What is more important: Ideas or personality?
We are almost at the end of 2019 year and heading into 2020 where we again as Americans will head …
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Your homelessness is closer than you think
Homelessness has become a thorny issue with some folks these days right here in good old Susanville. At last count …
Read moreLet’s honor our law enforcement, firefighters at Memorial Hall this Wednesday
At 7 p.m. tomorrow night, Wednesday, Nov. 13, our two local veterans groups — the Veterans of Foreign Wars, William …
Read more‘Made in California’ is an international enterprise
Alongside traffic and coffee, news radio is a staple of my morning commute. As I flip through the stations, I’ll …
Read moreDon’t forget to honor our vets Monday
Veterans Day 2019 — Monday, Nov. 11. While Memorial Day is the day we honor veterans who died in service …
Read moreIn a world full of PG&E, I’m thankful for LMUD
The power outage this past weekend was no fun for anyone. Millions of residents throughout the state were drenched in …
Read moreIt is nothing less than a citizen’s duty and honor to participate in our electoral process
It’s Special Election Day — Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. Today, the voters in California’s 1st Assembly District will decide who …
Read moreLittle has changed to prevent our next conflagration
Plumas County did it again! For weeks the county endured the largest fire in the state — even country! Not …
Read moreLearning to accept ‘I just called to say I love you’
I’d rather text than talk on the phone. I like that I can edit what I want to convey, plus …
Read moreUptown merchants host Safe ‘n’ Sane Halloween Thursday
The people of Susanville owe the Uptown merchants a big thank you for putting on another spectacular Safe ‘n’ Sane …
Read moreChild abuse has devastating societal consequences
As the MDIT Coordinator for the Lassen County Mikailia Child Advocacy Center, I hear firsthand accounts of the tragedies children …
Read moreEnjoy a pizza, eradicate polio forever
Believe it or not, when I joined the Susanville Rotary Club a few years back, some of the biggest naysayers …
Read moreIn the mountains, it’s best to be like the ant
When I was a child, my mother would read to my sisters, brother and me before bedtime. Some of my …
Read moreOnly local residents can save the leaf collection program
It sure is hard to believe, and even harder to imagine the need for an editorial to ask city of …
Read moreYou may not be allowed to vote for a candidate for president
When you completed your voter registration card did you select “No Party Preference”? If you did, you will not have …
Read moreThe T-Mobile, Sprint merger will benefit rural America
For years, my colleagues and I who represent rural California have fought to bring equal access to technology to our …
Read moreIt turns out homelessness is big business
Make no mistake, as regular citizens are battling the pollution, crime and illness brought down like a firestorm upon various …
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