Issue: April 08, 2004
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The re-education of Sacramento High
Once marred by controversy and disunion, Sacramento High is now home to a brand-new school, with students and staff chartering a new course.
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Wedding present
Democrats wonder if taking up a gay-marriage bill is actually a gift to Republicans.
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Harry’s war
A sheriff’s deputy says drug dealers are winning the battle for Sacramento’s Central Division.
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Not your father’s football
Can the reborn Sacramento Knights give soccer a foothold in Sacramento, let alone America?
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A class act
If California is to reform its schools, the state must experiment with education.
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Letters for April 8, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Love and money
Sacramentan Christine Larson co-wrote a book on finances and relationships.
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Vote down a hijacking
We recommend that local Sierra Club members vote against the hijacking of the organization.
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Volunteer in waiting
Finding a place to volunteer is harder than it seems.
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Soup cans to nuts
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s 1960s pop-art retrospective features local legends Wayne Thiebaud and Robert Arneson; an exhibit across San Francisco gives a rare look at an earlier pop-art movement.
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Art will heal you
A surprising collection of works by Sacramento artists can be viewed—inside a new public-health facility in Oak Park.
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Event Pick of the Week
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Billionaires for Bush
Billionaires for Bush bring an upscale edge to antiwar street theater.
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‘Barky bark!’ barked Barky
Spiffy new venue Empire opens on Wednesday with some cool bands, and a late-night burger joint keeps showing the same uncool videos.
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In old New York
Slip into turn-of-the-20th-century life, with Ragtime at the historic Woodland Opera House.
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Brave the mall
River City Brewing Co. is worth a trip to the mall.
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The cure for Spanish rock
Diciembre Gris sounds British and sings in Spanish but comes from right up the road from the River City. Confused?
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An Amphora of presence
Grunge-influenced neo-prog band Amphora demonstrates why Liberace was right: It’s about showmanship.
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Furtwängler: Symphony No. 2
Better known as a conductor, Wilhelm Furtwängler also composed. Here, Daniel Barenboim conducts his Symphony No. 2.
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Warren Bishop
Gearhead is a nice, if slightly uneven, solo set from local singer-songwriter Warren Bishop.
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Phaser set on fun-fun
Another great Deathray show on Saturday at Old I, and you can see the Skirts the night before, too!
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Don’t mess with Texas
The Alamo aspires to be the final word on its subject. Alas, it isn’t.
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