Issue: April 18, 2013
Good morning, CN&R readers:
Have you been celebrating Earth Month? If not, there's still time. In fact, Earth Day is this coming Monday (April 22), and there are festivities and events in its honor this weekend (see our Calendar listings). But first, check out our annual Green Issue cover package. It includes four stories that were inspired by Earth Month and the local people dedicated to protecting the planet.
In Newslines this week, Staff Writer Ken Smith heads to Laxson Auditorium for futurist Ray Kurzweil's predictions for the future. News Editor Tom Gascoyne looks into the past of the new finance director for the city of Chico. Contributor Vic Cantu hears about a Chico State professor's research into sports programs designed to foster peace between Israeli and Arab youth. And Editor Robert Speer heads to the City Council meeting, whose agenda was less interesting than the unscripted moments that took place.
In Greenways, contributor Claire Hutkins Seda gives us a peek into a couple of local backyard gardens, shedding light on what to plant this time of year. And in Healthlines, contributor Evan Tuchinsky introduces us to Dr. Donald Richey, a dermatologist who has created an amazing (free!) program designed to alleviate some of the side effects suffered by cancer patients because of their treatments.
In the Arts and Culture section, contributor Willow Sharkey interviews pastel artist Waif Mullins, who is bringing the work of several Bay Area artists to town to show alongside his own work at an exhibit that opens tomorrow (Friday, April 19) at Avenue 9 Gallery. In Chow, contributor Matthew Craigs writes about cocktail culture. Ken Smith reviews the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's performance at Laxson. And in Reel World, Juan-Carlos Selznick gives us his take on the new Jackie Robinson biopic.
Don't forget about the (free, all ages) CAMMIES Finale/Awards Show from 2-7 p.m. this Saturday (April 20) at the Chico Women's Club! See all the details in this issue.
Happy reading!
-Melissa Daugherty, managing editor
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Gone green
CN&R’s annual issue celebrating people and projects in support of the Earth.
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Tunnel visions
Will building two giant tunnels 150 feet underground to divert Sacramento River water around the Delta solve California’s water-delivery problems?
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Eat your vegetables!
Participating in a community garden offers friendship and satisfying work as well as delicious fresh food. Here’s how to get one started.
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Counting fish
Chico fish-monitoring company has a worldwide reach.
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Recycled design
Chico State interior-design instructor Rouben Mohiuddin teaches students to keep it sustainable in his Furniture Design and Fabrication class.
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Forecast of the future
Author and inventor Ray Kurzweil presents his vision of brighter days ahead through technology.
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Playing for peace
Chico State professor Michael Leitner says sports participation eases Arab-Israeli tensions.
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Unscripted moments
This week’s Chico City Council meeting was notable more for its unscripted moments than for anything the panel did with the items on its agenda.
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Person of interest named in disappearance
Oroville man arrested on marijuana charges may have info on Neal King’s last known whereabouts.
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Levees don’t pass muster
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspection gives failing grade to local levees.
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Police stumped by brothers’ murders
Tehama County siblings were shot and killed in Chico in incidents about six years apart.
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Who pays the most in taxes?
A new report reveals that, even after Proposition 30, the poor still pay a higher percentage of their incomes in state and local taxes than any other Californians.
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Veggies in the ground
Chico gardeners rev up for summer-veggie splendor.
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Student-led sustainable flight
Chico State students design, produce aviation engine innovation.
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Fracking regulations, please
UC Berkeley report offers suggestions for state fracking oversight.
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Rice fields made toxic?
State agency proposes widespread use of pesticide in valley rice fields.
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Spring happenings at the Chico State Herbarium
The Chico State Herbarium embraces spring with student photo contest and workshop on springtime-grasses identification.
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Leave young animals alone
CDFW reminds public not to interfere with infant wildlife.
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Touching lives
Dermatologist Donald Richey’s no-cost Brighter Days program helps alleviate suffering for cancer patients.
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Take a better breath
Better Breathers group offers support for those with chronic lung disease.
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Prison oversight to continue
Governor’s request to end federal oversight of prison health system rejected.
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Hospital closures loom
California hospitals struggle with costs related to Affordable Care Act.
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Alarm fatigue kills
Health-care providers can become desensitized to near-constant alarms.
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A race sans spectators
Viewers were sparse at Sunday’s downtown criterium. Was it worth closing the streets for the entire day?
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Tear down the dams
The most comprehensive federal study ever done on the Klamath River Basin comes to one unequivocal conclusion: The dams must be removed.
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The profit in tragedy
Coverage of the Boston bombings illustrates once again how the media turn personal disaster into a maudlin mantra designed to sell products and boost ratings.
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Political sex advice
In an open letter, Bob Mulholland offers Republicans advice on how to avoid the kind of embarrassment that helped Barbara Boxer win her Senate seat.
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Pure color
Bay Area painters join local pastel artist for group show.
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Anarchy on the uke
Little orchestra makes big sounds on the “bonsai guitar.”
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Farm-to-cocktail party
Author mixes up botany, history and gardening tips to create a killer cocktail…
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Our national past
History of pro baseball and American race relations come to vivid life in Robinson biopic.
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