Issue: March 17, 2005
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Decline of the empire
The guards union has taken a blow to its power and prestige, but it will still try to target politicians and prosecutors for elimination.
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Union busting by proxy
DHL has Teamsters seeing red—and yellow.
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Hello, sailors
Ken Thompson—alias ‘Ida'—recalls a gay life at sea back before ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ became official.
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His special interest
Conflicts of interest should not be tolerated when the soul of a state agency is at stake.
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Letters for March 17, 2005
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Designing woman
At Sacramento City College, Robyn Waxman is known as an enthusiastic, tough-love teacher.
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Planet Bollywood
Arnold outsources democracy, and the district attorney ignores the Pearcys.
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Midas in reverse
Multimillion-dollar campaigns can’t fool all the people all the time.
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War’s anniversary
We now can look at the war in Iraq from two years’ distance.
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Gangsta tutorial
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is immoral, unethical, violent—and educational.
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The awful truth
SN&R’s Clubber columnist interviews local and nationally known music critics about the sticky art of writing honest reviews.
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Saved by writing
Posthumously, Carol Shields offers a few new stories.
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Send the meat packing
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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In the bag
In the realm of trendy occupations, handbag designer is the new life coach. Luckily, the LiLu designers add weight to the profession by donating all sales to charity.
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First-class travel
You don’t need a passport to attend the Foothill Theatre Company’s Around the World in 80 Days.
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Love in the Title
Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre presents another winning Irish play with Love in the Title.
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Passage to West Sacramento
Pooja Indian Grill eradicated our food critic’s West Sacramento prejudices with one meal.
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Hella busy
Hella’s on tour for a very long time, but the band’s new double CD might console you in its absence.
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Ghost image
The Turnout has mastered the modern-rock look. Its modern-rock sound is still gelling.
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The Gretchens
The Gretchens have surf-rock, punk and rockabilly shaking hands.
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John Sykes
If you’ve never gotten over seeing Tawny Kitaen slide over the hood of the Camaro in that Whitesnake video, this album’s for you.
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Righteous babe Roberta
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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The damned
Downfall concerns blind loyalty and unspeakable evil.
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Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
The Metallica: Some Kind of Monster DVD offers additional footage of the band members crying in therapy. Where’s the tissue?
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It’s never too late to party in Sacramento
You’ll need plenty of time and stamina to conquer our city’s bar and club scene.
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Go east, drunk man
Practice your swilling skills in Sacramento’s booming suburbs.
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Happiness is a cheap beer
Local happy hours provide discounted drinks, food and an excuse to drink before 5 p.m.
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Love thy neighbor
There’s not much lacquer but plenty of liquor at Sacramento’s neighborhood watering holes.
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