Stories for February 2003

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Thursday, February 27

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It doesn''t matter if it''s 1973, ''83, ''93, ''03--rock and roll bands never learn their basic lesson--the road is a lousy place to write songs and the follow-up to mega-catchiness is almost always drab.

Unitarians On Drums

Weekly drum circle is a way to getcher ya-yas out.

Weekly drum circle is a way to getcher ya-yas out.

Letters to the Editor for Feb 27, 2003

Letters to the Editor for Feb 27, 2003

Cheney's Dirty Business

The Bush administration's corporate cronies will win big in a war with Iraq.

The Bush administration's corporate cronies will win big in a war with Iraq.

Lanting's Lands

Renowned nature photographer Frans Lanting turns his lens on fragile ecosystems.

Renowned nature photographer Frans Lanting turns his lens on fragile ecosystems.

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Travels With Johnny

Newsbriefs

Don't Panic: Define 'Organic'

Don't Panic: Define 'Organic'

The Quiet American

Michael Caine's jaded Vietnam-era journalist puts The Quiet American into serious Oscar running.

Michael Caine's jaded Vietnam-era journalist puts The Quiet American into serious Oscar running.

8 Days A Week

Street Talk: Almost Famous

Asked at Wild Thyme in Marina

Asked at Wild Thyme in Marina

Haute Enchilada

Quick-grilled Mexican fare and south-of-the-border souvenirs mingle at The Haute Enchilada.

Quick-grilled Mexican fare and south-of-the-border souvenirs mingle at The Haute Enchilada.

Squid Fry for Feb 27, 2003

Squid Fry for Feb 27, 2003

Modern Nomads Head For Big Sur

A hip mag for new travellers holds a big festival in Big Sur.

A hip mag for new travellers holds a big festival in Big Sur.

Society Vs. Women's Bodies

An MPC conference looks at women's body images across cultural boundaries.

An MPC conference looks at women's body images across cultural boundaries.

The Little Town That Could

By Brett Wilbur

By Brett Wilbur

Bobbe Norris And Larry Dunlap

Bobbe Norris and Larry Dunlap bring romance to their music.

Bobbe Norris and Larry Dunlap bring romance to their music.

Foodchain

When I get to that beachy little stretch of coast highway just past Carmel, the one where it looks like God took a thumbprint, the pretty little butterflies in my soul start flutterin''. When I hit the old school gas station across from the rocks that pile themselves up I can feel myself elevatin'' from the seat of my own pants. When I hit the curvy, keep your eye on the road, there''s the sign

Artifacts

By Sue Fishkoff

By Sue Fishkoff

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Rustic in the Redwoods

Rustic in the Redwoods

Jeffers' Medea

PRT's Medea displays beautiful staging and passionate performances.

PRT's Medea displays beautiful staging and passionate performances.

Thursday, February 20

Black Comedy

Black Comedy turns the laughter machine way up high, and keeps it going.

Black Comedy turns the laughter machine way up high, and keeps it going.

Whither The Sounds Of Revolution?

Where are the new protest songs?

Where are the new protest songs?

Newsbriefs

The Fluoride Debate

Cities must decide on fluoridation, or continue violating state law.

Cities must decide on fluoridation, or continue violating state law.

Naked Dates

A 2004 calendar promotes Monterey County tourism by asking local notables to bare it all.

A 2004 calendar promotes Monterey County tourism by asking local notables to bare it all.

Street Talk

Clone Me: Asked at The Cannery Row Outlets.

Clone Me: Asked at The Cannery Row Outlets.

Eight Days A Week

Students Demonstrate For Peace

Local colleges send delegates to San Francisco rally.

Local colleges send delegates to San Francisco rally.

Letters to the Editor for Feb 20, 2003

Letters to the Editor for Feb 20, 2003

The Coherence Of Knowledge

In an address to students at Harvard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and world's greatest ant scientist draws lessons from the insect world.

In an address to students at Harvard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and world's greatest ant scientist draws lessons from the insect world.

