Issue: December 15, 2005
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They’re tracking you
Big business thinks Radio Frequency Identification tags are great, but privacy-rights advocates fear the tiny chips will invite corporations and the government into our personal lives.
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The miner’s refrain
Grass Valley contemplates the return of large-scale gold mining—inside the city limits. But critics say the project is only fool’s gold.
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The monastery
Folsom’s Buddhist inmates struggle to live in the moment—even when that moment happens in a 6.5-by-8.5-foot prison cell.
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Tag—you’re it!
Is RFID getting a bad rap, or is it just the next step after bar codes?
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Letters for December 15, 2005
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
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Happy Pagan Feast Day, Mr. O’Reilly
Why the right chose the wrong side in the war on Christmas.
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Looking in
Pay attention to your dreams and pet your cat often.
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Branding Sacramento
This week, Bites hosts a contest for readers, asking what Governor Schwarzenegger’s legacy painting at the Capitol will look like one day.
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Cave ne cadas
Must UC pay the big bucks to remain competitive?
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Sprawl and roadkill
Sacramento’s sprawl means the end of nature.
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All together now
The Artists’ Collaborative Gallery crams more than two dozen talents into one modest space.
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50,000 words in 30 days
We put out four newspapers and wrote five novels. What did you do last month?
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Making baby Jesus cry
The book-release party for Luke Breit’s new novel.
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Donate blood
Help save lives by taking part in the 14th annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Up Your Sleeve blood drive.
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A sarcastic little Christmas
No, this is the holiday play of the year!
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Fashion forward
There are long lines for quick stir-fries at Ma Jong’s Asian Diner.
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Homegrown hip-hop
And on the seventh day, there was local music on commercial radio.
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Attic, us, Finches
A weekly selection from the ever-expanding music scene.
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The abuses of enchantment
Maybe this franchise will find its feet eventually. So far, it’s going nowhere.
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