Issue: February 06, 2003
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The miseducation of Sac High
There were plenty of plans to improve the school, and expensive programs were in place. Then, reality set in.
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Speed kills
Narrower streets and wider bike lanes and sidewalks should cut down on fatalities in Sacramento.
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Class struggle
Turning Sac High around is going to take collaboration and patience.
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Letters for February 6, 2003
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Sacramento by scanner
Freelance videographers see a lot of tragedy in their work: homicides, accidents and big flames.
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The full McClatchy
A touring show has trouble finding advertising opportunities. Apparently, the word ‘penis’ isn’t always fit for print.
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Car (double) talk
The governor stuck his neck out and vetoed the Vehicle License Fee.
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White House whitewash
Despite his C’s, George W. Bush got into Yale. But the preference system that admitted him is not the one under attack.
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Take me out to the Network Associates Coliseum
We might have something to learn from the way sports complexes are named.
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Move over, Bacon!
Two wacky Australians will show Sacramento what they’ve got “down under,” when Puppetry of the Penis comes to the Crest.
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You can dance if you want to
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Fresh-cut paintings
Ken Waterstreet paints flowers—huge, photo-realistic flowers, which are on display this month at Solomon Dubnick Gallery.
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When in doubt, DIY
Two local events: one geared toward music-biz folk and another for aspiring teen songwriters.
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Mainly in the plain
Runaway Stage revives an old favorite, My Fair Lady—Lerner and Loewe’s musical take on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion.
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Gidget got soul
Did Gidget open a barbecue joint on 15th Street? We doubt it, but check out Sandra Dee’s, which is the bee’s knees.
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Food Stuff
You want serious old-school pie? Zelda’s, in Midtown, turns out Chicago-style, deep-dish pizzas, but be prepared to wait.
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Year of the Blues
“Hey! Hey! The blues is all right!” Yep, Little Milton’s back in town, at Big Mike’s Sunday blues barbecue.
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The Constable’s bass quake
The music at Constable Jack’s Bass Looping Festival last weekend was closer to Windham Hill than to James Jamerson or Jerry Jemmott.
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David Lindley & Wally Ingram
Star guitar master David Lindley, who comes to the Palms on Monday, released this fine disc on his own label.
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The Sea and Cake
The Sea and Cake’s newest joint rings with the perfection of superior industrial design.
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Young Gods
Second Nature, a swell Europe-only release from Swiss electro trio the Young Gods, finally comes out in the United States.
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Such an electrifying deal
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Shanghai sequelitis
Shanghai Knights suffers from a bad case of sequelitis.
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