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Vol. 44, Issue 1 • July 1, 2020
OPINION
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Editorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Second & Flume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Guest Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 This Modern World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Note from the Publisher . . . . . . . . 6 Streetalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
HEALTHLINES
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Teresa Larson is available to assist you with buying or selling
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COVID’s mental health toll . . . . . . . 8
NEWSLINES
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A closer look at policing . . . . . . . . 10 Voting amid the pandemic . . . . . 12 Crisis schooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
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FEATURE STORY
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Butte County v. PG&E . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
ARTS & CULTURE
Teresa Larson
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Music feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 July calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Chow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Arts DEVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Brezsny’s Astrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
REAL ESTATE
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