Issue: March 06, 2014
Good morning, CN&R readers!
It’s Fiction 59 time again: Do investigate our cover package filled with the works of the winners—from kids to adults—of our annual short-fiction contest.
There’s plenty of intrigue in Newslines, from Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee’s “Chronic trouble” to News Editor Tom Gascoyne’s “When clerks collide.”
In Arts & Culture, be sure to read contributor Robert Speer’s very interesting piece “One script, two movies,” about local car salesman and screenwriter Steve Zotnowski’s screenplay for new movie Barefoot (starring Evan Rachel Wood and opening at the Pageant Theatre March 7) being hijacked by a German film company (and made into a very successful film unsurprisingly called Barfuss) without his knowledge. Also in A&C, read my Chow story, “Home-baked goodness,” if you want to learn about the healthy deliciousness offered by Jen Coles’ cottage-food business CoCo Gluten-Free Baking Co. (word to the wise: CoCo is worth knowing about).
Ah, and if you are looking for something healthy, outdoorsy and fabulous to do this weekend, attend one or both days of the inaugural Local Nursery Crawl; the Greenways feature story, “Indie crawl,” is all about that exciting event. (And on the subject of plants, The GreenHouse has all the details about the upcoming Spring Seed Swap at the Chico Grange Hall on March 16.)
As always, the Calendar section in our print edition offers pages of events of all sorts for those looking for things to do!
Spring really is just around the corner…
Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia, associate editor
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Fiction 59: Making the cuts
For the most part, CN&R’s readers kept their stories 59-words short.
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Fiction 59: high school winners
2014 high school Fiction 59 winners.
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Fiction 59: junior high winners
2014 junior high Fiction 59 winners.
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Chronic trouble
Amid personal turbulence, local medi-pot advocate is the key to an indictment of the San Francisco Police Department.
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Assessing the big race
One often overlooked office—that of Butte County Assessor—might make for the biggest battle of the 2014 primaries.
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Whose party is it?
New city ordinance targets hosts when minors are drinking.
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When clerks collide
The county clerk is cleared in the DA’s investigation into misuse of employee time.
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Fed funding to buoy levy
Hamilton City will receive $8.6 million for a flood-control project.
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Obamacare heads north
The number of Northern Californians enrolled in Obamacare jumped by 40 percent in January.
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Vandalism charges dropped
The vandalism charges against local homeless artist James Moody are dropped.
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Social (media) animals
Women use social media at a higher rate than men.
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Indie crawl
This weekend’s (March 8 & 9) Local Nursery Crawl will offer crawlers a chance to see the many offerings at Chico’s nine independent nurseries.
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DiCaprio ponies up for sea life
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation donates $3 million to Oceana, one of the world’s biggest ocean-advocacy nonprofits.
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GM crops into Africa?
Western scientists and policymakers travel to Ethiopia for a meeting aimed at opening up Africa to genetically engineered crops.
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Dust Bowl a-comin’?
California’s water woes are so acute that its agriculture industry may be forced to relocate to the Midwest and the South.
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Swap ’em if you’ve got ’em!
The fifth annual Spring Seed Swap promises to be the event announcing the pending arrival of spring.
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Adding tech to your trek
Rather than be another excuse to sit inside, smartphones can enhance your appreciation and knowledge of nature.
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Doc settles down
Dr. Michael Fealk followed a winding road before joining a Chico practice.
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Say, “yes” to better Nutrition Facts
FDA proposes updated food labeling.
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As for smoke-free shopping
Many Chico grocery stores are incompliant with the smoke-free entryway ordinance.
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Back to the Dark Ages
States may be using lethal injection drugs of questionable origins.
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Curbing the chubby trend?
Experts wary of a report indicating a sharp decline in childhood obesity rates.
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A moral perspective
State and local leaders need to consider the long game when it comes to water.
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Game-over scenario
President Obama must set an example for the world by rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline.
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The end of intelligent discourse
Longing for the days when differences of opinion were acceptable.
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I wrote it
The point of last week’s cover piece is that city-employee compensation levels are unsustainable.
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A spark for art
Local artist opens studio for art and classes of all mediums.
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One script, two movies
A Chico screenwriter’s film—its American version—opens locally.
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The madness begins …
Chico State’s theater department has a lot of experimental fun telling stories of creation.
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Misunderstanding Comics
Understanding Misunderstanding Comics.
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Burn Your Fire For No Witness
Angel Olsen gets a band and ups the dynamics on her latest album.
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Rage against the machine
Portland’s Ape Machine do it their way.
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Home-baked goodness
Popular CoCo Gluten-Free Baking Co. is getting ready to take the next step with its cottage-food operation.
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