Issue: March 31, 2011
Hello SN&R reader!
Todd Walton, who wrote frequent essays for the SN&R during its early years, is back on the cover this week with "God and Jokes," a first-person tale from his youth that involves family, jokes, religion, jokes, "a powerful lifting force" ... and oh yeah, more jokes. Don't miss it! Meanwhile, catch Ed Smeloff on Rancho Seco, Cosmo Garvin on pricey Sac school contracts, and all the other news, opinion, music, arts, and dining coverage you've come to expect in each week's issue.
Happy reading!
SN&R staff
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God & jokes
Todd Walton, who wrote frequent essays for SN&R during its early years, is back this week with a first-person tale from his youth.
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Contract killing
Is it time for Sacramento City schools to give pink slips to the education consultants?
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One and done
Sacramento’s interim city manager counts the votes, hits the road.
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Sovereign eats
Food co-ops grow in popularity as UC Davis students work to make produce and vegetables as affordable as fast food.
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Galaxies far and now
Thinking about nuclear energy then, now and beyond.
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Party for the planet
Earth Fest at the Sacramento Zoo celebrates wildlife, the environment and conservation programs.
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Trash culture
UC Davis “Greenest Student” graduates—but not without one last eco-conscious, zero-waste lesson.
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Letters for March 31, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Still hating after all these years
We offer advice when reconnecting with a high-school frenemy stirs old feelings of jealousy.
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Search for my dad
A daughter makes peace with her father, an unclaimed Sacramento veteran.
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Radioactive cocktail
Rancho Seco’s spent fuel rods remain dangerous for generations to come.
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Rosy future for Roseville?
Roseville city manager Ray Kerridge plans transition to an urban center that’s “open for business.”
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Real sports, expert opinions
Find veteran sports opinion and Sacramento coverage at www.27x7.com.
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Tom-foolery
You’ve got questions? The Mexican’s got answers—this week from the mind of former Colorado congressman Tom Tancredo.
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River of risk
Sure, build up Natomas levees. But be realistic about building in the basin.
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College! Essay! Contest!
Call for entries for SN&R’s College Essay Contest 2011.
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Stand-up, delivered
These local comedians are just a handful of the joke tellers and funny people slowly putting Sacramento on the comedy map.
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The King and I
SN&R reviews a new production at the Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra.
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Fiesta, fiesta
The Festival de la Familia celebrates Latino culture, customs and traditions.
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Steaming underground in Old Sac
Family Fun Day celebrates the opening of several seasonal activities in Old Sacramento.
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Fouls and air balls
The kids are not all right in Actor’s Theatre of Sacramento’s production of That Championship Season.
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Evil, yes. Banal, no.
Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem, revisited by Deborah E. Lipstadt after 50 years.
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Stretched too thin
CSU Chico prof Michael Perelman explains how workers are—metaphorically—stretched out and chained to an iron bed.
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Rockford Files redux
Dex Parios, the new Jim Rockford: a wise-cracking PI, a beat-up car and … oh, wait. She’s a chick.
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Three women, sexy talk
Sex Talk and hip-hop, all at Harlow’s on April 1.
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Connecting With God
A poem by William S. Gainer of Grass Valley.
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How weed works
THC medicates—but cannabidiol, the new big hubbub among cannabis scientists, might save your life.
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True funny things
Katie Rubin returns to Sacramento for one night of spiritual stand-up.
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It’s a chili spring
There’s nothing like a pot of homemade chili to take the chill off a cold spring.
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Restaurants, beware!
Kitchen Nightmares is headed Sacramento’s way.
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Go, go, goat cheese
Those local goaty cheeses from Nicolau Farms and North Valley Farms are on the way.
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The bún chay try
Quan Nem Ninh Hoa’s bún chay, or Vietnamese vegetarian noodle salad, is inexpensive yet yummy.
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The O.G. hipster was French
Or why, on the 20th anniversary of his death, pop music still needs icon Serge Gainsbourg.
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Fri, April 1, Carly DuHain
Check out her debut album, Rainstation.
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Fri, April 1, Travie McCoy
Gym Class Heroes rapper Travie McCoy brings diverse styles to Sacramento’s Ace of Spades.
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Sat, April 2, A Lot Like Birds
A Lot Like Birds will bring its post-hardcore sound to Sacramento’s Ace of Spades.
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Sat, April 2, SN&R Jammies
SN&R’s Jammies bands continue to battle it out in front of celebrity judges.
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Sun, April 3, AWOLNATION
AWOLNATION will bring an eclectic rock vibe to Sacramento’s Ace of Spades.
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Sun, April 3, Prezident Brown
Prezident Brown brings the sounds of Jamaica to Harlow’s in Sacramento.
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Tues, April 5, Chris Robinson Brotherhood
Chris Robinson Brotherhood will bring classic rock to Sacramento’s Harlow’s.
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Thurs, April 7, The Juan Maclean
Shaun Slaughter returns to Mix Downtown.
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Funky bunchkin’s bukkake bus ride
Midtowners and more say goodbye to Cheap Thrills with a house show, Placerville’ the Bank confusing the hell out of this reviewer, and Zach Hill’s Death Grips let’s go on the masses.
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Phoned infamy
The first-ever Cinema Scoped Phoned-in Hall of Fame class.
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Surfing the sci-fi resonance
Jake Gyllenhaal in Hitchcockian hybrid of Quantum Leap and Groundhog Day made by the spawn of David Bowie.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
No surprises—he’s still wimpy—but it’s still pretty good.
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The Music Never Stopped
Here’s a film with good intentions, but minimal inspiration.
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Sucker Punch
Here’s proof positive that hot chicks with guns do not a movie make.
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