Letters to the Editor

Nichole Nava wrote recently (26 March) complaining that her dream of a unified city, state, and nation is “unlikely to happen again.” Nava doesn’t desire unity; she desires homogeneity. Her...

I was saddened to learn of the recent passing of former Butte County Judge the Honorable Ann H. Rutherford, a Chico icon if ever there was one. Years ago, I...

“Progressive.” (Voice of Inigo Montoya): "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." By voting down a project of 2,777 houses (when...

On March 17, the E-R headlined its Putin reelection story, “Putin extends rule in preordained Russian election ...  ” Preordained? In February 2024 Putin had an 86 percent approval rating...

A recent letter writer expressed concern about drag queens reading to children. Reading to children is of course dangerous: it can lead to education, which is the first step down...

Reading the letters to the editor in the March 28 edition gave me a bit of a chuckle and the thought that a reply might be appropriate. I am referring...

Has Beans is a little coffee shop and bean roaster on Humboldt Avenue in my neighborhood. Across the street is the narrow iron girder bridge over Little Chico Creek. Alongside...

This newspaper has so many good writers and it’s a pleasure to read them all.  But I was especially pleased to see Scott Paulo's name once again, and as a...

A letter writer recently wrote "This November, vote for a sane, bright future for all of us, vote Democratic." "Sane," excuse me? The Dems had their chance over the last...

The Sites reservoir is another environmental boondoggle costing American taxpayers millions before ground has broken. The Sites project is welfare for millionaires and billionaires. Wealthy allies, big ag and huge...