Chico News & Review

Chico News & Review

Become a Monthly Supporter Best of Chico voting starts 5/3!
  • News
    • Local Government
  • Arts & Culture
    • Arts DEVO
    • Art
    • Film
    • Food
    • Music
    • Theater
  • Opinions
    • Second & Flume
    • The Goods
    • Letters to the Editor
    • Street Talk
    • Community Essays
    • Editor’s note
  • COVID-19
    • COVID-19 Stories
    • COVID-19 Updates
  • Wildfire
    • Wildfire Updates
    • Wildfire Stories
    • Camp Fire
  • Calendar
  • More
    • Spotlight
    • Best of Chico
    • CN&R Print Archives
    • Wildfire Stories
    • Guides
    • Local Dining
    • Discover Butte County
    • Contact Us
  • Sign up for the newsletter
  • Become a supporter
  • ADVERTISING/SPONSORSHIP
  • Contact Us
Hot Topics
  • [ May 31, 2023 ] Chico summer checklist News
  • [ May 31, 2023 ] High-speed construction News
  • [ May 19, 2023 ] Mangoes in Nor Cal? News
  • [ May 15, 2023 ] When will housing costs come down? News
  • [ May 3, 2023 ] Crash course in water News
HomeOpinionsGuest Comment

Guest Comment

Opinions

Guest Comment: Gun culture

May 3, 2023 Janet Rechtman 0

The other day I woke up with a Carpenters moldy-oldy ear-worming through my brain: We’ve only just begun … Except the words were something like “we only just be guns” because it was the day […]

Opinions

Guest Comment: Bully on the trail

April 6, 2023 Janet Rechtman 3

“Would you please restrain your dog?” my husband asks. “My dog just wants to play with your dog! Leave him alone, you geezer!” is her response. Red-faced with seeming rage, she grabs her dog’s collar, […]

Opinions

Guest Comment: Missions to serve

January 26, 2023 Donald Heinz 1

These days, “social-justice Christians” are determined to take the gospel out the church door and make it a social gospel. Even more boldly, “Matthew 25 Christians,” who are determined to see Jesus in “the least […]

Opinions

Guest Comment: ‘Me-and-you-ing’

January 4, 2023 Janet Rechtman 0

Mendocino Headlands State Park. We walk a curvy trail alongside the estuary as the Big River winds its way to the ocean. The word that comes to mind is “meandering,” which brings me to “me-and-you-enduring,” […]

Opinions

Guest Comment: Oppose Valley’s Edge

December 1, 2022 Susan Tchudi 0

Valley’s Edge, the enormous (1,448 acres) sprawl project east of Bruce Road, would forever change the character of Chico. With over 2,700 housing units and a projected population of over 5,000 people, this proposed development […]

Opinions

Guest comment: Convening for Paradise, in Paradise

November 3, 2022 Allen Myers 0

In the immediate wake of the Camp Fire, there was great need for the residents of the Ridge to gather. But with so much of Paradise destroyed, there were few opportunities to do so. Town […]

Opinions

Guest Comment: Registration Day call for action

September 20, 2022 Evan Tuchinsky 0

By Dora Rose and Brittany Stonesifer With our nation’s democracy facing existential threats, California’s duty to protect and empower every eligible voter in the state has never been more urgent. Although we often lead the […]

Opinions

Guest Comment: Don’t risk fire-victims fund

August 30, 2022 Richard Stach 3

My wife and I own Oak Hill Mobile Estates, one of more than 30 manufactured-home parks in Paradise that burned in the Camp Fire caused by PG&E. We were the first park to accept new […]

Opinions

Rest in peace, friend of Chico

July 22, 2022 Evan Tuchinsky 15

[Editor’s note: According to the Butte County Coroner’s office, Tom Nickell was found dead in his Chico home on July 19. Details on exact date and cause of death have not yet been released.] Like […]

