By Steve Macek Contemporary liberal democracies such as the United States depend on more than free elections and stable, functioning economies. They also rely on what are sometimes called epistemic institutions, organizations such as universities, news […]
Asked on Chico State campus Austin LeeChico State studentA dog. I’m Chinese and the Chinese Zodiac includes a year of the dog, which was the year I was born. Ana GonzalezChico State studentA bird. They […]
Re: Special investigation: Did officials begin to remove an area fire guardian for no reason? And is the Colby Mountain lookout really finished or not? By Ken Magri (News, November 28, 2025) Great piece! Why […]
By James Libresco And then came the universities. After waging war on public broadcasting and the arts, the Trump administration threatened last month to cut federal funding to nine prominent colleges unless they restricted campus speech that opposed […]
Asked at Chico’s Farmers Market Mike GriffithPedicab DriverHawaii, because it’s so beautiful. I’ve never been but always wanted to go. Abby McGuireSalesperson for Adam’s Family Olives and Respite Care ProviderVenice, Italy. I’ve wanted to go […]
By Sally C. Pipes Congress has handed hospital giants a new line of taxpayer-funded credit. This summer, Congress included a $50 billion “rural health fund” in the multitrillion-dollar One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The fund’s […]
By Alexis Fitzpatrick I recently overheard a parent discussing how AI makes evenings so peaceful by reducing the toil of her child’s evening math homework by providing solutions to difficult core math questions. Although AI […]
Re: Looking into election ballot postal urgency in Butte County By Ken Magri (News, October 29, 2025) We mailed in our votes several weeks ago, but have not received any notification that they were received […]
By Lori Bindig Yousman “Tradwives” are having a moment. Amidst the rejection of “lean-in” culture and “girl boss” backlash, a host of popular social media accounts created by and geared toward young women promote the role […]
Asked in Bidwell Park Marisssa MercadoNursing Student at Chico StateA nurse, and I’m currently in school at Chico State to become one. I have family in healthcare, I love that it’s a hands-on job, but […]
By Leanne Clark-Shirley The federal government is on the brink of reversing a century of medical progress for older adults. As a social scientist, it’s not often that I weigh in on medical policy. But […]
Through funding freezes, regulatory threats, and legal manipulation, the Trump administration is pressuring nonprofit organizations to fall in line—or face extinction. By Jackie Vickery The White House is implementing a range of policies and executive […]
For Butte County creatives — or anyone who thinks that artists have a right to make a living off of their work — there was just reason to cheer a landmark court settlement against Anthropic. At a moment when Silicon Valley […]
Asked at the Blue Room Theatre, Chico April Kamp-WhittakerArchaeology Professor at Chico State My grandparents because I’ve never met them and I have lots of questions about their lives and the history they’ve lived through. […]
In the last four months, the U.S. veterans’ community has been going through the same shock to the system that the American journalism community experienced 22 years ago, discovering that their ranks are infiltrated by […]
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