Section: Local Stories
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Paradise lost
After encountering the tsunami in Thailand, Sacramento climbers stay on to help with the relief effort.
This article was published on 01.20.05
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Bringing down a dam
Hetch Hetchy was once magnificent, unspoiled wild land. It could have the same splendor as its neighbor, Yosemite Valley, with the help of a grad student and a dam demolition.
This article was published on 01.20.05
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Here come the Wobblies!
In a labor battle with roots dating back 100 years, independent truckers and Starbucks employees are now joining the wild and contentious Wobblies.
This article was published on 01.13.05
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Predatory behavior
Police dismiss a mother’s claim that her 12-year-old was harassed by a city trash collector.
This article was published on 01.13.05
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Digitizing Sacramento
With ElectionTrack, Around the Capitol and the newly unveiled Roundup, Scott Lay helps bring state politics to the online masses.
This article was published on 01.13.05
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Open-records victory
A local reporter wins access to previously denied documents under Proposition 59.
This article was published on 01.06.05
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Beginning of the end?
A newly hired UC Davis professor from Israel views the prospects for a post-Arafat peace with cautious optimism.
This article was published on 01.06.05
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One pill makes you better
American drug and alcohol addicts are going abroad in search of ibogaine, a purported miracle treatment that is banned in the United States. Will the drug industry ever embrace a substance that causes a hallucinatory high?
This article was published on 01.06.05
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CYA goes to reform school
The results have been appalling: high recidivism rates, astronomical costs, and lawsuits over the mistreatment of teenagers. But a gentler approach, perfected in a Midwestern state, soon may take over in California.
This article was published on 12.30.04
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Run for your life
After a bout of implant envy, our writer re-enters the race against Parkinson’s disease.
This article was published on 12.30.04
January 20, 2005
SN&R Vol 16 Issue 43
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