Issue: November 23, 2006
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Local faces of AIDS
Meet four Sacramento citizens whose sheer existence—25 years after the onset of the dreaded disease—is living proof that a diagnosis of HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Hard bargaining
Hotel workers wield boycott threat in Sheraton Grand labor dispute.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Bigger and better
Local boarders give thanks for long-delayed skate palace.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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The one that got away
For one local mom, the war is almost over.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Mayor Fargo and the Sundance Kid
Cracked out on global warming.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Desperately seeking sorrow
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Chabon searches for tristeza.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Letters for November 23, 2006
Love, hate, or indifference—readers express their opinions—sometimes about each other.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Forget the ex’s new wife
We can’t control what others think or say about us.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Here come the loogie police
Pre-Olympic weirdness in the People’s Republic.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Keep on dancin’
Fred Shadle has put a lifetime into the Sacramento Ballet.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Chutzpah on display
When are the higher-ups and CSU and UC going to cut the perks?
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Overindulged and insatiable
Giving kids too much runs the risk of teaching them to be “insatiable.”
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Where beers fear to tread
Strong flavor and higher alcohol content make barley wine a winter favorite.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Barley wine lives here
Where to find barley wine in the Sacramento area.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Please, not one more day
You’ll feel dumber after reading For One More Day.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Save it now
For E.O. Wilson, there’s one message: It’s now or never to save the Earth.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Letter to a Christian Nation
Why reason over faith? ‘Cause it’s reasonable? Well, that’s, um, a reason.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Sound off like you’ve got a pair!
The Dixie Chicks at Arco Arena.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Southern-fried flavor
At A Taste of Laguna Southern Cuisine, the corn bread gets big props.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Holiday recycling
Bobby Cherrington gives instructions for making post-holiday “bird pie.”
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Manic Mondays
Get your winter caffeine fix at Naked Lounge Coffee Roasting.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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When big rigs attack
The Truck Fight sound is like Tom Waits reading Shel Silverstein in the dark back corner of a brothel.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Rx Bandits
Damn it, somebody already stole the “Mars Vol-ska” pun to describe this album.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Blue Sky Black Death
“The spirits of mythical serial killers turned physical.” Yikes.
This article was published on 11.23.06
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Killah boi
Oldboy brings new meaning to the phrase “Who’s your daddy?”
This article was published on 11.23.06