Guest Comment
Guest comment: On Covid, local politics and homelessness …
It has been a while since I last shared my thoughts within this space. It is not that I am reluctant to speak out. Rather, back in July, I was struck down by a very […]
Articles by Ronald Angle
Community Essays
Back at the newsstands
By Ronald Angle A warm welcome back to the CN&R’s faithful print readers. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Free speech, exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where the […]
Community Essays
Day of reckoning on the way?
Chico is not Minneapolis. But neither city is Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. Minneapolis is now having its Day of Reckoning. Will […]
Camp Fire
Frank and Molly
I have made two new friends since the Camp Fire. One is named Molly. The other I shall call Frank (I never learned his name). Both are significant reminders of the aftermath of the wildfire. […]
Camp Fire
Celebrating together amid our post-fire war
This will be a holiday season unlike any other ever experienced here in Butte County. The Camp Fire and its aftermath have redefined our lives. Together, we have experienced an unimaginable hardship and a terrible […]
Camp Fire
Reach for new levels of empathy
While I was still sleeping last Thursday, up in the middle of the Feather River Canyon, something went very wrong and a small fire ignited. With winds of more than 50 miles per hour, that […]