Monday morning was totally unexpected. As a registered Independent, I was shocked at the hatred and disdain of the town hall participants. With over 40 years of wildland fire fighting experience, I ...

I couldn’t agree more with Anthony Watts’ assessment of the embarrassing behavior of some members of the audience at Rep. LaMalfa’s town hall. I don’t agree with his ...

The rescission of federal funding for public media in the United States got me thinking about how rich we are in independent media sources here in the northern end of the Sacramento Valley. We ...

There’s a song from “The Wiz” that’s a perfect fit for the Trump administration: the Wicked Witch’s “Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News.” “When I wake up in the afternoon, which it pleases me to ...

I attended the LaMalfa town hall meeting and heard him suggest, in response to a question about Israel’s indiscriminate killing in the Gaza Strip, “Yeah, but what about Hamas’ despicable attack on ...

On the eve of the Revolution, there was one redcoat in Boston for every four citizens. They responded by destroying property (Boston Tea Party), confronting the Redcoats (Boston Massacre) and ...

The injury-riddled 49ers do have some players worth watching in Saturday’s preseason visit to the Raiders after possible ...

Meandering through Butte College’s new Science Building during its Friday grand opening, many attendees unexpectedly happened upon the cadaver room. “I do want to ...

The Chico State Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has scheduled its fall 2025 session with more than 100 classes to sign up ...

I must say attending Mr. LaMalfa’s town meeting could have ended like Mr. Wolcott’s mentioned baseball game, but I must commend the Chico Police Department for not looking like ICE agents despite ...

First they gerrymandered the Butte County supervisor districts to get more power.  Now they have used that power to more than double their own salaries. I can see the need to adjust their ...

LIGHTFOOT: Charles Robert Lightfoot, 60, of Chico, died Aug. 15, 2025, in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home, 530-342-9003. PLASTER: Pat Plaster, 75, of ...