Issue: April 11, 2002
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Field guide to Sacramentans
You see them every day and wonder … what is that? Our guide identifies the species, the habitat, and even their mating habits.
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Common name: Political Hack
Scientific name: Lobbyist gladhandus.
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Common name: State Worker
Scientific name: Bureaucratus minor.
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Common name: Aggressive Panhandler
Scientific name: Sparechanger agrobummus.
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Common name Foothill: Conservative or King of the Hills
Scientific name: Gluttinius republicanus.
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Common name: Civic Activist
Scientific name: Populous hassleus.
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Common name(s): New Age Woman
Scientific name: Mostlie hocuspocus.
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Common Name: Davis Resident
Scientific name: Enviro leftoloonytunicus.
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Common name: Rice Farmer
Scientific name: Federalis subsidis.
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Common name: Open Mic Poet
Scientific name: Oratus pretentious.
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Common name: Alternative Journalist
Scientific name: Leftis rambleon.
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Common name: Greek Developer
Scientific name: Maximus sprawlopolis.
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Public health vs. personal freedom
New campaign push pits the obese against public health officials.
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Journalists eat their own
New book Into the Buzzsaw chronicles the demise of reporters who tackle taboo subjects.
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Letters for April 11, 2002
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Get U.S. out of Israel
Get the U.S. out of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by stopping shipments of weapons and end approval of Israeli land expansion.
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Hot & stanky
Funk is its own reward at the Stanky Sisters show, at Gallery Horse Cow on Del Paso.
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Scion ology
A weird-looking, boxy car from Japan called the Scion bbX, introduced on the Internet, aims to be next year’s rage.
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Le creek, c’est chic
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Sacramento’s hidden past
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Sometimes nothing can beat the feel of a book in your hand. Read our mini reviews of books to enjoy or avoid.
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The Shifted Librarian
Looking for a site to surf? Check out the web site of the week.
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Mr. Natural and the geisha doll
Elephant Graveyard Group’s production Sex at 18 Frames Per Second, at MatrixArts, offers something out of the ordinary.
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Whatever it takes
Local rock band Die Trying hooks up with the right friends—including Papa Roach, whose label will release the band’s debut.
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The real king of pop
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Sex and civilization
It’s no surprise that Human Nature was written by Charlie Kaufman who brought us the offbeat Being John Malkovich.
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