Issue: April 28, 2011
Pedal power
Welcome to the Bike Issue! For the third year now, the CN&R has put together a fun package of stories all related to those two-wheeled things you pedal around town. With Bike Month starting up on Sunday (yes, it's almost May!) and the Wildflower Century race in Chico that same day, it seemed the perfect time to highlight the world of bicycling. We've got features on the Chico Corsa Cycling Club, businesses that encourage employees to bike to work, making the move from four wheels to two, and how if you've gotten your bike jacked in Chico you're far from alone. And that's not all--there's a news story about the city's new bike-path artery along Highway 99; a health story about a local sports-med doctor; a Q&A with cycling activist Ed McLaughlin's new PSA ad campaign; and much, much more.
We at the CN&R, after doing a ton of research and interviews on bicycling, have decided to sign up for the Chico Bike Challenge--heck, many of us already bike to work regularly anyway! The challenge starts May 1 and lasts the entire month. Go to www.chicobikechallenge.org to sign yourself or your business up.
See you on the streets!
Meredith J. Graham, managing editor
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Competitive cyclists
One club’s efforts to establish bicycle stage racing in Chico.
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Full-time biking is the way to go
Embracing the bicycle as a primary means of transportation.
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Thieves like bikes too
How to protect your bike—and get it back when it’s stolen.
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Riding revolution
Local green businesses walk the walk when it comes to offering incentives to employees who bike to work.
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Chico’s new $2 million bike corridor
Stimulus funding pays for major expansion of the cycling grid.
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Gamblers held up by feds
Online players lament the shutdown of three huge poker sites.
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Talk about irony
County supervisors move school board elections to November to save money—while Measure A would go the opposite direction.
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Saving wildlife
Lundberg Farms hosts biennial field trip to collect duck eggs from a rice field.
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Mustang roundup lawsuit gets legs
District court judge tosses Interior Department’s motion to dismiss a challenge to the capuring of 1,579 wild horses.
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Prolific tagger arrested
Police nab local allegedly linked to major vandalism spree, including tags seen up and down the state.
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Meth by the pound
Law enforcement agents bust two undocumented aliens accused of major methamphetamine sales.
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Bicycle statistics
The Netherlands leads Top-10 list of countries with most bikes per capita.
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Hundreds united
An estimated 300 come together at City Plaza in downtown Chico during a rally supporting workers’ rights.
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Tomato-planting time
Warm spring days and warming spring nights mean it’s time to plant tomato seedlings for summer harvest.
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Wheels turn on eco-friendly invention
Students win manufacturing award for bike chain guide and bash guard.
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Construction site clean-up
EPA seeks stricter rules on construction-site storm-water discharge.
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Gray wolf loses protection
In an unprecedented move, the gray wolf loses federal protection in five states.
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Two bike-cart family
Local family eschews car to become two-bike-cart family.
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Making biking even greener
Check out these products that allow bicycle enthusiasts to take their eco-friendliness to the next level.
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The health benefits of cycling
Chico sports-med doctor talks about the health benefits of cycling.
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May is National Bike Month
There’s plenty of ways to celebrate National Bike Month.
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Don’t forget a biking helmet
Head protection is important for you and the little ones.
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Feather River Hospital’s new CEO
Former CEO of Adventist Health’s Howard Memorial Hospital moves to Paradise.
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S.F.’s new tactic against HIV
S.F.’s new HIV-treatment policy could prevent new cases if doctors embrace it.
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The push for online privacy
Government announces plan to beef up privacy for online health information.
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Stripes in Lower Bidwell Park
New reflective paint can make night riding safer.
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Keeping Café Culture
Chico City Council majority made the right call.
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Rescuing the Pugh mural
Saving Academe could be easier than thought, art historian suggests.
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Letters for April 28, 2011
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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Baba’s bike tips
Ed McLaughlin revives his bike-safety character.
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A brouhaha to end brouhahas?
A proposal to change the city charter to avoid divisiveness in replacing a council member could itself be divisive.
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Motel mystique
Iconic Matador Motel site of Chico’s newest arts festival.
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Jake Fryer/Bud Shank Quintet
Live recording led by two prized alto saxmen, Jake Fryer and Bud Shanks.
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One last song
Bear Hunter’s Maurice Spencer has a gift for Chico.
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CAMMIES: Week three
Rock/Pop, World (Celtic, Latin, Ska), Americana/Country nominees for the 2011 Chico Area Music Awards.
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Not-so-plain Jane
Charlotte Brontë’s signature novel gets fresh look.
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Water for Elephants
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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