Issue: December 26, 2013
Good day-after-Christmas!
No Newslines this week because it's the CN&R's Year in Review issue, which is always fun to read. Our "Top 10 of 2013" features some of the expected suspects--the city's budget problems, homelessness, pot and the Saturday-morning downtown farmers' market--as well as several other just-as-newsworthy topics. Of course, go straight from reading the Top 10 to the dozen other notable stories of the past year, and then get a good chuckle and a couple of head scratches out of our "What Were They Thinking?" collection of short items.
Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee offers a timely Healthlines feature story, "Kicking the 'winter blues,'" a piece about seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Our Greenways feature--"Sustainable at the supermarket?"--by regular contributor Evan Tuchinsky, interviews two local food experts on how supermarket shoppers can make the most healthful, sustainable choices.
More 2013 wrap-up in the Arts & Culture section: contributor Juan-Carlos Selznick's "2013: year in film" and Arts DEVO's 2013 DEVO Awards. Read Streetalk in the print version of the paper--the question asked was: "What's the best thing that happened to you in 2013?" And--a nod to the upcoming new year--Arts Editor Jason Cassidy foreshadows the CN&R's "Keep Chico Weird" talent show with his piece, "Chico: still good and weird."
Hope you're having a wonderful holiday season!
Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia, associate editor
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Top 10 of 2013
The Chico News & Review’s editors break down the biggest local stories of the year.
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Other notable stories in 2013
Food trucks, Caper Acres and death on the tracks.
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What were they thinking?
The wacky, ill-advised and unfathomable moments of 2013.
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Sustainable at the supermarket?
Tips for supermarket shoppers who want to eat more healthfully and sustainably.
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Water scarcity likely to increase
The combination of population growth and global warming is set to cause a significant increase in absolute water scarcity.
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Neonicotinoids and human health
EU food regulators raise a red flag about neonicotinoid pesticides’ effect on human health.
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Losing ice in Iceland
Iceland’s glaciers are shrinking at a rapid rate due to global warming.
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A poem for the season
Thank you to local poet John Breen for penning this lovely poem.
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Kicking the ‘winter blues’
Locals discuss causes of and remedies for seasonal affective disorder.
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Dealing with dry winter skin
How to deal with dry winter skin.
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Beds scarce for mental patients
The number of beds dedicated to mental-health emergencies has dwindled over the past 15 years.
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Nevada ships murderers out?
A Silver State psychiatric hospital bused criminals-to-be across the U.S.
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Teens favor real pot
High-school seniors are using less synthetic marijuana, more real weed.
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Ending the terrorism war
Thanks to Edward Snowden, surveillance reform is underway.
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Take caution on franchising
City Council must keep city’s poorest residents in mind as it negotiates a waste-hauling franchise agreement.
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Our destructive federal prison system
We must rise up and demand that the federal prison system be used only for select serious crimes.
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End-of-year musings
A suprising final City Council meeting; the new pope is awesome; and a generous donation.
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Clicking with people
Chico photgrapher’s passion for creating memories.
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Chico: still good and weird
Don’t let nostalgia trick you into thinking Chico is fading.
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King of Tokyo
Beware: King of Tokyo is an addictive gateway game.
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The Grateful Dead FAQ
Frequently asked Grateful Dead questions answered!
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Enjoy bibimbab
Friendly service and Korean specialties are the highlights at this new downtown restaurant.
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2013: year in film
CN&R’s lead film critic breaks down his year of movies.
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America’s hard land
Modest father-son redemption in bleak road movie.
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