Issue: April 15, 2004
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Befriending killers
To err is human; to forgive, divine. But to become friends with someone who took the life of a loved one is another matter. What motivates people whose empathy knows no bounds?
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History lessens
Sacramento is about to become ground zero for the Holocaust-revisionist movement.
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Medical profession, heal thyself
Two bills may give some freedom to doctors who practice alternative medicine, or at least keep them out of jail.
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To forgive, divine
Under some circumstances, family members of murder victims can learn to forgive and befriend the murderer.
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Letters for April 15, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Heart of gold
Judy Cohn’s work with teens in need has earned her recognition as a hero in her community.
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You don’t know Jack
Bringing back the Union and throwing up the clown.
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Correctional action plan
A couple of feisty Democratic legislators are digging into the powerful prison-guards union. It’s time for Arnold to join the team.
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Young Americans
Rumors of a renewed draft just won’t go away.
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Scenes from a big valley
A new collection of warm valley scenes by painter Manuel Nunes is on display this month at Granite Bay’s Elliott Fouts Gallery.
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Air America— are you listening?
Air America, the nation’s first unabashedly liberal talk-radio network, makes its Sacramento debut this week.
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You will obey
Ubiquitous poster artist Shepard Fairey, whose work shows this weekend at Toyroom Gallery, merges Soviet propaganda styles with popular culture.
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Murder, she wrote
A former Sacramentan wins an Agatha Award for her mystery novel about a local radio host’s murder.
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Institute of higher entertainment
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Shaking the World for Jesus
Heather Hendershot’s book Shaking the World for Jesus argues that swag generated by conservative Christianity is no less cheesy than its secular pop-culture counterparts.
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Uncle Sac wants you!
The Music Industry Consortium of Sacramento puts on a Bootcamp for Bands.
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Two libertines and a maid
Nineteenth-century indescretions abound in David Mamet’s comedy of ill manners, Boston Marriage.
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Asian cool
Sammy Chu’s hip décor and house-music DJ hit the mark, but the curry could use some attention.
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Double parking
Dreamy local electropop hubby ‘n’ wife duo Park Avenue Music unleashes some new sounds.
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Satan would be proud
While metal is often cartoonish, two local bands at a recent Distillery show, Condition and KnifeThruHead, illustrated the genre’s creative potential.
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Catie Curtis
Catie Curtis, who’s coming to the Palms, is better than most of those rootsy adult-contemporary chanteuses you hear while waiting in line at Starbucks.
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Mitch Hedberg
New smash stand-up comic Mitch Hedberg scores with this CD/DVD combo.
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Lajtha: Symphonies No. 4 and 9
Got a Hungarian classical jones for Bartók and Kodály? Less-well-known composer László Lajtha will add new paprika to your life.
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No porn, good Buddha
Skynyrd tribute at the Roadhouse, or Amphora and Killing Buddha at the Blue Lamp? Hit ’em both!
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Please, not the burka
A young girl dresses in drag to elude sexist Taliban bullies in this haunting film from Afghanistan.
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