Every year about this time, as I approach my birthday which is in mid December, I find myself reflecting on what the last year has meant to me. I think about what I’ve learned, how I’ve changed, and what things have become more, or less, important to me than they …

1. The roundest knight at King Arthur’s round table was Sir Cumference.
He acquired his size from too much pi.
2. I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out
to be an optical Aleutian .
3. She was only a whiskey maker, …

Bill Maher stand up last Sunday

….by Dave Howell
Bill Maher is not ready for moderation. While his fellow comedians Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert recently held a rally in Washington to “turn it down a notch,” Maher came out swinging at the far right without compromise Sunday night at Easton’s State …

When I was a kid, Willie Mays was one of my heroes. I always assumed that when he retired from playing baseball he would become the Giants manager or be in some kind of leadership position where he would still be a part of the game. What I didn’t realize …

Could you imagine what it would be like if we only had two religions to chose from in our country? Say, Catholic and Jewish, that’s it. You have no other choices but to be a Catholic or a Jew. or what if we only had two automobiles? A two door …

This last election was kind of weird, yet interesting in it’s own way. Chico and the surrounding county seems to be a pretty even balance of republicans and democrats. Like with most communities, there are more liberals here in the city and more conservatives in the rural areas. That’s why …

Authorities have long struggled with the issue of how to test drivers for being under the influence of marijuana. Aside from blood tests, urine tests, etc., they have no way of immediately determining if a driver is under the influence. I have a few suggestions that might help….The officer gets …

Now that the republicans have control of the legislature, I honestly hope they come up with some ‘good’ ideas to get our economy moving. I fear that all we’re going to see is congressional investigations, bills aimed at corporate deregulation and tax breaks to the rich, an assault on programs …

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. ~Confucius