Opinions

Guest comment: Free help for small business

July 7, 2022 Sophie Konuwa 0

Businesses in Butte County have faced many challenges since the Camp Fire in 2018. These were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the economy remained mostly locked down, the Butte College Small Business Development Center […]

No Picture
Guest Comment

Sharks and other ‘threats’

June 10, 2022 Dean Carrier 0

It occurred to me the other evening that, through my lifetime, I’d never given much thought to sharks. That might seem odd as I was born and raised in a beach town, and until I […]

Opinions

Guest comment: No hotel

June 5, 2022 Nan Tofanelli 3

As a California Park resident since 1992, I have seen a lot of changes in this community. Most of them were well thought out and compatible with the existing development. However, the proposed four-story hotel […]

No Picture
Opinions

Guest comment: Latest saga in homeless holocaust

May 11, 2022 Patrick Newman 1

After six months of fencing off Chico City Plaza, most of this time to include the barricading of sidewalks, restrooms and the only water fountain within a mile, the fence came down on April 22. […]

Opinions

Guest comment: Art can heal us

April 6, 2022 Jess Mercer 0

This commentary is part of the Chico News & Review’s 2022 Arts & Music special issue. To live in a community like Butte County that blossoms with the creativity of many artistic souls as it […]

Opinions

Guest comment: Truth

March 7, 2022 Anthony Porter 3

Already bleeding from a gunshot wound, Tyler Rushing was shot by Scott Ruppel, a Chico police officer, who shot Tyler again as he was being held up by Butte County Sheriff’s Deputy Ian Dickerson and […]

Posts navigation

1 2 3 »

On Stands Now

Past issues can be found here

Thank you to our supporters

JF

Janet and John Fournier

May 24, 2023

This is for Janet and John Fournier. Our old card was canceled. Thanks

Amount Donated
$25.00
JA

Jeanette Alosi

May 21, 2023

Amount Donated
$25.00
SE

Sharron Ellis

May 11, 2023

Amount Donated
$10.00
Support CN&R during our Spring Supporter Drive

Calendar of Events

Recent Twitter Activity

Recent Posts

  • Chico summer checklist
  • High-speed construction
  • ‘Journey of release’
  • Streetalk: What’s on your summer bucket list?
  • Editor’s note: To challenge

Archives

  • Chico summer checklist
  • High-speed construction
  • ‘Journey of release’
  • Streetalk: What’s on your summer bucket list?
  • Editor’s note: To challenge
  • Second & Flume: New oldies
  • Works of women and private eye tales
  • Arts DEVO: Noisy, but fun
  • Letters to the editor: June 1, 2023
  • Hot dog summer
Best of Chico Blue Room Theatre Butte County Butte County Public Health California Camp Fire Chico Chico arts Chico City Council Chico Performances Chico Police Department Chico State City Council City of Chico Climate Change coronavirus Covid-19 drought homeless encampments Homelessness Housing Pandemic Recycling redistricting wildfire
  • Steve: Glad you enjoyed it, Jon. Thanks for reading and taking the time to respond. I hope all'a well. S.
  • Jon: Steve: Great memories and even a better journal of your grandfather & father's life which are also your's. Great recollection…
  • Jim Brobeck: Artificial recharge projects carry significant legal consequences that can lead to privatization and over-use of aquifers. The Tuscan Aquifer can…
  • Cameron M: Jim, I enjoyed this article and learning about the Tuscan Aquifer for our region. I learned briefly about this during…
  • Eve: Thank you for this informative article. An informed public can push leadership into better decisions. Would you please consider extending…
Newsletter

Stay Updated

For the latest local news, arts and entertainment, sign up for our newsletter.
We'll tell you the story behind the story.

Sign me up!
Links
  • CN&R Archives
  • CN&R Guides
  • Best of Chico
  • Discover Butte County
  • RSS
  • Calendar
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Contact Us
Become a supporter
  • Follow us on Facebook
  • Follow us on Twitter
  • Follow us on YouTube
Categories
Archives

©2020 Chico News & Review