Issue: November 07, 2013
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Lassen Solitaire
Rediscovering Edward Abbey atop a deserted mountain.
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Class action
Parents of local fourth-grade students are hit with the news that their children will join seventh- and eighth-graders at newly configurated middle schools in 2015.
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Clear the sidewalks
Chico City Council moves forward on a sit/lie ordinance during a dramatic meeting.
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Doing time
County convicts begin working to maintain Caper Acres.
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Memories of China Star
Push for a food-safety rating system recalls the foul kitchen at a former Chico restaurant.
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Motel-room mayhem
Police suspect drugs and money to be the target of the recent Heritage Inn robbery.
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Talking trash
The Chico City Council is considering changes to the city’s solid-waste collection system.
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Bicyclist succumbs to injuries
A Butte College student dies from injuries sustained in a bicycle-vehicle collision.
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Not making the grade
New Ed-Data report indicates that the Chico Unified School District did not meet the requirements for adequate yearly progress.
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Street life
Worldwide—and in California cities such as San Francisco (and recently, Sacramento)—parklets are catching on as a smart, eco-friendly way to reconfigure public space.
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Get ready for GridEx II
Next week’s GridEx II exercise will simulate cyberattacks and physical attacks in order to test resilience of the nation’s electricity grid.
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West Coast leaders sign climate pact
California Gov. Jerry Brown joins governors of Oregon and Washington, and premier of British Columbia, in signing West Coast climate-change agreement.
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Park to honor labor leader
The U.S. National Park Service has proposed a two-state historic park to honor the late labor leader César Chávez.
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LEDs, rain-harvesting and pilgrimage talk
Sustainable architect Hyland Fisher discusses LEDs, BEC hosts a free rain-harvesting workshop, and Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthopology offers a unique travel talk (with music and food!).
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No more tomatoes!
It’s time to switch to fall-harvested produce.
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Back on two feet
A local multiple sclerosis patient’s path from debilitation to high functionality.
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Vaccination optional
New personal-belief exemption forms for vaccination in school are released.
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Health insurance lost
Millions will lose private insurance due to the ACA’s coverage requirements.
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Disarming the mentally ill
State courts fail to report thousands of individuals disallowed from gun ownership.
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Let the ACA do its job
The obstructionists need to get out of Obamacare’s way.
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In defense of AB 109
The state’s prison realignment is not as bad as portrayed.
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Looking for answers on armed guards
City and law-enforcement officials dropped the ball on a coalition’s hiring of private-security services.
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Breakdown in civility
An ugly response to Chico’s not-so-pretty homeless issue.
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Driving with scissors
Chico’s Mike the Barber has gone mobile.
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Ghost stories
Strong performances in Rogue Theatre’s production of Conor McPherson’s fine Irish play.
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The Kinfolk Table: Recipes for Small Gatherings
Part cookbook, part art book, part way of life.
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Adventures in rock
The magical mystery of Major Powers & The Lo-Fi Symphony.
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The new Napa
Henri tours Chico’s suddenly booming wine-bar scene.
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Lost in space
Sci-fi war-game novel doesn’t hold up in the film version.
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