News
Thank You, Judge Ann
Retired Butte County Superior Court Judge Ann Rutherford died last month—on Feb. 16. She was 86. During this Women’s History Month, I join those left behind who have been sharing their verities about Judge Ann. […]
Opinions
News
California Market Match program would be casualty in proposed state budget
By Sarah Portnoy (for CalMatters) Sarah Portnoy is a USC professor of Latinx food studies. She is also an executive producer, author, documentary filmmaker, curator and activist. This story was produced by CalMatters, an independent […]
Election 2024
Editor’s Note: “No” on dirty campaigns
This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2024 election coverage. Like most contentious ballot issues that have come before Chico voters, the campaigning surrounding the Valley’s Edge referendum has been filled with noisy distractions. And […]
Opinions
Editor’s Note: End note
After the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out advertising and forced a temporary cessation of print publication in March of 2020, the Chico News & Review came back to print that July. For three-and-a-half years the newspaper […]
Opinions
Guest Comment: “No” to Valley’s Edge
A town the size of Gridley thrust up into the foothills on the east side of Chico, destroying valuable animal and plant habitat, eliminating mature oak trees, disrupting water flow, increasing Chico’s greenhouse gas emissions, […]
Opinions
Second & Flume: Bitter end
For me, the print CN&R died not with the monthly issue you may be holding in your hands, but rather the one published on March 19, 2020, the last weekly edition. I found a copy […]
Opinions
Streetalk: Do you still consume print media?
Asked in downtown Chico Dylan Tellesenartist Maybe not. I mean, I read books, but as far as media—not in print. Most of the media I get is online. Will Bradyrestaurateur Gosh, it’s terrible. Fact of […]
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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 […]
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Second & Flume: ‘Cost-of-living crisis’
Last month, while sick with a particularly bad virus, I ordered take-out a lot. Over the course of two weeks, I barely cooked. I didn’t have the energy, and the minuscule amount I could muster […]
Opinions
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 […]
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Editor’s Note: Quoting 2023
Tying a bow around the year with quotes—by me and others— taken from a year’s worth of this column: What’s uncomfortable for many people is to meet people where they’re at. It changes people’s lives. […]
Opinions
Guest Comment: Gratitude practice
I’m having a hard time writing a holiday reflection this year. So much suffering. So much joy. How can one heart hold “everything everywhere all at once”? My meditation group has responded with a focus […]
Opinions
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 […]
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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
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 […]