Issue: October 10, 2013
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This week, we announce nominees for the 22nd annual Sacramento Area Music Awards. Learn who got nods and vote for your favorites at www.sammies.com.
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Doctors' secret for how to die right
Physicians regularly prescribe chemotherapy, ventilators, CPR and surgeries for the dying. So, why do they say no to such procedures for themselves?
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Does nonprofit Garden of Innocence honor abandoned children—or secretly conduct extravagant burials for stillborn fetuses in Sacramento?
Nonprofit says it offers ’dignified burials for abandoned and unidentified children,' but county coroner says that's hardly ever the case.
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An inconvenient tooth
Despite the Affordable Care Act, low-income Sacramentans still have a hard time getting dental care.
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Tipping the balance
SN&R's co-editor needs someone to work-share meals, laundry and cat feedings.
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Letters for October 10, 2013
Readers voice opinions on the government shutdown, the state of education in California and Wal-Mart employee wages.
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Of gods and ex-boyfriends
Joey advises a reader to help his sister see the light.
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Bygone barbershop banter
Getting your hair trimmed has changed since the 1960s in Ohio.
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Dirty girls
The Sacred City Derby Girls get down and dirty to raise funds in their ongoing battle against sexism and delicate-lady stereotypes.
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The 64,000-peso question
The Mexican advises women to nab a man from south of the border and take an orgasm in the name of La Raza.
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Sacramento Tomorrow's strong-mayor plan is a mess
If the measure is to be placed on the June 2014 ballot, the Sacramento City Council will have to act by the end of the year.
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Sacramento shoud support craft beer, not anti-brew single-serve ordinances
It just doesn't make sense, from a public-safety perspective, to prohibit the purchase of single bottles of beer while allowing sales of similar quantities of higher alcohol-by-volume beverages such as wine and spirits.
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Republicans should raise the so-called debt ceiling
Government shutdown and partisan standoffs are no way to run a country.
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2013 Sammies nominees: Vote for your favorite 22nd annual Sacramento Area Music Award nom at www.Sammies.com
SN&R's 2013 Sacramento Area Music Award nominees list celebrates the diversity of local music's ever-changing scene.
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Fast food for hungry lit-lovers
SN&R reviews Sacramento Theatre Company's production of Pride and Prejudice.
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A tale of too tipsy
SN&R previews two different drink-related events.
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Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Sacramento International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival happens this weekend at the Crest Theatre.
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Farm Sanctuary’s Walk for Farm Animals
Here's how going on a walk can help abused and mistreated factory-farm animals.
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Harvest Festival
The Harvest Festival at Davis Ranch offers fall-themed fun.
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Sacramento Puppy & Kitten Show
Mingle with dog and cat enthusiasts at the Sacramento Puppy & Kitten Show.
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Heaps of horror
The Sacramento Horror Film Festival gets theatrical with dancing, costumes and shadow-cast performances.
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Lonesome Hollow
SN&R reviews a production by Big Idea Theatre.
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Dreaming of the 1980s
Viewpoint Photographic Art Center presents the photographic art of Stu Levy.
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The professor and the professed
Alpha Fired Arts presents a group show featuring Ruth Rippon and her former ceramics students.
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Evolution of space
Evolve the Gallery presents a group show in its new location.
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A new take on the grape
Downtown & Vine highlights the local &8220;farm-to-glass&8221; experience with regional wines and also tasty food options.
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Meat-and-cheese diet
The Cultured & The Cured will soon open in East Sacramento to sell cheese, meat, beer and wine.
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Frozen elegance
The Bay Area-based Bar Gelato by Naia makes elegant, frozen sorbetto pops that are vegan and can be found in many Sacramento-area stores.
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Battleships down
Tom Hanks plays the titular character in director Paul Greengrass' take on the true story of a U.S. ship captain's battle against Somali pirates.
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Grace Unplugged
This film about an Alabama teen who tries to find musical stardom in Hollywood often falls into an awkward preachiness.
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Inequality for All
A new documentary on Robert Reich, explores this country's increasing income disparity.
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Pulling Strings
James Camil and Laura Ramsey star in this flimsy but enjoyable romantic comedy.
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Runner Runner
Justin Timberlake fights it out with Ben Affleck in this gambling thriller.
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Why weed activism matters
Ngaio wants an Internet hub for hemp festivals and defends pot activism.
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