Issue: September 27, 2012
Happy Thursday, CN&R readers:
In this week's cover story, Steve Metzger writes about a plan to take a 30-day summer road trip with his wife in celebration of the couple's 30 years of marriage, and to find the soul of America along the way. This story gives snapshots along the journey, from places like Mount Rushmore and Kent State to Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn.
In Newslines this week, check out the story on the surprising controversy surrounding California's Prop. 35, a ballot measure to crack down on human trafficking. Also, read about NPR reporter Don Gonyea's stop in Chico to give his thoughts on the state of politics. You'll also find a report on a couple of unusual recent cancer deaths of Chico State faculty members who had working in Butte Hall as common denominator. There's also an update on the future of the Covanta-owned cogeneration plant.
In the Arts and Culture section, check out the write-up on a local market that specializes in all sorts of yummy Middle Eastern foods. There's also a review of the North State Symphony's season-opening concert.
Last, but certainly not least, be sure to read Editor Robert Speer's From this Corner and Arts Editor Jason Cassidy's Arts DEVO, both of which talk about the recent passing of beloved artist Janice Porter.
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Looking for America
To celebrate their 30th anniversary, Steve and Betsy Metzger set off to visit 30 states in 30 days—and find the nation’s soul along the way.
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Yielding to traffic
Some of the folks Prop. 35 would protect speak out against it.
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Politically speaking
Longtime NPR political reporter Don Gonyea talks about the presidential election during his Chico visit.
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POPI shuts down
Oroville cogeneration plant set to cease operations.
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Worker deaths raise concerns
Lung cancer deaths at Chico State raise concerns.
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Not your average police call
Chico Police and Fish and Game cooperate in an effort to capture and release a bear that wandered into a residential neighborhood.
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Registration deadline looming
Californians have less than a month to register to vote in the general election.
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Arrivederci, Caffé Malvina
Longtime downtown Chico restaurant Caffé Malvina closing its doors.
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Paying for prisons, not college
While taxpayers spend more and more on prisons, funding for higher education drops.
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How does your garden grow?
Chico gardeners harvest veggies from Endangered Species Faireveggie giveaway plants.
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AB 32 draws fire from businesses
Business groups have labeled climate-change law a “job killer.”
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Bullet train gets go-ahead
Feds grant approval to Merced-to-Fresno leg of bullet-train track.
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Of rice and arsenic
FDA urged to establish guidelines for carcinogenic arsenic in store-bought rice.
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Wallyworld and GMOs
Californians show up at Walmarts to protest its decision to carry Bt sweet corn, which is genetically engineered to produce an insecticide as it grows.
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Clean green for less
Recipes for homemade eco-friendly cleaning products.
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Controlling health-care costs
New Institute of Medicine study highlights billions of dollars wasted in delivery of U.S. health-care services.
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Ticker-friendly foods
A few foods you might not think of as heart-healthy.
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Obesity rates to skyrocket
California’s obesity rate set to double by 2030, study finds.
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Whooping cough shot weakens
Vaccination loses potency soon after final shot.
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Tout your favorite doc
Nominations for 2012 Physician Legacy Award currently accepted.
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The right time to wait
Now that Gov. Jerry Brown has signed SB 1219 the city can write a bag resolution that makes good sense.
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A package of reforms
Proposition 31 is a behemoth among ballot initiatives but also a set of modest reforms that would make government work better.
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Schindelbeck doubles down
The council candidate doesn’t like President Obama, and says his beliefs shape his goals for Chico.
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Flow writer
Chico hip-hop emcee Nate “Big Slim” Joyner makes 101 songs in 101 weeks.
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Ellington: Two Tributes
Two new tributes to the Duke of big bands.
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Jazz in the hall
It was the shortest selection on the program, but Rhapsody in Blue had people on their feet hooting and clapping when it was over.
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Beer, chips and makdous
Adding Mediterranean flavor to Chico.
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Follow the leader
Paul Thomas Anderson paints evocative portrait of two contrasting men in post-WWII America.
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