Issue: December 09, 2004
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Sacto blogo
Once a collection of off-the-cuff ramblings in cyberspace read mainly by online devotees, local blogs are now reaching a more personal level and a bigger audience.
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Trampled by progress
Kevin Price’s first mural was an unpretentious community landmark. And then, one day, it was gone.
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Royalty sans serfs
Sacramento’s campiest social club, the Imperial Court gives altruism an aristocratic twist.
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A blog in the system
Once a brand-new phenomenon, blogs are growing up.
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Letters for December 9, 2004
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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If you give a man an agouti …
Heifer Project International turns donations into sustainable agriculture programs.
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Marriages made in the White House
Clear Channel and Fox News—a match made in heaven.
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Heaven help us
The California PC patrol is trying to wipe out Christmas.
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Abort the act
Even if Roe v. Wade isn’t overturned, women may have a harder time finding doctors to perform abortions.
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It wasn’t written in pencil
Don’t mess with the Constitution.
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These little-town blues
Can you name the only local playwright who staged 100 shows off-Broadway this year? If not, you’d better read on.
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Supplies are limited
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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A couples thing
Your paintings inspire me to sing! Your singing inspires me to paint! Make love and art at Phantom Galleries’ Creative Couples show.
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The Outdoor World of the Sacramento Region
“It’s a deer! No, it’s a bear!” Consult The Outdoor World of the Sacramento Region and avoid the embarrassment of misidentifying local wildlife.
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Announcing fashion weekend!
Richard Hallmarq shares his plans for Sacramento’s first Fashion Weekend. What are you going to wear?
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Beyond humbug
If you’re tired of the traditional story of Ebenezer Scrooge, try looking at it from an underworld view in Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol.
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What’s in a name?
Contrary to rumor, Persian Garden is actually an Afghan restaurant, not a Chinese buffet.
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Confessions of the signed
Getting a contract with a major label isn’t all groupies and green M&M’s. Just ask Sacramento punk band Red Tape.
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Venus in cowskins
Davis residents watch the bluegrass grow with the Mad Cow String Band.
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Dan Hicks & the Hot Licks
Dan Hicks, who will celebrate his birthday at the Palms, has a snappy new disc of stoner folkie-jazz ditties.
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The Killers
The Killers may hail from Las Vegas, but don’t expect any lounge standards on this album.
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Lift every voice
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Cheaper by the dozen
Steven Soderbergh’s sequel is harmless enough, but we deserve better from the crew of actors he’s assembled.
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