Issue: October 02, 2003
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Cruz controlled
Political kingmaker Richie Ross helps Democrats like Cruz Bustamante get elected, and then he proceeds to lobby them in the halls of the Capitol. He sees no conflict in his interests.
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Life without textiles
Nudestock 2003 revels in the naked truth.
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Up against it
Getting to the truth means getting past the political handlers.
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Letters for October 2, 2003
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Thugs and Hummers
Is this the future of California political coverage?
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A cure for nostalgia
A visit with Dr. Bob LaPerriere puts modern medicine in perspective.
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Bites looks back
Bites bows out of the campaign, gratuitously slags a columnist and reveals the winner of the Bush doll contest.
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Clashing tectonic plates
It isn’t all about Gray and Arnold—there could be a massive power shift next week if pragmatism wins over ideology.
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One vote: yours
Let’s use October 7 to remind ourselves that our votes really do count.
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Bring on the locusts
California’s problems have reached biblical proportions.
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A very special show
Midtown’s Phoenix Gallery hosts a show of art created by young patients at the Shriners Hospital, through Very Special Arts.
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X marks the plot
Filmmaker Bryan Singer, the creative force behind the X-Men films, visits town to address young filmmakers this Friday.
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Festival of festivals
The Sacramento Festival of Cinema starts this Friday.
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Beyond left and right
Matthew Miller’s new book outlines a bold, two-cents-to-the-dollar fix for all of America’s problems.
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Not at all vicious
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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The art of noise
If you’re not down with a racket, then grab your earplugs; Noise Fest returns to town this weekend.
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Mustache love
California Stage’s fine production of the José Rivera play References to Salvador Dalí Make Me Hot could ignite an appetite for Latino theater in Sacramento.
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Over the River and Through the Woods
If you like “big, fat” ethnic comedies, Foothill Theatre Company’s production of Joe DiPietro’s Over the River and Through the Woods is your play.
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From the mountains of Nepal
With its no-frills ambience, prompt service and largely satisfying cuisine, Kathmandu Kitchen already seems like a fixture on Broadway’s restaurant row.
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Time still will tell
Modern blues artist Robert Cray visits West Sacramento’s Raley Field this Sunday.
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A high-flying Owl Club in Roseville
The refurbished Owl Club, in Roseville’s old town, is a decent music venue that could be great with a little forethought.
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Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Love exotic Russian orientalism? These pieces by composer Fikret Amirov will put wind in your sails.
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The Innocence Mission
Pennsylvania group the Innocence Mission returns from limbo with a sweet new indie release.
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Lyrics Born
Former Davis emcee and producer Lyrics Born’s long-awaited solo album may be the funk event of the year.
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Mando Diao
More great Swedish ‘60s guitar-band revisionism, this time from a quartet called Mando Diao.
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Cock-a-doodle-doo!
Denton, Texas’ fine Riverboat Gamblers, at Capitol Garage on Thursday, are loud and rowdy and don’t care if you hold or fold.
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Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets
Cinema selection of the week.
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Diapers and red tape
Casa de los Babys provides food for thought, but you’ll probably go away hungry anyway.
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