In 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 …
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It 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 …
Read moreRock’s greatest drummer has left the planet
The Fresno I grew up in during the middle to late 1960s was a market city, meaning if a musical …
Read moreBeware — flu season will be here soon
Each year as summer turns to fall and winter, the flu bug spreads among the human population. The flu virus …
Read moreSmall town living: It’s the connectivity
Living in a small town means I enjoy coffee that is delivered to my office; coffee roasted locally by the …
Read moreLassen Community College needs to move forward to find a workable solution
No one should doubt in the least the very hard and difficult decisions facing Lassen Community College now that it’s …
Read moreSigns of rural decline in Lassen County — dealing with the source
The “broken windows theory” is a criminological theory that associates signs of community decline with increased vandalism, crime, homelessness, drug …
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