Opinion
- CHiP off old block
- By Susan Meeker/Tri-County Newspapers
- Dave Fox has law enforcement in his blood.
The new commander of the Williams office of the California Highway Patrol knew growing up that his destiny was with the agency.
"My father was a highway patrolman," said Lt. Fox. "So it has been in my... Full story
- Letter: Yuletide Dinner 2009 a big success
- On Dec. 25, 1984, Colusa County held its first Yuletide Dinner.
Over the years, hundreds of volunteers have donated thousands of hours and dollars toward a successful event. This year we served some 150 meals-on-wheels countywide and... Full story
- Letter: Grange urges Congress to pass fix-it bill
- The National Grange — the nation's oldest general farm and rural public interest organization representing nearly 200,000 Grange members affiliated with 2,700 chapters — calls on Congress to pass the Motor Vehicle Owners' Right to Repair... Full story
- Letter: Letters to Santa warms reader's heart
- Thanks to the many school teachers who guided their students while composing their Letters to Santa. How sweet those comments were by those children. It is so refreshing to know that those youngsters have such generous hearts to think not only of... Full story
- News Briefs: December 12, 2009
- Scroggins new county education president
David Scroggins of Colusa was named Wednesday as the new board president for the Colusa County Office of Education. Scroggins could not attend, and will take over the duties at the next meeting.
While the... Full story
- Our View: Rolling along, nowhere fast
- California's implausible, unneeded and increasingly costly high-speed rail project will be injected with $2.25 billion of taxpayer money by the Obama administration.
This money is as likely to be squandered as the $9 billion in bonds voters... Full story
- Ron Hart: Pontificator in chief strikes again
- President Obama opened his State of the Union speech/lecture with the obligatory, "I am happy to report that the state of our Union is strong." As any entertainer will tell you, it is smart to start with a good joke.
A friend told me that Obama... Full story
- John Stossel: Big government's cronies win again
- Many window-making companies struggle because of the recession's effect on home building. But one little window company, Serious Materials, is "booming," says Fortune. "On a roll," according to Inc. magazine, which put Serious' CEO on its cover,... Full story
- Our view: 3 ways to avoid tax hikes
- Proposed initiatives seek taxpayers' signatures
California taxpayers will have an opportunity to come to their own rescue by supporting one or more of three new proposed ballot initiatives approved this week to begin gathering signatures. Each... Full story
- Ron Hart: Calling the shots from a cave
- Osama bin Laden, who makes more disturbing tapes than Paris Hilton and is similarly fighting to remain relevant, reappeared recently to take credit for the Nigerian crotch bomber's failed mission to Detroit. I predict that in his next missive, Osama... Full story