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Streetalk: Best day?
Asked in downtown Chico. Pritam Chakrabortystudent For me, a best day would look like: meeting with people that you really love and having fun with them. And, doing anything that you love. I love to […]
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the editor: Sept. 1 ,2022
Don’t ignore; help It has been said: “The quality of mercy is not strained” (Shakespeare); “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” and […]
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Guest Comment: Don’t risk fire-victims fund
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 […]
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Editorial: Being wise with our water
Fire season came early this year. As Howard Hardee details in this issue’s feature story (“The watcher”), North State smoke spotter Ken Jordan took his post in early May—month of the region’s biggest blaze so […]
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Editor’s note: A yokel abroad
I am finally back at the editor’s laptop after a planned three-week break that turned to into four weeks thanks to finally running out of luck in dodging COVID-19. On the eve of our flight […]
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Second & Flume: Risky business
I let my guard down. Early last month, my family and I took a nice, long coastal vacation. Ten days, two beach towns. One in Northern California and the other about two-thirds of the way […]
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Letters to the editor: Aug. 4, 2022
No more NIMBY As we all know, Chico has a very checkered past handling our homeless population. Now, and only now, have we made a reasonable attempt to meet the requirements of Warren v. Chico. […]
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Streetalk: What do you like most about yourself?
Asked at Vallombrosa post office Rachael Clarkhospital tech If I had to pick one, I guess my perfectionism. It stresses me out, but I like it. It helps me stay focused with everything that’s going […]
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Rest in peace, friend of Chico
[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 […]
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Editor’s note: Reflecting ahead
CN&R Contributing Editor Evan Tuchinsky fills in for Editor Jason Cassidy, who is on vacation. “It’s like deja vu all over again.” This gem from Yogi Berra keeps popping to mind lately, and not just […]
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Second & Flume: Fat cat
Man, was June 24 a dumpster fire day. I woke up that Friday morning to the news that the Extremist Court—aka Supreme Court—had repealed the 50-year precedent on legalized abortion. Next up, Butte County’s retiring […]
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Editorial: Easy way to alleviate local hunger
Considering the financial burdens stemming from inflation, we can’t help but worry about the welfare of North State residents. In May alone, consumer prices shot up a full percentage point, marking an overall 8.6 increase […]
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Guest comment: Free help for small business
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 […]
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Letters to the editor: July 7, 2022
Where water goes Re: “‘Everyone loses’” (Newslines, by Rachel Becker, June 9) I read with interest your article about the ongoing drought. Agriculture, however, is only 2 percent of California’s GDP. Finance makes up the […]
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Streetalk: What local business are you proud to support?
Asked in downtown Chico Darrius RamseystudentWoodstock’s! It’s a great place for pizza and community. You never feel a sense of being alone when you’re at Woodstock’s. Kaylie Coryclothing retailI like Little Red Hen [Nursery]. I […]