Issue: October 22, 2015
Feel that chill?
It finally sort of feels like fall in Chico, perfect weather for
gathering inside around a table with a few friends and enjoying a board
game. For this week's cover story, Ken Smith spent many hours playing
games with newly made friends as he explored the popular, and very
social, gaming culture in town.
In local news, we take a look at a couple of stories affecting care of
local Chicoans: the cut in funding to the Esplanade House transitional
housing complex, and the continuation of health services at the Shalom
Free Clinic despite the closure of the organization's thrift store. And
in arts, we talk cassettes--as in two new cassette releases by Chico
bands--plus theater at Chico State and, in the wake of a successful
Chico Beer Week, our city's growing craft-beer scene.
Enjoy the seasonal weather.
Jason Cassidy, arts editor
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Back to the board
Table-top games are experiencing a boom, and players say it's driven by a dearth of real human contact.
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Esplanade House takes a hit
The Esplanade House loses federal funding as homeless strategy changes.
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Banner years
Divided council approves plan to place polarizing posters of military personnel on public property.
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Shalom still serving
Shalom Free Clinic closes thrift store, but continues to offer health care services.
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Jail time for exposure
Former corrections officer sentenced for exposing genitals to female inmate.
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Professors ready to strike?
California State University professors may walk out of classes throughout 23 campuses.
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New guiding hand
Jesus Center announces Laura Cootsona as new leader.
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No drought relief for Nor Cal
Chances are the North State will get little drought relief this winter.
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Coming to terms
Author and speaker hopes to guide Chicoans to accept reality of climate change's effect on humanity.
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Might of hand
Oncology massage helps bring relief for cancer patients and survivors.
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To supplement, or…
Antioxidants are all the rage—but should you supplement your diet?
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Overcome with emotion
The council majority vote to place military banners in public space is inappropriate.
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The final frontier
Successes in space exploration should lead to better funding for NASA.
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Violence control
What about the right to expect freedom from harm?
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Where’s the civility?
The Chico City Council needs a refresher course in proper public discourse.
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Dead-eye jeweler
Kristina Brown turns bullet casings into pretty things.
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New on tap
A north Chico beer bar is in the works, and the New York Seltzer is back.
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Gender rolling
Chico State theater sinks its teeth into Aphra Behn's feminist classic.
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Three Moments of an Explosion
Relishing the weird and unfamiliar.
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Committed to tape
Two Chico bands with impressive new cassette releases.
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Stew’s a brewin’
With colder weather creeping in, Henri warms up with a classic.
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Spying the Oscar
Spielberg and Hanks surpass expectations with Cold War espionage flick.
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The ties that break
Another powerful Chinese drama by Zhang Yimou.
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