Issue: August 05, 2004
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Aftershocks from Iraq
Richard Sandoval went down the road to war with his comrades, but he has now returned to Woodland with feelings of isolation and anger.
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Kerry nation
Sacramento convention delegates and party progressives are told to keep their eyes on the prize.
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Excavating Sacramento
Relics from the 19th-century Philadelphia House offer clues about the city’s history.
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War is not the answer
Must John Kerry play up his military pride while taking on a president who started a pre-emptive war?
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Letters for August 5, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Mister clean
Ray Rill cleans windows by day and sings Bob Dylan tunes by night.
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Maloofs, monkeys and Castro, too
Maloofs, although tormented, are spared electro-ejaculation; monkeys are not so lucky.
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By the people
It’s the voters who have reformed California government, but who knew?
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Monkey can’t see
It’s time to face the fact that we’re breathing poisonous air.
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Terminate this epidemic
Governor Schwarzenegger should be ashamed of terminating gun-violence education.
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Figuratively speaking
Go, figure: Exploding Head Gallery has an invitational show up this month, with the human form as a theme.
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It’s a wonderful life
At the end of this month, the True Love Coffeehouse will close. An appreciation.
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American chronicles
E.L. Doctorow’s new collection of stories seeks that place where greed and ambition collide.
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The Rose That Dared
Shirley Klein, a poet with cerebral palsy, writes about the unencumbered mind in this collection.
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That vision thing
Whether it’s avant-garde concert music or blues with barbecue, it takes one person’s vision to get the ball rolling.
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State-line Shakespeare
Enjoy summer Shakespeare on the sandy shores of Lake Tahoe.
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Some like it hot
Can hot chilis and steaming soups actually cool you down in the summer?
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Twangin’ from Thameside
The Arlenes, Sacramento’s best country band you’ve never heard, have very un-country English roots.
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Of urban jazz and stringy lords
Trip-hop Friday nights at J Lee’s Euro-Asia Bistro, plus David Houston out-Leonard Cohens Leonard Cohen.
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The Kimberly Trip
Local band the Kimberly Trip sounds very Pretty in Pink on its latest album.
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Objects in the Mirror
Placer County jazz-fusion quintet Objects in the Mirror, at its best, sounds like Steely Dan-inspired instrumental rock.
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Pedro the Lion
Pedro the Lion plays Harlow’s on Sunday, August 8.
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Us and dem, mon
Remember last year’s left-field hit Dub Side of the Moon? See the band that made it on Wednesday night at Harlow’s.
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You are what you ingest
Maria Full of Grace depicts a 17-year-old expectant mother turned heroin mule in contemporary Colombia.
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Save that date
Things to consider when picking your wedding date.
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In the beginning
Tips on avoiding conflicts on your honeymoon.
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