Issue: August 21, 2014
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The feature story this week: Hear them go boom! Mr. V hopes to take
Grant Union High School's drum line all the way to the White House. Nick
Miller interviews the innovative teacher behind this trendsetting drum
line.
Elsewhere in the issue: Nick Miller reports on Sacramento's protests
against law enforcement in Ferguson, Alastair Bland takes a close look
at California's water bond, former police officer Kel Munger reflects on
the dangers of arming police with war weapons, Aaron Carnes revisits the
history of seminal punk band Tales of Terror and more.
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Hear them go boom!
How a one-of-a-kind teacher hopes to take Grant Union High School's drum line all the way to the White House.
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‘Hands up! Don’t shoot!’: Sacramento activists protest law enforcement in Ferguson and beyond
Nearly 200 fed-up protesters showed up this past Sunday outside downtown’s jail.
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Sacramento patients crowdsource medicine and more on sites like CrowdMed
Local woman is one of hundreds to flock to new diagnostic website.
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Environmentalists debate the good and bad of California’s water bond
Some say bond is not “tunnel neutral” and is handout to farmers.
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On Ferguson
The marches, vigils and protests in Ferguson, Mo., won't bring Michael Brown back, but they may spark the kind of change that could prevent another unarmed black teenager's death.
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Letters for August 21, 2014
SN&R readers share their thoughts about Uber and Lyft, Mayor Kevin Johnson, and the science of being happy.
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Change your mind, change your heart
Joey advises a reader to understand the difference between being neighborly and overgiving.
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The war bros at home
Local police forces will always find excuses to use military hand-me-downs.
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Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna says South Oak Park will see results
Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna says South Oak Park will see results.
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Locked, styled and loaded
Melissa Langley, master stylist and education director at Avedo Willo Salon & Spa, talks about her participation in the upcoming Hair & Fashion Battle Expo.
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Special Best of edición
The Mexican is on his honeymoon, so enjoy his answer to a favorite question: “Why do you people stink?”
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On Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee’s latest power moves
Some call the mayor and his wife the next Bill and Hillary.
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This is the story of one of Sacramento's best, almost forgotten bands
Decades after Tales of Terror unleashed its punk brilliance on Sacramento, the band's sad, complicated legacy still makes history.
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Let your light shine
SN&R reviews Green Valley Theatre Company's production of The Light in the Piazza.
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The Golden State
SN&R reviews the Main Street Theatre Works' production of The Golden State.
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History, rewritten
Fire Rock Grill brings new life—and good food—to a historical location.
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Winging it
Sacramento's first ever wing festival, Sactown Wings, happens this weekend.
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Even cooler beans
Erin Alderson of Naturally Ella shows legume lovers how to freeze them beans to save time and money—and to eat more beans!
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Out of the bedroom
How I Am Strikes' Kelly Rosenthal embraced contradiction and discomfort to find her voice and earn a following in Sacramento—and beyond.
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Sound Advice: Edgy, genre-defying and too legit to quit
New EPs by Saint Solitaire and DJ Shadow, plus a full-length from G. Green.
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Wake-up call
Chloë Grace Moretz is a teen trying to decide whether to live—the cute boyfriend is definitely a plus—in this adaptation of the Gayle Forman novel.
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The Expendables 3
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson star in the latest installment of this creaky franchise, which is unwatchable and joyless.
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Let’s Be Cops
This sophomoric faux cop flick takes on new meaning in the age of Ferguson.
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Student Guide
From where to get the best deal on textbooks, places to live, the cheapest place to buy Top Ramen or the best place to furnish that dorm room, this must have Student Guide will feature all the steals, deals, and tips every college student is craving.
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