Issue: February 05, 2004
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I spy on the FBI
An inside look at the agency, in which our operative gets to fire a gun simulator and take a polygraph test and is denied access to classified information.
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Homeless agency seeks cutback pardon
But the county braces for a bloody $90 million battlefield.
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President Lu?
Nevada County law librarian Lu Mellado would bring propositions, recalls and other blessings of direct democracy to America at large.
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Agents for change? Not really.
The Patriot Act is a total misnomer.
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Letters for February 5, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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A good influence
Jeneen Phillips spends her weekends keeping impaired Sacramentans off the roads and out of jail.
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Arnold’s comp
The governor should stop sucking up donations from those donors—like big insurance companies—who could benefit from his decisions.
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To serve and protect their own
Sacramento County’s sheriff’s deputies ought to be subject to the same level of scrutiny as city police officers are.
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Schwarzenegger’s tax increases
It’s a tax increase if individuals pay more for a public good.
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Blood lines
Granite Bay’s Elliott Fouts Gallery repeats last year’s BloodMobile fund-raiser with a new show, Close To The Heart.
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Searching for el rock
There are several fine rock-en-español bands in Sacramento. But a search for a vibrant local rock-en-español scene was another story.
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Art of war
Artists inherently prefer life to death, creation to destruction.
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The insiders’ guide
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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In the tradition of Kermit
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Something Awful
Blog/Web review Something Awful contains a lot of laugh-out-loud but smart content, from Photoshop manipulations to take-no-prisoners writings.
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Do the Rutabaga Boogie
A legendary local bar band plays its 30th-anniversary show at Folsom’s PowerHouse Pub this Saturday.
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Beyond American Idol
American Idol refugee Frenchie Davis is on top with a starring role in a touring production of Dreamgirls.
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The Magic Circle widens
As Placer County grows, so does Roseville’s Magic Circle Theatre.
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Big-city nights
Mikuni Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar will go toe to toe with any big-city restaurant.
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Carrying a blowtorch
Hardworking death-metal band World Of Lies wants to get something rotten going in Sactown.
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The road from Marysville
Singer-songwriter (and Marysville native) Richard Buckner brought his resonant Americana visions to the Palms in Winters this past Saturday.
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Anton Barbeau
Local pop-psychedelic songwriter Anton Barbeau may seem excessively prolific these days, but his new Guladong maintains his constently high standard.
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The Red Tyger Church
Really promising local rock band the Red Tyger Church makes its (fine) debut on a nationally distributed label.
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Austin power of the blues
Love the blues? An all-Texas show at the Sacramento Horsemen’s Club on Sunday, February 8, kicks off this year’s blues season.
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Frog legs, anyone?
Francophiles, rejoice! The Triplets of Belleville is a funny, frightening, moving, magical, exhilarating, horrific, smart and silly film.
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