Issue: March 13, 2014
Good day, CN&R readers!
Our cover story this week, "Return to Humbug Valley," by contributor Jane Braxton Little, is a fine piece about the likely acquisition by the Mountain Maidu of part of their ancestral homeland. Read and enjoy it over lunch!
In Newslines, don't miss Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee's lead story, "A fracking affair," about the recently launched anti-fracking campaign aimed at securing a countywide moratorium on fracking. And Staff Writer Ken Smith's "Survey sparks suspicion" is the very latest installment in the ongoing story of the Saturday morning farmers' market's battle to keep its time-honored spot at Second and Wall streets.
Hardee also weighs in with his Healthlines feature, "A day for play," a notable piece about the new and improved Chico Kite Day, and more health-related happenings. Also worth reading is contributor Evan Tuchinsky's revealing Greenways piece on the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen" endocrine disruptors; Tuchinsky interviewed two local experts to get to the bottom of how these chemicals may affect North Staters.
In Arts & Culture, do check out (among other things) contributor Robert Speer's "Color and form," on longtime Chico artist Dolores Mitchell's "Melding Culture and Nature" show on the walls of Avenue 9 Gallery from March 14 through April 19.
There's a lot to do now that it's darned near spring, and plenty of those things to do are listed in our Calendar section at the back of our print edition.
Have a very happy day!
Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia, associate editor
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Return to Humbug Valley
North State mountain tribe to take back a piece of their ancestral homeland thanks to precedent-setting partnership.
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PG&E’s watershed largesse
The utility’s bankruptcy in 2001 triggered environmental protections for more than 140,000 acres.
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A leader remembered
The late Farrell Cunningham helped return Humbug Valley to the Mountain Maidu.
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A fracking affair
Local anti-fracking campaign launches, pushing for a countywide moratorium.
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Survey sparks suspicion
Respondents question the scientific accuracy and source of a student survey meant to measure support for the Saturday downtown farmers' market.
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Paper threat
Chico State’s Butte Hall gets a report from the state fire marshal.
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Primary candidates
Less than half of the Butte County offices up for grabs in the June election face challenges.
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Citrus dodges squashing
Elementary school avoids proposed repurposing.
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Scammers sentenced
Former Chico couple sentenced in securities fraud case.
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Reign of confusion
Local news confused by district attorney’s press conference.
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Kids are pricy
Americans with young children report significantly higher spending.
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Hormonal disruption
North Staters should be concerned about exposure to some of the endocrine disruptors on the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list.
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Feds propose ‘seismic air guns’
New rules that would allow the use of controversial ‘seismic air guns’ in a search for gas and oil beneath the Atlantic Ocean.
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EPA moves to protect Bristol Bay
EPA looking to protect Alaska’s Bristol Bay fishery from mining.
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Let ’em sink?
Facing sinking islands, efforts to save indigenous plants animals may need to be abandoned.
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Hope for heritage trees?
A bit of forward movement for the long-stalled Urban Forest Management Plan; plus, some fun gardening-related events and State of Jefferson merch.
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Dandelions are dandy!
A dandy recipe for dandelion-pumpkin seed pesto.
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A day for play
A healthy living campaign is rolled into Chico Kite Day and a new map of local parks is released.
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E-cigarettes as a gateway
Some adolescents may be taking their first drags on e-cigarettes.
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Bad air linked to drought
Stagnant, rainless conditions have trapped pollution near ground level.
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Not until next weekend
Hangovers have no effect on the likelihood of future drinking.
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Big Oil Brown
Gov. Jerry Brown’s legacy depends on him recognizing fracking as a threat and standing up to oil and gas companies.
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Repeal ‘new Jim Crow’
After prison, people of color face many barriers that prevent a return to full citizenship, including laws that deny them the right to vote.
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Become a highway (or roadway) helper
Beautifying the county by cleaning up roads is easy.
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Elections and farewell
Prediction results and saying goodbye to a CN&R staffer.
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Digital Resistance
Shoving heavy metal down your fiber-optic throat!
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Big Chico Rock and Soul Revival
Bahapki: A super Chico supergroup.
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Messages in the medium
A Chico State student rebroadcasts TV through music and photos.
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Say, ‘Mac ’n’ cheese!’
Grading local versions of the comfort-food classic.
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This … is … subpar!
Without Gerard Butler, Rise of an Empire isn’t as good as its predecessor … which wasn’t all that great, either.
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