Issue: May 12, 2005
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Gerrymander jigsaw
The politicians have created safe districts for their re-election. Now it’s time to redistrict in a fair way.
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Advice for the left-lorn
Visiting pundit Alexander Cockburn explains how to stop worrying and love the bread and coffee.
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Crisis management
California’s attorney general and low-income advocates join in on an inclusionary-housing lawsuit.
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Fixing districts
When it comes to gerrymandering, even fair-minded politicians are willing to take away your vote.
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Letters for May 12, 2005
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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The future of radio
Working toward a career in radio? Cosumnes River College is a good bet for training.
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The P stands for public
The content of public radio and television stations shouldn’t be determined by politicos.
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Rachel Corrie’s lesson
Remember Rachel Corrie and stop sending U.S. funds to oppress Palestinians.
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The three-chord sound of home
Soldiers in Iraq find solace in punk music, but a band that played for them was met with angry anti-war protest.
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It’s payback time!
An event of note from the weekly calendar.
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Karma central
Trustafarians aside, the UC Davis Whole Earth Festival was a great time.
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After the gold rush
The current installment in Foothill Theatre’s New Voices of the Wild West series is a handsome, engrossing production.
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Island beat
Whether you call it escovitch or escabèche, the fish is delicious at Gwen’s Caribbean Cuisine.
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Lost and sound
The Books are playing for free at UC Davis. Lucky you!
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Humping the dolphin
With a four-band bill, the Owl Club had a potentially good night of music—if only there’d been better set management.
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The Perishers
The Perishers deliver sensitive music from the land of ice and snow.
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Alexandre Tharaud
French pianist Alexandre Tharaud revives Bach’s Italian Concerto in this new CD.
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It’s not Far
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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Ten little FBI agents
Mindhunters‘ writers seemingly didn’t even bother reading the Agatha Christie classic on which their film is based.
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Infernal Affairs (Wu jian dao)
Put this one on your Netflix queue or catch it Friday at UC Davis’ Asian American Association Film Festival.
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