings of EarthBound Skills, a local collective dedicated to preserving and disseminating traditional survival-type know-how. Also, in my GreenHouse column is a little wrap-up of the recent postcard show at 1078 gallery, among other things.
In Arts & Culture, Arts Editor Jason Cassidy's Arts DEVO column hits on Artoberfest, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.'s latest escapades, and a few other noteworthy highlights in the world of A&C. Also in that section, Hardee weighs in with his entertaining, observant review ("Deaf jams") of the recent show by local bands The Deaf Pilots and Strange Habits, and contributor Jesse Mills gives us a thorough rundown on the merits of the acorn in his Chow story, "Fruit of the oak." Do also check out contributor Juan-Carlos Selznick's review--"A pirate tale"--of the new Tom Hanks film, Captain Phillips, and contributor Robert Speer's review of California Regional Theatre's ongoing (through Oct. 27) production of Les Misérables, "Les Miz in our midst."
My thanks to Jason Cassidy for writing the newsletter last week while I was on a delightful little staycation with my family...
Happy happy!
Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia, associate editor
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Bed bugs bite
The Torres Community Shelter closes temporarily in an attempt to combat a persistent infestation of bed bugs.
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Obamacare fair
The state’s health-insurance exchange comes to Chico State for enrollees.
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Much ado about meals
Orchard Church’s longstanding fellowship with the needy at City Plaza comes under fire.
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The cost of free speech
Local man is issued a ticket for panhandling downtown.
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Leaf trimmers for sale
Butte County District Attorney sells mechanical pot trimmers.
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Brown after guns and trees
Gov. Jerry Brown signs eight bills aimed at gun restrictions and one to expand tree removal.
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Convicts to clean park
City Council gives the OK on plan to use supervised low-level offenders.
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This party sucks!
Government shutdown prompts record high approval for a third party.
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Skills almost lost
Earthbound Skills offers wilderness awareness skills in Chico.
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Drugstore dumps toxins
Rite Aid agrees to settlement for allegedly dumping toxic chemicals.
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Russia’s carbon sink
Land formerly used for agriculture now traps millions of tons of carbon.
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Forecast: permanent climate change
It’s gettin’ really frickin’ hot out herre.
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People doing very good things
Kudos to chefs teaching kids, people making postcard art, philanthropic teens and Tin Roof deliciousness.
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Ditch the gas-powered leaf blowers!
Your leaf blower creates more pollution than your big truck.
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End-of-life crossroads
Local physicians discuss choices faced by terminally ill patients and their families.
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The fiber inside
A look at the fiber content of popular cereal brands.
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Abortion bill passes
Assembly Bill 154 is designed to address a shortage of abortion providers in California.
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Free mammograms for local women
Free mammogram clinic on Oct. 19 for uninsured women from Butte and Glenn counties.
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Of girls and concussions
Girls’ high-school soccer is second only to boys’ football in the number of concussions.
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Independent review needed
Outside agencies should investigate cases of officer-involved shootings.
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Let’s talk about death
The most important and costly conversation American isn’t having.
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Les Miz in our midst
An impressive local production of über-popular Les Misérables.
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Acceptance Speech
Head-banging at the mall with Dance Gavin Dance.
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Just Play!
Jazz bassist Tom Kennedy and his many talented friends.
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Fruit of the oak
Open your eyes to the humble acorn in your own back yard.
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A pirate tale
A tense, engrossing biopic of Somali hijacking of U.S. merchant ship.
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