Issue: April 01, 2010
It’s April Fool’s Day and you know what that means… We’ve got disc golf in the City Plaza, a nightclub opening at the CN&R offices and a new local ale. There’s also a group of Chicoans creating an alternative community in Belize, Arts Editor Jason Cassidy pays tribute to his hero and we get up close and personal with the president of a local model train club. Are any of these stories real? You’ll have to read them to find out!
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The general plan update is complete
The vision of the city of Chico for 2030 is now up for public review.
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For the birds
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opens new refuge near Hamilton City.
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This old house
Chico structure is impetus for new county protections.
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Dreaming of Belize
Chico activists use tourism to sustain their eco-friendly tropical community.
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Ag students on the rise
Chico State’s food marketing team brings home top honors from annual competition.
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Journalism fail
Chico makes top grades in an odd article on college towns.
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Blowing it, big time
Two Chico State students are among three arrests for cocaine sales.
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The change we like
The majority of Americans in a Gallup poll said they were happy with the Obama health-care reform bill.
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Life after death
New laws to require toxic-product manufacturers to steward ‘afterlife’ recycling.
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Tuna-trade debate ends
China successfully shoots down bids to regulate trade of Bluefin tuna and six shark species at international trade convention.
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Tall fungus puzzles scientists
New studies shows evidence that ancient fossil may have been world’s tallest fungus.
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Not wastin’ resources
North America’s largest waste management company is named as one of world’s “Most Ethical Companies.”
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Spring cleaning, eco-style
Give up the chemicals by mixing your own cleaning products.
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Goats, elephants and elections
Prop 16 is PG&E’s cynical effort to eliminate competition.
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Ending the neglect
How city government and the Butte Humane Society can work together.
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My circuitous journey home
How one gay man lost and then refound himself.
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Letters for April 1, 2010
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Mr. Conductor
Joe Clark is president of the High Sierra Model Railroad Club.
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April Fool’s all the time
The spoofs keep on coming from Merry Standish.
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Devil in the heartland
Blue Room sinks teeth into Sam Shepard’s dark comedy.
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Various artists
Crazy Heart’s cliché soundtrack steals from the same bag as the film.
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Darrell Nulisch
Smooth-singing Darrell Nulisch’s new disc is a relaxed, soulful take on the blues.
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Different drummers
Breaking stride with Portland’s March Fourth Marching Band.
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‘Back to the ’80s’
Hot Tub Time Machine re-imagines a classic but glosses over the details.
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The Ghost Writer
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Remember Me
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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April Fools’ News
It's April Fools’ Day and you know what that means. The CN&R brings you news that may or may not be true. Read through this special guide and you be the judge.
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Chow: Like mom used to make
New restaurant’s unique menu is a throwback to (way) earlier times.
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