Issue: June 03, 2004
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Catch me if you can
Dubious priorities and budget cuts at the FPPC soon could make it easier for politicos to break the law and harder for them to get caught.
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My hijab, my self
Local Muslim women gather to counteract American myths about Islamic customs.
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Role reversal
Sacramento peace activist Leisa Barnes is a prime example of what happens when you send an organizer to prison.
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Fairness and bodice rippers
This week’s agenda: political reform and romance novels.
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Letters for June 3, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Water power
Metering may be a foregone conclusion, but where will the conserved resources go?
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Small wonders
Dianne Knorr left corporate success to start a program to match mentors with foster children.
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Seeing red
Bites clarifies why it’s better to light a candle than curse the darkness, describes a wardrobe change you might want to consider and hails the return of Christine Craft to local airwaves.
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Much ado about nothing
Hooters of America Inc. is coming in for a landing, Sacramento. Get used to it.
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Transit freebies pay off
Mass transit could benefit from occasional “ride for free” days.
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Minimal matters
Peter Stegall’s stark explorations of color make a visit to JayJay gallery a trip worth your while.
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Unhand me, Fabio!
Three up-and-coming Sacramento authors are rewriting the romance novel.
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Karen and Jane
Austen herself would be proud of local author Karen Joy Fowler for her recent offering, The Jane Austen Book Club.
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Attention bookworms
Sacramento-area book bazaars have got your summer reading covered.
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Amnesty technological
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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VOA Pronunciation Guide
Don’t have a clue on how to pronounce those complex Iraqi names in the news? Try this Voice of America Web site.
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The Master on the McCloud River
A poem by Gregory Shaffer of Grass Valley.
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Coffee is for closers
Smooth jazz is like the ABCs: A, always; B, be; C, closing. Always be closing.
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Down in ol’ New Orleans
The heated drama of A Streetcar Named Desire never goes out of style.
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The Lion in Winter
Three princes plot against one another to gain rulership of France in The Lion in Winter.
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Location, location, location
Bamiyan Restaurant’s Afghan cuisine offers a peek at the rich culture of this troubled country.
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A slumming angel
Los Angeles songwriter Eleni Mandell may be the best singer you’ve never heard.
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That’s not kinky—that’s gross!
Found Magazine’s Davy Rothbart made a recent stop at the True Love Coffeehouse for an evening of readings.
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Alanis Morissette
More navel-gazing from Alanis Morissette, the Canadian “lite” analogue to Ani Di Franco.
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Alien carbuncle snickerdoodle
Friday at the UC Davis Coffeehouse: four emo bands, zero bucks. Beat that!
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Darker shadows
The third installment in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is the best yet; director Alfonso Cuarón took the story to a darker place.
This article was published on 06.03.04
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