Issue: August 30, 2012
Happy Thursday, folks:
We've got another great issue in store for you this week, with an outstanding cover story by staff writer Ken Smith. Ken has been spending a lot of time recently at the Silver Dollar Speedway, watching the sprint-car races. But the majority of his time there has involved getting to know the Tarters, a local racing family who lost their loved one, David, the car's driver, to a freak accident in the racing pit. But the Tarter family has forged on in the racing world, believing David would have wanted that way.
Over in Newslines, there's a nice write-up about the growing pains of the Burning Man festival and its uncertain future. Speaking of growing pains, check out the report on the Butte County Board of Supervisors' recent meeting, at which medical-marijuana cultivation was the topic yet again. There's also an update on the family of a developmentally disabled woman who lost custody of her baby back in 2009. That woman, Dorothy Hankensiefken (née Perry), has a new baby girl, and she's in need of some assistance as the infant requires two surgeries. There's also a write up on a youth-focused workshop on relationship abuse held by Catalyst during Stonewall Alliance's Pride festivities last weekend.
In Greenways, there's a story about the work to help the county comply with California's Global Warming Solutions Act. The clock is ticking down to meet the mandated reductions of emissions required by that legislation, and doing so is no easy task, as you will read.
Be sure to check out Greenhouse, Christine LaPado-Breglia's column, which, this week, sheds light on how many of the "natural foods" brands we love are spending money (lots of it!) to defeat the GMO-labeling initiative, Prop. 37. It's pretty eye-opening.
In Arts and Culture, read about the worldly music coming to town by way of two Israeli-born musicians and their band, Moshav. There's also a write up on a super-interesting (and somewhat oddball!) exhibit coming to Chico State.
Enjoy!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Life and loss at the Silver Dollar Speedway
A local family’s heartache and determination to keep racing.
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Burning Man’s desert storm
The ‘most amazing party on the planet’ has grown so large that it now faces existential questions.
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Still on the pot
Butte County to form an ad-hoc committee addressing medical marijuana.
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Defining the line
Catalyst Domestic Violence workshop during Chico Pride Festival sheds light on abuse.
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Helping baby Ruth
Al Perry’s baby granddaughter, Ruth Marie Hankensiefken, needs two surgeries for serious birth defects, including a hole in her heart.
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Accused tax dodger dies
Chico woman was facing federal tax-fraud charges.
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Totally tubular
Local law enforcement officials get ready for annual floating festivties on the Sacramento River.
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How much more will Romney-Ryan Medicare cost you?
The Center for American Progress Action Fund has crunched the numbers. They’re not pretty.
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The greening of Butte County
County’s Sustainability Work Team presents report to Board of Supervisors on ways that county operations can become more sustainable.
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Media mum on climate issues
Major networks decrease coverage of climate change since 2009.
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Chico State among green elite
Wildcats recognized by Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll.
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Air pollution rule gets ax
EPA’s cross-state pollution regulation overturned by U.S. Court of Appeals.
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Beware of organic brands that are fighting Prop. 37
Beware of natural-foods brands that are contributing funds to defeat Prop. 37—the Right to Know Initiative—which will call for foods containing GMOs to be labeled as such.
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Hazmat at home
Butte County offers 13 locations to safely dispose of hazmat.
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Benefiting the community
Local hospital CEOs discuss recent CNA report on nonprofit hospitals’ tax benefits versus what they provide in charity care.
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Sharing food with Fido
Dogs love to beg for human food and we love to share. But we have to be careful.
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Health reform popular in Cali
Majority of California voters give thumbs up to the federal health-care reform law.
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Retiree benefit payments looming
Eleven California cities are unprepared to pay future government health benefits.
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Older fathers, autism linked
Risk of passing on genetic mutations increases as potential fathers age.
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Supervisors see the light
It took more than a year and two failed tries, but the Butte County Board of Supervisors has finally seen the wisdom of letting a group of stakeholders devise a medical-marijuana-cultivation ordinance.
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Man on the moon
The Apollo 11 mission is among history’s great journeys into the unknown, those of Columbus and Cook, Magellan and Marco Polo, Lewis and Clark.
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Let’s turn down the volume
If noisy neighbors put out too many decibels, they should be cited.
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Taste of Butte County
Randy Shinn opened his online business, White Swan Creative Confections, after being inspired by the area’s agricultural offerings.
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Nuclear time-bomb
It’s not hard to imagine Fukushima becoming the worst nuclear catastrophe in history.
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RIP, Gwen Stefani?
Bay Area artist Kathy Aoki brings her thought-provoking, tongue-in-cheek ‘Museum of Historical Makeovers’ exhibit to the University Art Gallery.
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Reflections of Palestine
Turning negative into positive music in Palestine.
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Deep Song: A Tribute to Billie Holiday
Ranee Lee channels Lady Day.
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Worldly music
Israel-born Moshav tour the world to a traditional and modern dance-friendly beat.
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Hittin’ the juice
Henri is feeling especially fruity thanks to his new juicer.
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Pedaling to the metal
Engaging chase movie zips around New York City with energy and danger.
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