Issue: August 25, 2011
Pride in Chico
This weekend marks the first time a gay-pride event will be held smack-dab
in the center of Chico. Pride Weekend includes a festival Saturday in City
Plaza and the fact the event has moved downtown seemed significant to us.
Turns out it's significant to those in the Stonewall Alliance, which is
putting on the event, and others in the LGBT community as well. The CN&R
wanted to take this opportunity to interview a few locals on what it means
to be gay in Chico, and how far the gay-rights movement has come over the
past few decades.
As always, there's much more--we take a look at the Chico Green School
getting shut down, how the Private Industry Council failed so profoundly,
and just how good the curried goat is at Chico's new Jamaican restaurant.
Bonus this week: Voting for Best of Chico begins! Log onto
www.newsreview.com/chico/ballot/bestofchico11 for rules and to vote for
your faves. New this year: An opportunity to tell us a little bit about one
of your favorites, with a chance to get your blurb printed in the paper!
Until next time,
Meredith Graham, managing editor
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Pride in Chico
Locals share their stories of struggle and triumph in the spirit of Pride Weekend.
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Charter school, interrupted
Chico Green School has gone dark for the fall term, but supporters vow to bring the controversial institution back to life.
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Bounce-house controversy goes viral
Stonewall Alliance and community upset over refusal to rent equipment for a gay-rights event.
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PIC(ing) up the pieces
What caused the Private Industry Council to go belly-up all of a sudden? County supervisors get a glimpse of what happened.
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Watch out for yarn-bombs!
Guerrilla-knitting group prepares yarn-bombs for Pride Weekend.
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Outlaws pitcher is outbound
Outlaws pitcher picked up by Giants as the North American Baseball League’s season comes to early close.
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Supes back booze ban
Violators of Sacramento River alcohol prohibition could face fines of $100 to $500, thanks to an ordinance passed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors.
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Orland chief to retain post
After months on administrative leave, embattled Paula Carr heads back to her post as chief of police in Orland.
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Small-business hopes shrinking
Owners of small businesses continue to become more pessimistic about economy.
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Lawnless and loving it
Front-yard vegetable-gardening is catching on as a replacement for lawns.
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Clearing up Tahoe
New Lake Tahoe TMDL plan aims to increase water clarity, reduce pollutants.
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Glacial demise
Montana’s glaciers set to disappear by 2020 due to climate change.
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Recycle it, schools!
Waste Management has some tips to end school-generated waste.
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Trying to outsmart cancer
Enloe Medical Center and Feather River Hospital offer clinical trials.
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Medicare targets readmissions
Medicare to dock reimbursements to hospitals with high readmission rates.
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Flame-retardant women?
New study shows California mothers-to-be at risk for PBDE-contaminated blood.
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A bowl for a bowl
Chico State students can help local food bank by eating their cereal.
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Libya in Libyan hands
U.S. should be prepared to help but otherwise leave Libya alone.
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Chico City Council gamed on dispensaries
Ramsey brings in U.S. attorney, harshes council’s medical-cannabis high.
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Why not Medicare for all?
Single-payer would be good for business—and for health.
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Letters for August 25, 2011
Our always-sharp readers let us know what they think.
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A penny for his thoughts
Longtime collector John Kranz talks coins.
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Highway 99 hit by the ugly stick
Highway 99 in Chico is going to get ugly next month, and we’re not talking traffic jams.
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Exhibit Chico
Chico Museum celebrates 25 years of preserving history.
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Good Poems: American Places
Keillor’s latest poetry collection.
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Modern Americana
Coyote Grace plants LGBTIQQA community’s roots in traditional music.
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Your happy place
Sipho’s Restaurant & Café brings the exciting taste of Jamaica to Chico, mon.
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Same time next year
Heavy love story mostly rises above its gimmicky premise.
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The Tree of Life
A quick and easy nugget of film goodness or badness.
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