Issue: September 02, 2010
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The cannabis conundrum
As medical-marijuana grows proliferate, Butte County brings down the hammer on dispensaries.
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Nightmare in the hills
Sprawling commercial marijuana production is destroying peaceful foothills life and the environment.
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‘Crash tax’ takes hold
Cash-strapped Willows begins billing for Fire Department emergency services.
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California meltdown
Another of our occasional quick takes on the unfolding meltdown of the great state of California.
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Floating frenzy
This year, Labor Day floaters and organizers must follow Glenn County laws.
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Lawmakers emphasize learning, for once
Two bills make education a priority.
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Ashley down to ashes
Chico store to be last of three North State outlets to close.
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Who killed Bud? Someone did
Inquest jury votes 9-6 that he died ‘at the hands of another.’
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Toxic trails
A new report discovers not gold, but hazardous contaminants in popular recreation areas.
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Dyer Mountain resort opponents speak up
Environmental groups give opening brief in lawsuit to stop development.
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Lack of sun can make you sick
Study links vitamin D deficiency in humans to serious autoimmune diseases.
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Trash threatens Hawaii’s capital
With its only landfill overflowing, Honolulu agrees to dispose of rotting rubbish.
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The case of the werewolf antelope
Photographer’s encounter with bearded gazelle is world’s first.
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Irish moss, chicken luxury and auto etiquette
Raw-foods desserts, chickens and bike courtesy.
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Labor Day blues
Why would any lawmaker knowingly throw more people out of work?
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Turning the page in Iraq
Iraq is not as healthy as the president would have us believe.
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The beauty of being arrested
The importance of taking a stand against budget injustice.
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Letters for September 2, 2010
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Overhead projector
DA Ramsey trots out some bizarre logic to justify the dispensary raids.
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Meat is theater
Pioneering Butcher Shop theater troupe stages second annual reunion performance.
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Composed: A Memoir
Roseanne Cash pens poetic, insightful memoir.
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Retta Christie with David Evans and Dave Frishberg
Retta Christie and company hit the mark on second collaboration.
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Band of animals
An interview with former Chico music badass, and current wild-animal trainer, Jeff Lee.
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Dessert angel
Chico waitress creates cheesecakes to die for at Broadway Heights.
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Blair-ish project
Great performances at heart of chilling backwoods thriller.
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Piranha 3-D
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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Winter’s Bone
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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