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Quiet in the Pines.

Quiet in the Pines.

Daredevil

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner help make Daredevil one of the best-looking movies out there.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner help make Daredevil one of the best-looking movies out there.

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Champagne, Cream Puffs and Canapes

The Wines Of Pisoni

Gary Pisoni's Pinot Noir grapes are on show at the Masters of Food and Wine.

Gary Pisoni's Pinot Noir grapes are on show at the Masters of Food and Wine.

Ag Facilities: In Town Or County?

Growers and shippers say their ag-processing facilities don't belong in the cities.

Growers and shippers say their ag-processing facilities don't belong in the cities.

Jean Marie O'brien And Her Dusty Books

The lure of dusty old books proved overwhelming for Jean O'Brien.

The lure of dusty old books proved overwhelming for Jean O'Brien.

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The Curves That Bind

Susan Kingsley's art looks at how the female form has been twisted into and out of shape.

Susan Kingsley's art looks at how the female form has been twisted into and out of shape.

The Secret Of Life

Scientists confront the big questions at DNA conference in Monterey.

Scientists confront the big questions at DNA conference in Monterey.

Foodchain

Squid Fry for Feb 20, 2003

Squid Fry for Feb 20, 2003

Thursday, February 13

Jose Nunez

Hartnell Student | Salinas

Hartnell Student | Salinas

Tom Nolan

Tending bar at Sade''s with one regular sipping a beer and a shot. It''s not quite noon. CNN is on. Secretary Rumsfeld is on one side of the screen talking about terrorists, while on the other side fire and smoke billows from a factory in North Carolina. Without the sound one might think the factory had been bombed by terrorists.

Nina Kelly

Volunteer/Student at MPC | Pacific Grove

Volunteer/Student at MPC | Pacific Grove

Fresh Cream

Fresh Cream continues to dazzle with stupendous French fare.

Fresh Cream continues to dazzle with stupendous French fare.

Listen Up:Asked at the Monterey Beach Hotel, Monterey

Streettalk

Streettalk

Path To Enlightenment

After 28 years in an ashram, this Carmel swami brings her message to the outside.

After 28 years in an ashram, this Carmel swami brings her message to the outside.

Foodchain

It was great to have the

Squid Fry for Feb 13, 2003

Squid Fry for Feb 13, 2003

Unknown Jeromes

The Unknown Jeromes bring various roots to their sound.

The Unknown Jeromes bring various roots to their sound.

Newsbriefs

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Be Still My Beating Heart

Dustin Boyce

CSUMB Freshman | Laguna Beach

CSUMB Freshman | Laguna Beach

Final Destination 2

If you're in the mood for massive amounts of violence, this is the film for you.

If you're in the mood for massive amounts of violence, this is the film for you.

Priscilla Griffin

On disability | Seaside

On disability | Seaside

John Smitherman

Engineer | Laureles Grade

Engineer | Laureles Grade

Best Of The Rest Listings

Street Talk Unplugged

By Andrew Scutro

By Andrew Scutro

Enviro Heads Marina Committee

Fitz to chair Marina development panel.

Fitz to chair Marina development panel.

Artifacts

By Sue Fishkoff

By Sue Fishkoff

Marley Knoles

Mother | Toro Park

Mother | Toro Park

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Bomp

Letters to the Editor for Feb 13, 2003

Letters to the Editor for Feb 13, 2003

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Homemade Masterpiece

Homemade Masterpiece

Amanda Wilkins

Sitting on a bench in Monterey with a sketchpad and a tin of colored pencils. She was drawing a picture of the U.S. Government Property signs you see on fences around military facilities.

Janet Chavez

Hartnell Student | Salinas

Hartnell Student | Salinas

Darell Warren

Boat Cleaner | Monterey

Boat Cleaner | Monterey

Dawn Callan: A Woman Who Can Fight

Dawn Callan teaches mild-mannered citizens how to access their inner ferocity.

