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Our wildfire breaking point
This guest comment is part of special wildfire report on the one-year anniversary of the North Complex Fire’s destruction of Berry Creek and Feather Falls. Find links for more articles in this series at the […]
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Guest comment: Act now to save our groundwater
Maintaining groundwater levels adequate to sustain agricultural and domestic use and streamflow in Butte County will be at risk if management is in the hands of private interests through the proposed Tuscan Water District (TWD), […]
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‘Hour of reckoning’ for small farms
Sometimes when I’m selling at the farmers market, people ask if our tomatoes are dry farmed. No, they aren’t. Dry farming is a method of growing crops so that they develop deep roots that can […]
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To protect Californians, vote “no”
I’m a Democrat, a Vietnam veteran, and a fully vaccinated longtime resident of Chico, and I’m voting no on the recall of California’s governor, Gavin Newsom. COVID-19 is back and more contagious, and it goes […]
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Guest comment: Survival through art
When a dear friend was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I asked her what she needed from me, offering soup, a walk, any small comfort I could provide. “Poetry,” she requested, “bring me poems.” Similarly, the […]
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Second & Flume: A dark cloud
Love isn’t enough. I learned that the hard way during childhood, when people I was close to deeply hurt and disappointed me. But never in adulthood has that lesson been so in my face as […]
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Letters: Aug. 5, 2021
Cop on council? Michael O’Brien spoke to the [Chico City] Council on July 20. There were some red flags in his comments. Initially, he said District Attorney Mike Ramsey asked him to run. To critics […]
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Streetalk: Do you feel safe going to a concert (with COVID still around)?
Asked in downtown Chico Alix MacDonalduniversity employeeNo. Well, outdoor and masked, that’s my caveat. I would feel safe socially distanced and masked as needed. Krystle Tongauniversity employeeI think even masked and outdoors is unrealistic. When […]
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Editorial: COVID surges, a self-inflicted consequence
Believe us when we say we’re as sick of the coronavirus as anyone. The isolation, financial strain and other effects of the global pandemic have greatly impacted our personal lives and business model. Like others, […]
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Joe Biden is no radical, but …
President Joe Biden is not a socialist revolutionary. Two of his major economic policy initiatives—the American Rescue Plan (passed earlier this year) and his proposed American Jobs Plan (both part of his Built Back Better […]
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Guest comment: Open letter to Chico City Council
I know of at least 22 homeless people who’ve died in the past 12 months. Many of them died on our sidewalks, including one man who was found near the entrance of the Chico Chamber […]
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Second & Flume: Busted
I’ve never been more embarrassed for my beloved community. Because, while the Chico City Council and administration have made some pretty big blunders over my two-plus decades here, nothing compares with the “resting environment” set […]
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Editorial: Stand up to the extremists
A local political action committee’s campaign targeting now-former City Councilman Scott Huber signals a new low in the annals of Chico politics, but more disturbing is how it demonstrates that our once-fair burg is susceptible […]
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Guest comment: Don’t let it burn
A few years ago at an election forum, Chico City Council candidates were asked how they would direct resources to Bidwell Park. One candidate, who shall remain nameless, laughed at the question. “There’s no money […]
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Streetalk: Your opinion on the city’s homeless shelter next to the airport?
Asked in downtown Chico Harold CrawfordretiredIt’s just difficult. You got problems that are just problems. The better we treat the homeless, the more it’s going to attract shomeless. What are you going to do? Make […]