Issue: September 20, 2012
Good morning, Chico readers:
This week's cover story is written by Sarah Downs, a Chico woman who has a lot to share about her long-term battle with depression, including a recent suicidal breakdown leading to her finally getting help. Telling a story like this is a brave thing to do, and we applaud Sarah for doing so. Her intent is to help others recognize the symptoms of depression and seek help.
In Newslines this week, there's a write-up on the first Chico City Council candidates forum last Friday. We also have coverage of Jason Ross' appearance at Chico State. Ross is a longtime writer for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, a native of Chico, and a former CN&R writer and arts editor. As usual, we've got a report on the City Council meeting. This week the panel finalized its plans on a noise ordinance. There's also a story about congressional candidate Doug LaMalfa and the politics surrounding him leaving his state senate post.
In Greenways, check out the feature on electric bikes, particularly their relative scarcity in Chico despite being popular elsewhere. And in Healthlines, there's a story about a state effort to eradicate tuberculosis.
Back in the arts section, you'll get a look at the Chico World Music Festival through a number of photos taken at the popular event last weekend. There's a preview of what to look forward to this fall on the big screen. In addition, Juan-Carlos Selznick gives us his take on Killer Joe, the ultra-violent "redneck noir" film staring Matthew McConaughey.
Happy reading!
Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Staring down hopelessness
How I learned to understand depression and work to overcome it.
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Council chamber
Chico council candidates make statements, answer questions.
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The Constitution walks into a bar
Chico State celebrates Constitution Day with laughs from homegrown Daily Show writer Jason Ross.
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Strange twists
LaMalfa campaign for Congress creates ripple effects.
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Scammer sentenced
The last of the Chico mortgage fraudsters is sentenced.
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Double deaths in Magalia
Investigation determines son killed his mother and then took his own life.
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Search for teen goes on
Authorities, family continue investigation into the disappearance of Claudialy Estrella Villalobos Cardenas.
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Party time
A breakdown of Butte County voters by party affiliation.
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The eco-friendly e-bike
Chico Electric Bikes’ John Brockman on the surprising lack of e-bikes in Chico.
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Biofuel industry on the rise
Carbon, fuel-efficiency measures could spur increased biofuel production.
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Shell begins drilling Arctic
Oil company drills Alaska’s Arctic for first time in two decades.
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Bill not in the bag
Measure to ban single-use bags in California falters in Senate.
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Of sterility and mouth razors (Ah—GMOs!)
Hamsters fed a consistent diet of Monsanto’s GM soy are sterile by the third generation.
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Non-GMO shopping trip
How to avoid buying foods containing genetically engineered ingredients.
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Staying on top of TB
SB 659 adds TB to state’s immunization registry in effort to eradicate the deadly disease.
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Food for runners
Nutritional tips for before and after strenuous exercise.
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New approach to asthma?
Study suggests daily steroid doses unnecessary for asthma patients.
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Docs wary of murder charges
Physicians concerned pain-killer overdoses could lead to prosecution.
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Hantavirus remains a mystery
Yosemite outbreak underlines ongoing questions about virus.
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Doug LaMalfa’s fail
When congressional candidate Doug LaMalfa said abortion increased a woman’s chance of getting cancer, an enterprising reporter showed he was either lying or ignorant.
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Reform ‘three strikes’
The “three strikes” law was supposed to reduce crime, but evidence shows it hasn’t done that.
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Court of the absurd
Would you plead guilty to an offense you didn’t commit if it would save you a couple hundred bucks?
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A scholar and volunteer
Trustees’ Award winner Maija Glasier-Lawson has excelled academically and philanthropically despite a debilitating medical condition.
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Janice and Barack
Intercepting the president’s letter to my wife.
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Schindelbeck shoots first
His comments about President Obama and response to a student’s Facebook posting show another side of the Chico City Council candidate.
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Rooster Rag
Little Feat returns with first new album in nine years.
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Local world
Chico World Music Festival is a colorful gift to the community.
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Roughed up
Stage play’s sex and violence amplified on way to big screen.
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