Issue: September 29, 2011
Dear SN&R reader!
News: In an age of blogs, tweets, hacks, and piles of beans spilled by Wikileaks, the notion of media censorship may seem dated. But the stories Project Censored calls attention to this year serve as a reminder that mainstream media outlets continue to favor the superficial over the substantive. Also this week: STDs are on the rise in Sacramento County, fingerprinting requirements impact food-stamp access, and your Comcast box might be the largest energy suck in your home.
In this week's feature story, it's all about the money. Student loan money, that is. Just before the start of this academic year, Moody's Analytics, a wing of the behemoth Wall Street credit-rating agency, released "Student Lending's Failing Grade." This study suggested that tuition hikes, record student debt and unchecked lending are fostering conditions that alarmingly parallel the real-estate bubble and bust of the 2000s. "Fears of a bubble in educational spending are not without merit," Moody's warned. So is it true? Is there a college bubble? Nick Miller investigates.
On the arts beat, let's talk Second Saturday, which is always busiest during the summer months. So, was the summer of Second Saturday 2011 a boom? Or a step down a notch? Contributing writer Lovelle Harris chats with artists, gallery owners and Midtowners on the state of the neighborhood's flagship event. Also this week: the 20th annual Sammies award winners, Greg Lucas goes for Mexican and margaritas in Carmichael, and crocheted zombie dolls take over.
SN&R Staff
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My Day Off
Expect the unexpected when ‘off duty’ as Medevac pilot.
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Sacramento Pharmaville
Sacramento Doctors Benefit from Medical Industry Fees.
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Garbage gamble
Critics say Waste Management’s garbage deal is rubbish.
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Wine in time
Wherein Ruthie needs a glass of the sulfited stuff.
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Original greenster
Amigo Bob Cantisano helped many others go organic.
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Two new climate change studies
Summer reports find new challenges to meeting targets in California’s new global warming law.
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Letters for September 29, 2011
Love, hate, indifference—readers express their opinions, sometimes about each other.
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Grow some love
Advice to a reader to check herself before she wrecks herself.
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Jazz theory
Why’d they take the jazz out of the Sacramento Music Festival? Money.
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Second responder
Rev. Cole preaches against nationalism and vengeance at the Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims.
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Welcome to SALAM
A 9/11 anniversary speech by Sacramento’s Imam M. A. Azeez.
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Modern day Reconquista in L.A.
The Mexican tackles redistricting and blaring music outside Mexican businesses.
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Frightened
Bring wisdom and foresight to local budget cut talks.
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Editorial Cartoon
This week’s cartoon from the mind of John Kloss.
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Here comes pink
A few thoughts about Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Right, swing, left
Can Marina Ramirez win an October championship bout and a chance to compete in the Olympics?
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God of Carnage
SN&R reviews a new production at the B Street Theatre.
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Falling for festivals
SN&R highlights a handful of events happening in the upcoming week.
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Can you handle the laughs?
Get ready for the first-ever Sacramento Comedy Festival this weekend in Midtown.
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Triple view
This English translation of Alberto Moravia’s trilogy of novellas offers insight into post-war Italy—and into the creative process.
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School’s out
In Class Dismissed, John Marsh argues that there are ways to alleviate poverty without relying on higher education.
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Permanence problem
Drew Magary’s The Postmortal suggest immortality has a whole ’nother set of troubles.
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Drip with Drac
Donate some blood, get some time with the Original Bloodsucker.
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Memorial Auditorium
A poem by Robert M. Stanley of Sacramento.
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Comic relief
Sac-Con preps the next generation of comic book devotees.
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Welcome to SN&R’s weekly 420!
A weekly look at medical cannabis in the Sacramento region.
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For love of cannabis
A peek inside city dispensary 1 Love Wellness Center.
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ABCs of AMC
Concentrates galore, and more, at Alternative Medical Center.
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Downstairs in the dark
Big Idea Theatre takes big risks with The Pillowman.
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It’s not easy being green
Broadway Sacramento tickles some funny bones with a big green ogre in Shrek: The Musical.
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à votre santé
Say goodbye to a local Caribbean legend as Celestin’s is closing soon.
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Nuts so good
Expect a bumper crop of local California walnuts this year.
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No corpse crutches
Dine out at a participating Sacramento Vegan Chef Challenge restaurant during the month of October, and maybe these eateries will keep a vegan course on the menu year round.
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Street party + music + drinks = no brainer
Twenty reasons to attend the 20th annual Sammies Block Party & Music Awards.
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Just business
Brad Pitt’s new movie is a spreadsheet story about our national pastime, baseball, but it registers real humanity.
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Killer Elite
Going to this movie may eventually cause Jason Statham to become governor of California.
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I Don’t Know How She Does It
Sarah Jessica Parker in a PG-13 episode of Sex and the City.
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Block party + free = yes, please
The 20th annual Sammies Block Party and Music Awards goes down Saturday, October 1, in Midtown on 20th Street.
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Dead heading
La Raza Galería Posada celebrates Día de los Muertos with art exhibitions, craft workshops and an outdoor display of more than 50 altars.
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Ballet with a bite
The Sacramento Ballet opens its 2011 season with a daring rendition of Dracula.
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One show to rule them all
The Lord of the Rings in Concert requires 250 musicians to recreate the soundtrack of the film live on stage, just in time for its 10th anniversary.
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Taste the fall harvest
Restaurants competing in the Sacramento Vegan Chef Challenge will add creative vegan dishes to their menus throughout October.
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The past considered
Michele Norris’ The Grace of Silence is this year’s Sacramento State One Book.
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Digitally remastered zombies
The Trash Film Orgy revises its original “Zombie vs. Shark” musical for two midnight screenings of Lucio Fulci’s Zombie.
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20th annual Sammies nominees!
Winners announced Saturday night at the Block Party.
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