Issue: December 19, 2013
Good morning, Chico News & Review readers!
Once again this year, local writer Zu Vincent graces us with a touching Christmas-themed piece of fiction, the CN&R's cover story, "What we want for Christmas."
Our four Newslines are: News Editor Tom Gascoyne's "Television blackout" (those wondering what the heck is going on with their DISH satellite service ought to read it); "Back to black," a city-budget update by Editor Melissa Daugherty; contributor Vic Cantu's "Market bids adieu," about the closing of the last remaining grocery market in Chapmantown; and "Case overload," Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee's update on the effects in Butte County of state prisoner realignment.
In Arts & Culture, among other things, contributor Robert Speer penned "Moving forward," about monca's fundraising campaign to renovate the Chico Veterans Memorial Hall, and Hardee wrote an informative review--"Touch indie, bit heavy"--of the recent Maltese show featuring local bands Surrogate and Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy.
Contributor Evan Tuchinsky wrote the Healthlines feature story this week, "Kids' health conundrum," which takes yet another (necessary) look at the trend toward childhood obesity and offers tips for raising fit, healthy children.
Our Greenways feature, "What's in your water?," comes to us courtesy of Environmental Health News writer Brian Bienkowski and--dare I say it?--is a must-read bit of journalism.
This week's Streetalk (only in our print edition) is both timely and interesting--do read it. And check out that Calendar section if you're looking for fun stuff to do (in addition to Christmas shopping and gift-wrapping)...
Happy Christmastime!
Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia
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What we want for Christmas
A heartwarming story for the holidays.
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Television blackout
A contract dispute between two national corporations affects local TV viewers.
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Going back to black
Chico City Council approves a decade-long deficit-repayment plan.
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Market bids adieu
The only remaining market in Chapmantown will close after 35 years of operation.
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Case overload
District Attorney Mike Ramsey pushes for a new court to process crime tied to state prisoner realignment.
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Roadrunners take state
Butte College’s football team caps a spectacular season with a state title.
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Trash talk
City Council approves funding to explore waste-hauling franchise.
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Parliamentarian passes
Chico parliamentarian and letter-writer passes.
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A preference for print
Most Generation Y members prefer their digital news to resemble the print media of their grandparents.
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What’s in your water?
New federal research finds nearly 20 unregulated chemicals present in anonymous U.S. drinking-water samples.
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Chernobyl entombment underway
The New Safe Confinement is the latest attempt to control dangerous radioactivity at the site of the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe.
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Buried toxins on Treasure Island
Residents of San Francisco’s Treasure Island are forced to leave their homes on the former naval base due to radioactive materials buried beneath them.
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Yellowstone changes concerning
Yellowstone National Park is being negatively affected by climate change and human activity at a worrying rate.
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Cinderella and other holiday goodness
Holiday thank-yous and some last-minute eco-friendly gift-giving ideas.
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Kids’ health conundrum
Local experts offer tips for raising fit, active children.
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Warm up that workout
Safety tips for working out during cold winter months.
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Care on death row
State ordered to improve mental-health care for prisoners on death row.
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Movement versus meds
Study suggests exercise is equal to medication as a treatment option.
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Easing livestock off drugs
FDA tightens the guidelines on antibiotic use in livestock.
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Homeless aid must continue
The community has a long way to go in addressing the homeless crisis.
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One year after Sandy Hook
Without tighter gun regulations, it’s a matter of time before we see another mass school shooting.
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A destructive ‘solution’
Gov. Jerry Brown’s twin-tunnels project will eviscerate the Central Valley ecosystem.
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Guns and Jesus
Some serious topics on the run-up to Christmas.
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Moving forward
Art museum launches a fundraising campaign to renovate its new site.
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Touch indie, bit heavy
Local bands Surrogate and Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy rock the house.
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Enter the dragon
There’s plenty to enjoy in part two of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy.
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