Issue: January 06, 2005
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One pill makes you better
American drug and alcohol addicts are going abroad in search of ibogaine, a purported miracle treatment that is banned in the United States. Will the drug industry ever embrace a substance that causes a hallucinatory high?
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Open-records victory
A local reporter wins access to previously denied documents under Proposition 59.
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Beginning of the end?
A newly hired UC Davis professor from Israel views the prospects for a post-Arafat peace with cautious optimism.
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Magic bullet
Ibogaine advocates want this addiction-fighting drug legal and available. But the FDA doesn’t yet agree.
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Letters for January 6, 2005
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Up, up and away
David Wakefield’s hot-air-balloon team, Cheers Over California, offers unique views of our region.
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Now and then
KVIE considers dropping Now, and gay sex is declared unreal.
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After the flood
Helping to stop the spread of disease on two continents, and saying farewell to Sacramento’s Robert Matsui.
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Stem spending
It’s easy to be charitable with other people’s money.
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Winter fresh
Impress dinner guests with these seasonal recipes from the area’s best restaurants.
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Weathers the storm
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Sukie Agenda
This odd little datebook from Sukie designs keeps your school-bus stickers and graph paper in one handy place.
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Angry Alien Productions
Who needs Netflix when you have 30-Second Bunnies Theater?
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The four-letter word on the street
DJ Shaun Slaughter wants to do for Saturdays what he’s done for Tuesdays in Sacramento. Your dancing shoes are going to need new soles.
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Life after Scrooge
Now that A Christmas Carol has been retired for another year, it’s time to see what’s on the boards for 2005.
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Lounging around
Hangar 17 attempts to straddle the divide between fine-dining establishment and sports bar, with mixed results.
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Sounds like home
Justin Farren sings songs about being a young man in Sacramento, which, ironically, is exactly what he is.
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News in a plain brown wrapper
Sift through the press releases on Christian Kiefer’s desk for the latest news in the music scene.
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Various Artists
Though not as transcendent as eating a candy bar, Music From the Chocolate Lands will improve your mood.
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton and friends pay tribute to a blues idol on Sessions for Robert J.
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End of a Celtic era
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Human shield
In Hotel Rwanda, the true story speaks for itself.
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