Issue: January 15, 2004
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Between Iraq and a hard place
For the soldiers on the ground in newly liberated Iraq, helping to build a democracy has proved a maddening and, at times, deadly mission.
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Don’t ask, don’t tell
Sheriff blackballs SN&R for “unprofessional” news gathering.
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Michael and me
An encounter with the Bowling for Columbine director inspires one Sacramentan to film his own labor dispute.
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Into the quagmire
The war in Iraq is hitting new highs in terms of death and financial cost.
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Letters for January 15, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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A box a week is all we ask
How to eat healthy, nurture local economies and save the planet.
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Touching toes to nose
Seven-year-old contortionist Jeremiah Calderon missed two recesses for this interview.
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Arena logic
If a new arena is inevitable, the Maloofs should pay for at least half the cost.
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Attack of the killer prions
Here’s a way to stop mad-cow disease: Don’t eat meat.
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Three-ring something
Toyroom comes up with a winning freak show to ring in the new year.
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Home is where the guitar is
A group of formerly homeless musicians hosts a weekly jam session at a North Sacramento church on Wednesday afternoons.
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Not finished yet
Two years after his death, Ken Kesey’s writing is still stirring things up.
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We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver’s contemporary new novel does a good job of addressing the subject of mass murder in school.
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Emo: Where the Girls Aren’t
A Punk Planet think piece about emo’s “album length letters from pussy-jail” is worth a read.
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Get on the bus
Local indie label Omnibus is ready with a bunch of new releases.
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Afraid of the dark?
Fat Men in Skirts is for those who like their comedy like their coffee: black.
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The enchilada question
Vientos Mexican Grill and Bar impresses with ambience but falls short on the whole enchilada.
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A new fab five?
“What is Seventy?” is the Jeopardy question to the answer: What a few Tattooed Love Dogs are doing these days.
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Nuggets and streaks
Th’ Losin Streaks join their brethren the Trouble Makers and the Shruggs in re-creating 1960s proto-punk garage rock.
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Bear vs Shark
Michigan-based Bear vs Shark, which plays The Boardwalk on Monday, may sound thoroughly contemporary, but there’s an English prog band hidden underneath.
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Phantom Planet
Hollywood band Phantom Planet hires the Flaming Lips’ producer and ditches power pop for a harder sound on its third album.
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You know you love guitar
Superb folk guitarist Alex de Grassi plays the Palms on Saturday, January 17.
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Suitable for framing
Scarlett Johansson turns in a quietly stunning performance as a figure in a Johannes Vermeer painting.
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