Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor: Jan. 11, 2024
Props for print Re: “CN&R to cease print publication; shift focus to digital” (Dec. 18, 2023). In high school, I was part of a program called Upward Bound, where I got to be the boss […]
Articles by CN&R
News
Final print CN&R out Jan. 11
The Chico News & Review is ceasing print publication. Before the paper goes online-only, there will be one last special edition, featuring editors, writers and others from the CN&R family—from across its 46-year history—sharing their […]
News
A new signal from the Capital: Leaders end travel ban to other states in favor of LBGTQ inclusivity campaign
By Alesha Blaauw and Christopher Woodard When California leaders prohibited state-sponsored travel in 2016 to states with laws deemed discriminatory toward the LGBTQ+ community, the ban applied to four destinations. By 2023, the list of […]
News
Regional colleges still holding onto to Native American bones and artifacts are about to face the law
By Cristian Gonzalez and Liam Gravvat In the last century university anthropology departments have excavated Native American burials for research purposes. Today, Native Americans are struggling to get sacred items from those digs returned to […]
Editorial
Editorial: Tell Congress hunger is an emergency
We were dismayed but not surprised to learn that the number of Americans having trouble putting food on the table rose significantly last year. The news comes from a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor: Dec. 6, 2023
No animals left behind Re: “Recovery on the Ridge” (Nov. 2, 2023). In remembrance of the five-year anniversary of the Camp Fire, a local nonprofit, donation- and grant-funded animal rescue group should be recognized. Friends […]
Opinions
Streetalk: What’s your favorite holiday tradition?
Asked in downtown Chico Jeff Boianbusiness consultantThis sounds cliché, but time with family, and rest—kind of a reset. My birthday is five days after Christmas, so we have a combination [with the holidays]. My wife […]
News
Ways of the Gun: Sacramento filmmaker releases spellbinding doc about the double-edged ubiquity of firearms in America
Journalist captures sound, fury and lasting symbiosis in ‘Gun Comedy’ By Scott Thomas Anderson Silver-shaded transitions from face to face. A camera’s eye that drifts behind turning wheelchairs and sliding bullet clips and heavy bootheels […]
News
The ‘out of body’ stranger: Investigators reveal night of terror for murdered woman in the region
By Scott Thomas Anderson The first firefighter who tried to rush into the house that morning found himself struggling with the door. He could see a key sitting in its deadbolt, yet he could barely […]
News
Environmentalists blast Newsom again, this time for ‘streamlining’ Sites Reservoir
By Dan Bacher Despite strong opposition from indigenous tribes, fishing groups and conservation organizations, Governor Gavin Newsom took action in early November to fast-track the Sites Reservoir project, utilizing “new tools” from the controversial infrastructure streamlining package to “build […]
News
More than a year after Roe falls, there’s a broader crisis under the flashpoint
By Scott Thomas Anderson It’s been 16 months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federally protected right to an abortion. Has the public truly reconciled with it? A new article in The Society of Psychotherapy has […]
News
Investigations into Facebook, Instagram and Big Pharma are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to A.I. danger
By Scott Thomas Anderson What’s the best nonfiction read you should dig into this fall? It’s not actually a book, but rather a massive civil complaint that was just filed by the attorney generals of […]
Arts & Culture
‘As rocking as possible’
By David James Youngdavidjamesyoung.com This article was originally published by Scenestr magazine at scenestr.com.au. When Doug Martsch put together a new line-up of Built To Spill toward the end of 2019, he certainly couldn’t have […]
Opinions
Streetalk: Who’s your hero?
Asked in downtown Chico. Ryan Hartstudent Ooh, that’s hard. I’m going to say Guy Fieri, mostly because he’s a fun dude and he does a lot of charity work. Shirley McCoyKZFR office assistant I’d say, […]
Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor: Nov. 2, 2023
Food sovereignty is the answer Re: Letters to the Editor: “Food Insecurity U” (Oct. 5, 2023) In response to the letter by Wang Thao focusing on student food security, their sad story is only too […]