Dawn Callan teaches mild-mannered citizens how to access their inner ferocity.

Arch T. Allen

Semi-retired | Seaside

Semi-retired | Seaside

Fighting For Justice

Peninsula native Ben Jealous brings his passion for justice to Amnesty International.

Peninsula native Ben Jealous brings his passion for justice to Amnesty International.

Oak Hills Oil Painter Jean Woodruff

Jean Woodruff's landscapes find power in a muted palette.

Jean Woodruff's landscapes find power in a muted palette.

It's Different For Boys And Girls

I''m sitting at my desk right now with a black magic marker, a Sharpie, carving a phone number into my left arm. Sure, it will rub off in the shower, but I''m thinking that after two or three days of carving it in again and again, I will have memorized those lovely little numbers. It is an important set of digits.

Cliff Dupaul

Cargo Unloader | Salinas

Cargo Unloader | Salinas

Kurt Vonnegut At 80

PPs know full well the suffering their actions may cause others, but they do not care. They cannot care because they are nuts.

PPs know full well the suffering their actions may cause others, but they do not care. They cannot care because they are nuts.

Stacey Pierrot

Art Publisher | Carmel

Art Publisher | Carmel

Thursday, February 6

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Treasures of the Wilds By Sabrina Speidel

Treasures of the Wilds By Sabrina Speidel

Squid Fry for Feb 06, 2003

Squid Fry for Feb 06, 2003

Eat It Raw

Raw Foodists won't let a cooked veggie past their lips.

Raw Foodists won't let a cooked veggie past their lips.

Street Talk: What's On Your Plate?

Asked at McDonalds in Marina By Betti Ahrens

Asked at McDonalds in Marina By Betti Ahrens

Newsbriefs

Court-Ordered Money Disbursed

Court-Ordered Money Disbursed

Holly Hofmann And Bill Cunliffe

In the hands of Holly Hofmann, the flute is a powerful instrument.

In the hands of Holly Hofmann, the flute is a powerful instrument.

Fred Muerer: Q&a

Monterey City Manager Fred Meurer is preparing to do some serious budget-slashing.

Monterey City Manager Fred Meurer is preparing to do some serious budget-slashing.

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LoveBox

LoveBox

On The Vine

New and noteworthy on the county wine scene

New and noteworthy on the county wine scene

Artifacts

"I can say definitively that every event in my work truly happened to someone in Korea during he years 1910 to 1951, a period of Korea''s history little known to most Westerners," Paik says.

Best Of The Rest Listings

Huntington Witherill's Digital Images

Huntington Witherill's digital images transport viewers to a surreal world.

Huntington Witherill's digital images transport viewers to a surreal world.

At&t: Fun And Sport

This year's Pebble Beach Pro-Am will feature clambake plus golf drama.

This year's Pebble Beach Pro-Am will feature clambake plus golf drama.

The Battle Of Carmel Lagoon

A proposal to build a flood wall around the Carmel River Lagoon has some area homeowners poised to sue.

A proposal to build a flood wall around the Carmel River Lagoon has some area homeowners poised to sue.

Apres Golf

Where the plus-fours crowd goes to unwind.

Where the plus-fours crowd goes to unwind.

Lauren Shera: 14-year-old Songstress

At 14, Lauren Shera has an enviable singer/songwriter career.

At 14, Lauren Shera has an enviable singer/songwriter career.

Jello Biafra: He's Still Angry

The bad boy of the early '80s San Francisco music scene still provokes.

The bad boy of the early '80s San Francisco music scene still provokes.

La Dolce Vita

At La Dolce Vita, it's all about the sauce.

At La Dolce Vita, it's all about the sauce.

The Recruit 020603

The Recruit is a fun, if flawed, film starring two great leading men.

The Recruit is a fun, if flawed, film starring two great leading men.

Letters to the Editor for Feb 06, 2003

Letters to the Editor for Feb 06, 2003

Foodchain

By Raymond Napolitano

By Raymond Napolitano

Hotpicks

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