Issue: May 28, 2015
Good morning, readers,
I hope all of you are having a nice holiday week. In honor of Memorial
Day, our feature story this week is about America's veterans, their
struggle to readjust to civilian life after their service and the new
federal law addressing the startling suicide rate among vets. We also
talk with a local vet who works with other vets who reach out for his help.
In other news: We check in with Peregrine Point and the efforts (or lack
thereof) to mitigate environmental damage done by disc golfers; we meet
a north Chico man whose backyard is now a 24-foot-high warehouse and how
that was permitted by the city; we talk to Chico State about a stranger
rape on campus that was shockingly underreported at the time; and Arts
Devo hits 400.
Keep on reading on,
Meredith J. Cooper, associate editor
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Tough adjustments
Vets talk about transitioning back to civilian life in the wake of a new law aimed at reducing the startling suicide rate.
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Vets helping vets
Local organizations offer counseling and other services.
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Disc-ology
As city’s agreement for disc golf course nears end of term, local environmentalist questions upkeep.
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Under the radar
Late semester rape on campus dodges headlines.
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The great wall
Some north Chico residents lament city’s allowance of big construction in their backyard.
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Spreading their wings
Local branch of the Fraternal Order of Eagles spreads its wings.
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Heroin and high volume
Chico man gets six years for drugs and weapons possession.
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Charged over child porn
Chico man indicted on federal child porn charges.
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Facebook felon sentenced
Paradise man gets prison time for child porn production.
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Growing economy
Chico State study shows impact of agriculture business in North State.
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Power to the pot
Scientists point to drought conditions elevating medicinal properties of marijuana while bolstering guerrilla grows.
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Managing the incurable
Report reveals extent of chronic disease throughout California and in Butte County.
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Healthy sweet stuff
Honey can help sleep, boost memory, fight allergies and more.
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Immigration movement
Future of bill to extend health coverage to undocumented immigrants in California is uncertain.
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Exercise your life long
Older men who regularly exercise are likely to live longer than those who don't.
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Students tackle stigma
Pleasant Valley High School students' video take second place in statewide competition.
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Chico State’s poor protocol
A stranger rape at Chico State went largely unreported since the university didn’t share the info with local media.
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Neighbors have a point
Their concerns about the large commercial building next door are valid—the city screwed up.
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The downside to unearned fortunes
Everyone dreams of sudden, unexpected windfall, but is it really all it’s cracked up to be?
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Chief concerns
A candidate for Chico police chief has emerged and he has baggage.
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Put another dime in
When Bruce Gerard is finished with your jukebox, it'll be good as new.
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Shoes and goodbyes
Chico Sports LTD turns 30; and two local ventures are out of here.
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Back to the FAB lab
Another batch of maker projects goes up at the Fab Lab.
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Stage hopping
A guide to Nor Cal’s season of music festivals.
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Fairest foods of them all
Tasting the best of the midway's frialator freak show.
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Modern love
A pleasing adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s Victorian drama.
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Harvesting peace
Best Foreign Language Film nominee seeks peace in civil-war-torn Georgia.
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