Issue: February 13, 2014
Good morning, CN&R readers!
For a good overview of California’s drought/water situation, read contributor Alastair Bland’s Cover story, “The big squeeze.” Follow that with Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee’s Newsline, “‘We will come out of this,’” another water-centric story that is focused on the Durham-Dayton area, just south of Chico.
Also in Newslines, we offer contributor Allan Stellar’s “Coyote killings under review,” an update on the Modoc County coyote hunts, as well as a story by Staff Writer Ken Smith featuring local social worker Meagan Meloy, and News Editor Tom Gascoyne’s article about National 2-1-1 Day.
In Healthlines, contributor Evan Tuchinsky offers an interesting piece outlining some of the yeas and nays of obtaining a flu shot: “The flu demystified.” For Greenways, I wrote a story titled “Spreading democracy,” for which I interviewed Butte County Library Outreach Coordinator Oliver Allen about the new Little Library program, which is installing tiny free libraries in the Chapmantown neighborhood. And my GreenHouse column takes a look at a couple of noteworthy local, sustainability-focused projects: the new cookbook created by Sherwood Montessori students (shepherded by the school’s illustrious cooking/gardening teacher, Chef Richie Hirshen), and the new good-food partnership between Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and the Chico Certified Farmers’ Market.
In Arts & Culture, there’s a Valentine’s Day theme apparent: Alastair Bland’s story, “Flavor of love,” is all about aphodisiacs; contributor Vic Cantu’s 15 Minutes interview with California Organic Flowers’ Marc Kessler looks at the most popular Valentine’s Day flowers, among other things; and my “Stage flight” is a preview of acclaimed performer/playwright Ann Randolph’s one-woman show, Loveland (and two-day grief-centered writing workshop), at the Chico Women’s Club. Arts DEVO offers many tidbits about the local art scene as well.
Take note: The CN&R is in the processing of accepting entries for our Fiction 59 contest; contest rules are on page 33 of our print edition.
Enjoy your day!
Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia, associate editor
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The big squeeze
North State water supplies feel the pressure as drought parches farmland to the south.
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Life changer
Butte County Office of Education youth coordinator nominated for national award.
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Coyote killings under review
Annual Modoc County hunt’s days could be numbered.
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Getting the 2-1-1
Help for struggling families is brought closer to home.
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‘We will come out of this’
As drought weighs heavy on farmers, county water experts remain positive.
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Medi-pot rules finalized, maybe
Supes vote tight restrictions into law; medi-pot advocates want a public vote.
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Bleeding water
California water usage varies wildly across the state.
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Spreading democracy
New Little Library program aims to help spread literacy and community cohesion in high-traffic areas of underserved neighborhoods.
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EPA: Bristol Bay mining destructive
A new EPA report says that the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska would do significant damage to Bristol Bay’s salmon fishery and the lifestyle of the area’s Native tribes.
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Citrus growers squeezed by freeze
The Golden State’s citrus industry takes a $441 million hit due to December’s sub-freezing temperatures.
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Keystone XL gets official nod
New State Department report finds no major environmental objections to Keystone XL pipeline.
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Growing, cooking and eating good food
Chef Richie Hirshen and his cooking/gardening students at Sherwood Montessori school release their second cookbook, Grow, Cook, Eat. Also, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and the Chico Certified Farmers’ Market collaborate on new Healthy Opportunities Program (HOP).
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Conserve water in the kitchen
Ways to conserve water in the kitchen.
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The flu demystified
Local health experts discuss both sides of the flu vaccine controversy.
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Allergies or cold?
Some symptoms to help you distinguish between a cold and allergies.
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The high cost of chemicals
U.S. spends an estimated $3 billion in health care related to BPA.
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CVS kicks tobacco
CVS drugstore chain stops selling tobacco despite a potential $2 billion hit to annual sales.
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Bionic prosthetics on horizon?
A Danish amputee is able to feel the weight and stiffness of objects with a robo-hand.
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The end of security
State and federal officials must face the fact that water is no longer plentiful.
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Stop coyote slaughter
The California Fish and Game Commission should end brutal killing contests.
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Curbing the unwanted-pet population
Local nonprofit Paws of Chico celebrates World Spay Day with special reduced spay and neuter services.
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Missing Dan Nguyen-Tan
Where are today’s young, smart progressives hiding?
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Bouquet artist
The man behind the bouquet on your lover’s table.
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Stage flight
Performer/playwright Ann Randolph deals with grief on hilarious plane ride in acclaimed one-woman show.
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Rockin’ the here and now
Virginia space rockers Pontiak return to Earth with INNOCENCE.
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Raiders of the lost art
An entertaining, if formulaic, account of a real-life effort to recover art treasures from the Nazis.
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