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Body wisdom
Lately, single mother Santy Gray has been enjoying mini dance parties with her five-year-old son first thing in the morning. This is a new practice for them—Gray said she used to feel annoyed that he […]
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Lifelong love and learning
After six years spent sailing down the coast of Central America and around the South Pacific, Mike and Mary McCluskey considered three different cities—the homes of their children—to (figuratively) drop anchor and call home. The […]
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Wine and weeds
By Mark Schapiro This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. The Butterfly Effect Ten years ago I met a lepidopterist, a fanatic for butterflies. During butterfly season, […]
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Governor waives water rules
This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. Facing an onslaught of criticism that water was “wasted” during January storms, Gov. Gavin […]
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Area witness brought down ‘coyote’ engaged in extortion around migrants being trafficked over the border
By Scott Thomas Anderson A Sacramento County resident who’d hired human smugglers to bring his relatives up from Mexico eventually turned to law enforcement for help after the “coyotes” started demanding more money and threatening […]
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Still dry in California
This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. The powerful storms that clobbered California for weeks in December and January dropped trillions […]
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Briefed: Feb. 7-14
Local government this week BUTTE COUNTY SUPERVISORS: Meetings are normally held the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Visit site for posted agenda as well as current meeting calendar. Tue, 2/14, 9am. Butte County Board of […]
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Entrepreneurs 2023: New flavors
All of a sudden, Chico’s Meriam Park neighborhood has a lot of options for satisfying cravings. Since last summer, Farmers Brewing Co., Savor Ice Cream and Chico’s first cannabis dispensary, Sweet Flower, have joined the […]
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‘Farm to glass’
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2023 Entrepreneur Issue. When Bill Weller crafts a new beer recipe, he has an unofficial litmus test for its success. If his wife, Kristin, takes a sip, tilts […]
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Ice cream dreams
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2023 Entrepreneur Issue. In 2013, Shenlyn and Martin Svec’s lives were changed by, of all things, a few scoops of ice cream. The couple were vacationing in Texas […]
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Building a ‘destination spot’
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2023 Entrepreneur Issue. “Are you aware of the old children’s book with Ferdinand the bull?” It’s a sunny January afternoon, and Scott Barwick is talking as he walks […]
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A big screen for all
Three-year-old Charlie Iverson-Flournoy stood up in the movie theater, exclaiming “Oh no! Oh no!” Hero Girl’s golden round-trip ticket to ride The Polar Express had just been whisked away by the snowy winter winds and […]
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Community colleges prepare to implement anti-‘dead-naming’ legislation
Student team at Pride Center calls development an important one By Brandon Pritz and Michael Pacheco A new law mandates that California community colleges implement systems to allow students, faculty, and staff to change their […]
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No food-assistance for immigrants … for now
By Mark Kreidler This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main, and co-published here with permission. Inflation bore down hard on Californians in 2022, but the effect was especially toxic at the lower reaches […]