Sequestered at home over the course of the pandemic, most of you undoubtedly have had a discussion—directly or through social media—with someone who’s shared “important information” about coronavirus. People with time on their hands find […]
Asked in downtown Chico. Silvia FrancoadministratorI’m really just trying to be active and trying to have a routine of some sort. I have been going to the gym, [and I] go to the park like […]
Asked in downtown Chico. Mackenzie TealbaristaI get both sides of it because my sister wants to see her friends and everything, but I think that at this point it’s more important for the health of […]
Asked in downtown Chico. Danny MillerglassblowerI’m going to enjoy a night out in the community with my friends. That’s pretty much it. Travis BerghstudentWe were planning to go to a festival for five days but […]
It seems like shortly after President Trump took office—or maybe it was before the Grand Wizard Cheeto took the throne or whatever it is we have now—that we entered this strange dimension where there are […]
Back in March, when the coronavirus halted life as Californians had known it, Chico turned eerily quiet. Streets and sidewalks were noticeably empty as residents largely stayed home, leaving only for essential jobs or to […]
Asked June 17 in downtown Chico. Brittany WhiteparalegalI think if we see a spike in COVID, yes, but currently I’m not. To be honest, I haven’t worn a mask really at all except for in […]
It’s impossible to fit everything I’d like to say into this space after what has taken place during our more than three-month print hiatus. I’ll start with how much I’ve missed having this weekly conversation […]
It is said that journalism is the first rough draft of history. And since we suspended our print edition after March 19, a lot of history has been made. The COVID-19 pandemic, the righteous anger […]
By Ronald Angle A warm welcome back to the CN&R’s faithful print readers. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Free speech, exercised both individually and through a free press, is a necessity in any country where the […]
Asked in downtown Chico. Rod Winkleconstruction managerConstruction is essential, so I’ve been working and then going home kind of like a normal day. I worked from home off and on for about a month, but […]
Chico is not Minneapolis. But neither city is Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. Minneapolis is now having its Day of Reckoning. Will […]
By Ron Angle The role of a newspaper columnist is to provide perspective to the news of the day. The role of a newspaper reporter is to report the basic facts and no more: the […]
By Ron Angle My father would always warn, “If you have nothing good to say, say nothing.” Unfortunately, his son eventually became a journalist, and as we all know journalists always have something to say. In […]
Memorize these figures: 62,000 and 83,019. The first is the high-end estimate of U.S. deaths attributed to influenza during an entire annual flu season. The second is the number of Americans who have died of […]
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