Issue: July 10, 2003
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I’m writing to save my life
Can writing about deep fears and desires help cure the sick? Members of the Sutterwriters group would say yes, without a doubt.
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Eighty acres and a crop circle
Rockville farmer Larry Balestra got more than he bargained for this harvest.
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Stiff medicine
A grand jury says it’s time to toss the outdated coroner system.
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The selling of the biolab
Opponents of the University of California, Davis, biolab charge that the university set up a diversionary “smokescreen” to spin the possible location of the lab.
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France does not suck
France: You think it sucks? You’re wrong.
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Letters for July 10, 2003
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Right 2 Scam
Wherein Bites alerts readers to a Canadian pay-to-poll, visits Howard Dean’s local den and regrets he can’t steal Tim Leslie’s identity.
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Money for something
When it comes to the recall, Davis’ donors don’t give something and expect nothing.
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Voodoo, part two
The long-term health of the economy matters far more than the pittance we’ll receive from the upcoming tax rebates.
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There’s nothing patriotic about the Patriot Acts
Civil liberties shouldn’t be sacrificed at the altar of patriotism.
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Come for the play, stay for the chickens!
Spotlight on the local stage.
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Ooh-la-la deux!
Last summer’s surprise hit, the Sacramento French Film Festival, returns for an encore this weekend—this time at the Crest Theatre.
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Something out of nothing
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Shapes of things
An exhibition of contemporary ceramic art at Solomon Dubnick Gallery provides plenty of food for thought.
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Green-eyed monster
Sacramento Shakespeare Festival’s Othello needs some tightening up in the lead and villain roles.
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Lovers: Winners and Losers
Dancing at Lughnasa playwright Brian Friel’s Lovers: Winners and Losers is hit and miss at Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre.
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Singapore fling
Hitomi, off the light rail at 12th Street, offers a Singaporean take on that old Japanese favorite, sushi.
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Food Stuff
You won’t find Prather Ranch’s certified-organic beef at Mickey D’s, but a couple of local markets carry it.
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Hooked on sonics
Indie-rock fans have a new mecca on J Street, Tone Vendor Records.
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Absent in the Grove
You may not find much metal in Midtown, but it’s alive in the ‘burbs—including Elk Grove, at a place called Sweet Bean.
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R.L. Burnside
Some early, stripped-down sides from a modern Mississippi bluesman are full of surprises.
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Moroi: Symphony No. 2
A hard-to-find but brilliant pre-war Japanese symphony in the Western style.
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Seven or 11 wins
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Never-ending swagger
By the second hour, you’ve seen all there is to Pirates of the Caribbean.
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