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- Letter: Have a sober Super Bowl
- In 2010, fatalities in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes accounted for 31 percent of all motor vehicle traffic fatalities in this country. If football fans plan on drinking during the Super Bowl, designating a sober driver can help increase the chanc... Full story
- Letter: Thanks from author
- I want to personally and publicly thank Jody Meza, director of the Willows and Orland public libraries for hosting a book signing on Jan. 18 at the Willows Public Library. I also want to thank the Willows library staff and helpers: Jackie Click, Les... Full story
- Letter: Concession volunteers pay off
- Orland High School football surely had a year to remember. The fans came in numbers to enjoy the show put on by our championship team. The coaches and players made us proud and we thank them for their dedication and entertainment. Many volunteers wo... Full story
- Letter: Fire Department says thanks
- I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the Barceloux-Tibessart Foundation for their generous donation to the Orland Volunteer Fire Department this past year of $7,015. These funds helped us meet our goal to be completely narrow banded by... Full story
- Letter: Judge's comments rude
- Judge Peter Twede is unbelievable. Please people, go see Judge Peter Twede in action at the Orland or Willows courthouse. On Dec. 20, at 1:30 p.m., while attending my husband's court hearing, my mother and friends were absolutely appalled at the wa... Full story
- Our View: ‘Medicare for all’ fails again
- Californians dodged the bullet on universal health care insurance once again when Senate Bill 810 was narrowly defeated last week, falling only two votes short of passage in the state Senate. After the vote, Democratic Senate President Pro Tem Darrel... Full story
- Ron Hart: Captain ‘Chicken of the Sea’
- The captain of the Italian Carnival Cruise Lines ship that turned over has to be one of the most hapless chaps of the decade. He ran aground his cruise ship, which carried many gluttonous cruise-crazed passengers. I think the ship was called "Gout of... Full story
- Thomas D. Elias: State Democrats talk tough to Obama on housing
- Pinpointing the prime cause of California's slow recovery from recession is easy: Too little has been done about the crisis in housing construction, values and foreclosures. While only one in 579 homes nationally is "under water," with resale value ... Full story
- Our View: Bureaucrats eying your device chargers
- It's enough to make the Energizer Bunny pound his drum in protest. This month the California Energy Commission imposed new regulations — the Appliance Efficiency Standards for Battery Chargers. According to the CEC's website, "The purpose of th... Full story
- Thomas D. Elias: Seeing a different Jerry Brown this year
- From the moment he began delivering his State of the State speech in mid-January, it was clear Gov. Jerry Brown realized California needs more than the avuncular presence he was most of last year. That speech traditionally offers each governor a chan... Full story
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