Recent 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…
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An 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…
Read moreMy Turn – This brouhaha is nothing less than the absolutely perfect coda to the Trump administration
Despite my deep issues and concerns with the incoming Donald J. Trump administration four years ago, I publicly accepted his…
Read moreBetween March and August, local prison inmates received more than $6 million in unemployment benefits — just a small part of what could be ‘the most significant fraud on taxpayer funds in California history’
Inmates in Lassen County and across California receiving unemployment benefits — are you kidding me? Sadly, the answer to that…
Read moreMy Turn – We must put politics aside and answer this COVID-19 wakeup call
For nearly a year now the people of Susanville have struggled with how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today…
Read moreMy Turn – Remembering the classy Tom Terrific
Oh, my poor old heart nearly broke in two Wednesday evening when I heard the news Tom Seaver had died….
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