‘Yeah, yeah, yeah …’
It was 60 years ago today … Those of us who are old enough to remember the arrival of The…
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My Turn
As Florence Reece once asked — ‘Which side are you on?’
Bertrand Russell, an important voice of the 20th century, once said, “Fear is the main source of superstition, and one…
Read moreGag me with a MAGA hat
Here’s the news my conservative friends probably will never get — FOX News settles the Dominion defamation suit for a…
Read moreLMUD and public comment
The Lassen Municipal Utility District should recognize public comment is the time for its board of directors, staff and legal…
Read moreRecent My Turn was about the mayor, not about LARP
Earlier this afternoon I got a call from a Local Area Revitalization Co-op officer regarding the My Turn I wrote…
Read moreAn important lesson for our ‘dumbfounded’ and ‘confused’ mayor
At the Susanville City Council’s Tuesday, Feb. 15 meeting, Susanville Mayor Quincy McCourt went on what some have characterized as…
Read moreRespect for Marriage Act is just another small American step toward equality
Congrats to Congress for passing the Respect for Marriage Act. I bet the president will sign it, although not everyone…
Read moreThank you, Lassen Senior Services
In August 2020, more than two years ago, Lassen Senior Services and the Planning and Service Area 2 Area Agency…
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You can’t sneak sunrise past a rooster
Let me say, the local debate over the devil’s weed has bitterly raged across Lassen County for decades. And let…
Read moreBeware Publisher’s Clearing House scam
Oh, boy, oh boy, these folks running this Publisher’s Clearing House scam in Susanville are pretty darn slick. Don’t get…
Read moreWait on the pitchforks and torches — let’s reserve judgment until we hear the judge’s side
Gee, I sure have mixed feelings about the allegations leveled this week by the Commission of Judicial Performance against Lassen…
Read moreCitizens of California — heed my warning
For two weeks now I’ve been absolutely beside myself fuming over the recent developments regarding the city of Susanville’s lawsuit…
Read moreSomeone — please tell the Dems local elected offices are nonpartisan
The local June election is over, and we have new faces in local government. That’s how our system works. The…
Read moreMyTurn — LMUD makes the right decision
Today the Lassen Municipal Utility District announced its decision to remove the Hayden Hill transmission line, abandoning its effort to…
Read moreDo onto others …
Sexual orientation recently became a hot topic within the city of Susanville. I’m not going to take sides to criticize…
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