Issue: February 12, 2004
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Republican family feud
Party solidarity? Ha! In the wild and woolly primary for California’s 3rd Congressional District, a trio of Republican candidates are engaged in a pitched battle.
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A civil action
Two Sacramento women were shackled last November for protesting a U.S. school that trains Latin American soldiers. Now one of them is headed for prison.
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Exporting indigence
Social worker calls recent homeless-dumping the “tip of the iceberg.”
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Animal race
Reasonable, open-minded Republicans are rare in California.
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Letters for February 12, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Arnold doesn’t need money!
Hanging with the swells at last week’s Schwarzenegger fund-raiser.
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Girls running the distance
An after-school running program is intended to help girls realize their potential.
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The VP has no clothes
It’s time for a congressional investigation into Halliburton’s activities in Iraq and its ties to the Bush administration.
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Tragic valentines
The Permanent Partners Immigration Act would offer relief for bi-national same-sex couples.
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Out of the big, blue sky
A trio of late-20-somethings from Sacramento’s suburbia comes up with a thrilling record.
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Keep it subtle
Two shows at the Art Foundry Gallery illustrate that all-important human touch.
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Not a macho, macho man
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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The Templar Revelation
A reissued 1998 paperback details the ideas put forth in Dan Brown’s thriller The Da Vinci Code.
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The Jesus Museum
No vintage Judean merlot at www.jesusmuseum.com, but a compendium of links to other, loonier sites.
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Cupid lives in words
Bassist-poet Chi Cheng and journalist-poet Michael Pulley both read this weekend, at two separate venues.
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So long, farewell
Vista Players’ Far Away and The Farewells raise the bar for community theater in Sacramento.
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On to new vistas
Aram Kouyoumdjian, the force behind the edgy Vista Players, leaves Sacramento theater for Los Angeles.
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Modest and sweet
Gam Lei Sig’s unpretentious surroundings and traditional Chinese cuisine make it a comfortable alternative to downtown’s hip new eateries.
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Geiger pounders
Local road-warrior band Red Tape bridges old-school hardcore with much newer forms of noise.
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Post-something and red lights
Clubber calls his scribe colleagues “lazy” and “unimaginative” and then touts local post-Mister Rogers combo Brilliant Red Lights.
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Anonymous 4
Vocal quartet the Anonymous 4, typically at home with gothic or Renaissance music, tackles musical Americana on its new CD.
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Adam Varona
Local singer-songwriter Adam Varona’s heavily romantic songs, about love affairs and breakups, are nicely enhanced on this fine disc.
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Now leaving childhood?
Remember the music from that Saturn Ion commercial last year? That was the Walkmen, who play the Boardwalk on Valentine’s Day.
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Great escapists
Ultimately, Bernardo Bertolucci’s film The Dreamers devolves into a nostalgia trip for 1970s cinema intellectuals.
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Welcome to the Jammies
Spotlighting the Musicians of Tomorrow.
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JAMMIES Event Schedules
Classical Evening of Music - Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis.
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JAMMIES Event Schedules
Contemporary Night of Music - Crest Theatre.
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Fredrick Lange
Honored for Outstanding Contributions to High School Music Education.
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Arts school takes on new digs, new role
VAPAC moves to old Army Depot, where students have lots of space.
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