Issue: October 20, 2005
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Stem-cell wonderland
California seemed destined to become a global epicenter for stem-cell research, but the first year since passage of Proposition 71 has been full of challenges. How close are we to the cures?
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‘The case against Lt. Milo Radulovich’
Lodi man triggered the legendary battle at the center of Good Night, and Good Luck.
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Vote of no confidence
New voting machines have to be in place by January. California isn’t ready.
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Letters for October 20, 2005
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Internet Dating Survival Guide
In need of some good tips culled from a 30-something who’s had some 30 dates? Read on.
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Sight of the Hunter
Elk Grove filmmaker John Jimenez talks about bringing his debut feature to DVD.
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Boondoggle fatigue
Bites has premonitions about yet another election, contemplates the region’s arena-boondoggle fatigue and cuts up with a local sourpuss.
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Gouging is good
It might take gouging for us to wake up and smell the fumes.
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My student, my landlord
What’s the world coming to when professors have to seek rental housing from students?
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Here in the dark
Follow the yellow-brick—er, the random red text.
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Oprah, Jonathan and James
Oprah’s book selection takes us to the heart of the “bad taste” debate.
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Aw, shucks!
Looking for a blood-curdling good time? Head to the Field of Screams, where you never know what’s waiting for you at every turn.
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Close Call
“Clean breath, clear head. Have it both ways.” Or not.
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San Francisco is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires
A historic falling apart, reconstructed.
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Sacramento as Peach Pit
A poem by Crawdad Nelson of Sacramento.
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Political makeover
1940s glam coats the political comedy of Born Yesterday.
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College try
Our area’s universities have some interesting productions in the works.
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Conventional wisdom
Jazz fact McCoy Tyner arrives in Davis this Wednesday.
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Don’t call them super
Hey, some musicians in various local bands are reorganizing to form another local band.
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Cage match: Winters vs. Sacramento
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
This article was published on 10.20.05