Issue: July 09, 2009
This has been a week of transition here at the CN&R. We said goodbye to Evan Tuchinsky and welcomed News Editor Robert Speer to the post of Interim Editor with this issue. It was a smooth transition, albeit bittersweet.This issue leads off with a Feature Story that takes a hard look at the aftermath of last year’s Camp Fire in Concow. Arts Editor Jason Cassidy spent time in the small town, talking with locals, hearing their stories of rebuilding and coping with the emotional challenges and stresses caused by the fires, and capturing the scene in some striking photographs.The News section features the second installment in a now-weekly feature: California meltdown. The column is a quick, pithy rundown of what’s going on with our money in Sacramento, penned by Robert Speer. (For an alternate view, columnist Anthony Peyton Porter explains why he’s not worried in his weekly column, From The Edge.) Also in this week’s News is a profile of a woman who was given an overdose of the blood thinner Heparin at Enloe Medical Center a year ago. She’s been ill ever since.For some sustainability highlights, check out the Green Guide, which features the story of a big-city woman who has made a life out of organic farming. This week’s dining story takes an inside look at Cal’s Kitchen, Northern California’s artisan tofu shop.Scene explores summer’s traditional Shakespeare productions, which are moving from outdoors to inside the Chico Women’s Club. Arts DEVO: It’s not just Shakespeare. Chico’s summer theater season is busier than normal.
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Still smoldering
A full year after fire destroyed more than half the homes in Concow, only a few residents have been able to rebuild.
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What’s her life worth?
Francine Shaw was an active, healthy 82-year-old before being overdosed with Heparin at Enloe Hospital. Now she needs round-the-clock care.
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‘Penny wise, pound foolish’
In Butte County Prop. 36 drug-treatment programs have worked, saving taxpayers money. Now funding is being cut.
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California meltdown
There’s a one-word synopsis for what happened this week: impasse.
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Whistling in the wind
Library supporters lined up to plead for more funding, but it was already clear a council majority was opposed.
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Shorting out?
TANC project on life support after SMUD pulls out.
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Catalyst gets a bridge loan
City lends Catalyst $500,000 to help it bridge a funding gap from the state.
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Bird gets shot down
Activist Don Bird fails in his effort to put a recall measure on the ballot, but he’s not giving up.
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The 5 best sunscreens
Which sunscreens protect you best and are safest? Here’s a list from Environmental Working Group.
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Sweet smells of success
Organic endeavors keep historic Bayliss Ranch alive and thriving.
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Cash for conserving cars
Feds doling out billions to automakers for fuel-efficient models.
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Sustaining seabirds
Loggers lament federal decision shielding marbled murrelet.
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Saving the salmon
Feds extend protections for Maine’s Atlantic salmon.
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Sandwich panels: a tasty course
Shotcrete technology offers advantages in green building.
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Crunch your numbers
EPA’s Household Emissions Calculator helps homeowners get a handle on their greenhouse gases.
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An unfortunate outcome
It’s a shame Barbara Vlamis refused to share directorship of BEC. Her advocacy skills will be missed.
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Undemocratic and rude
Council members should let the public speak before advertising how they intend to vote on issues.
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Give school reformer direct intelligence
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants to meet with people. Take him up on the offer!
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Letters for July 9, 2009
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Hypnotist sisters
Peer into your inner workings with Sally and Linda Pearson, who are teaching self-hypnosis at Café Culture.
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The Bard’s new face
What’s in a name? Shakespeare in the Park changes its moniker and venue, and comes up smelling like roses.
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This Is Water
A posthumously published commencement speech by David Foster Wallace.
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game
“Suck in the gut, guys. We’re Ghostbusters.”
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Sounds of Mali
Mamadou and Vanessa Sidibe bring a splash of West Africa to Chico.
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Soy cheese
Cal’s Kitchen, the only artisan tofu place in the North State.
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Getting’ your man
It takes a nation’s newly empowered FBI to hold back antihero John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s Public Enemies.
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Transformers: Revenge of the The Fallen
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Whatever Works
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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