Issue: May 27, 2004
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Requiem for a featherweight
Somehow, after a life in the ring, on the needle and behind bars, Richard “Trino” Savala has survived. He’s here to tell his story and keep others away from trouble.
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The last plane back
The Memorial Day story of a local World War II hero.
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Trading with the enemy
A cultural trip to Cuba puts a Davis woman at odds with the Bush administration.
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Title fight
Every town needs a boxing gym—a place where kids can go to stay out of trouble.
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Letters for May 27, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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O captain, my captain
Capt. Jim Heffelfinger ferries folks up and down the Sacramento River in a River Otter Water Taxi.
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Inside the exploding boxes
The governor is blowing up boxes left and right.
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What about Bob?
It’s time for Representative Robert Matsui to be a leader.
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From hemlines to fine lines
Folk art by a deceased local seamstress named Enaja Delgado, who signed her works as Sumi Dee, will show next weekend at Exploding Head Hallery.
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Portrait of the artist
In Dancing with Cuba, noted Latin American journalist Alma Guillermoprieto gives us the rhetoric-free story of her formative experiences in revolutionary Cuba.
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Blessed be thy pet
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Johnny Cash: He Walked the Line
A new quickie bio of Johnny Cash lays out the facts but fails to place them in a larger context.
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Perfect Sound Forever: The Story of Pavement
A new Pavement bio captures the band’s evolution from Stockton garage duo to international marquee act.
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Bees make honey
Local Honey needs to find a groove; banjo plus clarinet equals run away!
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France or Texas?
Talk about culture shock! California Stage takes audiences from Paris, France, to Paris, Texas, in one evening.
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The F word
Fusion-phobic diners have nothing to fear at Sampan Fusion.
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Fidelidad no alto
Louisiana transplant Skip Allums’ band Estereo has become one of the area’s finer low-fi pop delights.
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Gary Young’s Hospital
Gary Young’s third album contains a lot of great stoner prog, much of it nicked from his previous album.
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Keywords: Thursday, cheap
Two options for a low-budget Thursday on the downtown grid.
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Fast-food vacation
According to Morgan Spurlock’s documentary film Super Size Me, eating at Mickey D’s may not be good for you. We’re shocked—shocked.
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