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High anxiety
When coronavirus took hold in California over late winter and early spring, Adam Aaronson had a better sense than many Chicoans for how the pandemic would reshape lives. Aaronson, a marriage and family therapist in […]
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Crisis schooling
Like many parents, Dan La Bar felt the impact of the coronavirus emergency profoundly in March when stay-at-home orders from Gov. Gavin Newsom changed how schools teach and students learn. La Bar works as an […]
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Doctors urge caution as coronavirus complication strikes kids
At her pediatric office in Oroville, Dr. Maria Alice Alino meets little resistance when discussing measures to prevent coronavirus. Parents, teens and children get into that mindset when they walk in, because she enforces a […]
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Syringe issue gets stickier
Tensions over syringe access in Chico, a polarizing issue since the Northern Valley Harm Reduction Coalition began distributing and collecting needles in October, have boiled over this spring. As reported in the CN&R, an alliance […]
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Still a college town
When Chancellor Timothy White announced May 12 that all 23 campuses of the California State University system would teach classes predominantly online in the fall, political and business leaders in Chico went into a tailspin. […]
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Backup facility packed and gone
Early this month, as the Butte County Public Health Department prepared paperwork that convinced Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office that the county could accelerate reopening plans, Public Health Director Danette York sent another request to the […]
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Breaking points
Lindsay Briggs has grown accustomed to criticism. She’s a particular bugaboo for Chicoans who, in a clique of Facebook groups, take umbrage with her social activism. Called “Professor Voldemort” in reference to her position in […]
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Premature opening?
When Butte County became one of the first two California counties permitted to advance further in reopening businesses, Tami Ritter had a muted reaction. Ritter, a county supervisor representing Chico, served on a committee of […]
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Under pressure
Kandy Comfort reopened her Chico barbershop last week. A day later, she closed it. A day after that, she reopened it again. Such has been the wrenching roller coaster she—and so many others—have ridden amid […]
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Public health officer, Enloe CEO cut to the chase on coronavirus preparedness
Dr. Andy Miller, Butte County’s public health officer, is the expert consulted by local leaders about the coronavirus pandemic. As such, he’s transitioned to the medical equivalent of a meteorologist: a forecaster whose predictions carry […]
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Chico leaders explain COVID-19 emergency declaration for public and private sectors, talk homelessness
In her first week back as Chico’s mayor, Ann Schwab expended considerable effort communicating with residents left reeling by recent events. Schwab became mayor for a third time—she served back-to-back terms in 2008-12—when the City […]
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Moving target
‘Dynamic’ coronavirus situation has schools and businesses planning fluidly, with Chico State clearing out a dorm and canceling classes to prepare. […]
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How far is too far?
Coronavirus prevention done reasonably, as prescribed by Public Health. […]
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Going viral
Though novel coronavirus has doctors and public health officials alerted, other diseases—namely, influenza—pose a higher risk. […]
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Homecoming
Vince and Kristina Clarkson firmly believe in destiny, that things happen for a reason. Seven years ago, a decade into a satisfying career as a helicopter machine gunner in the Marine Corps, Vince answered the […]