Opinion

Letter: Church not the place for politics

As many of you know, I am the mother of a victim of a violent crime, specifically resulting in a charge and conviction for first-degree murder with special circumstances. This past weekend, while attending Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, a letter solic... Full story

Letter: Church not the place for politics

As many of you know, I am the moter of a victim of a violent crime, specifically resulting in a charge and conviction for first-degree murder with special circumstances. This past weekend, while attending Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes, a letter solici... Full story

Letter: Mimi's in Maxwell not fast food

I am writing in response to the letter by Celeste Guana "Fast Food in Maxwell." Mimi's Restaurant is an authentic Mexican food restaurant, and just like Kim's Deli and the Maxwell Inn, it cannot be compared to fast food. Yes, our burritos do cost ab... Full story

Letter: Those who litter will pay

I manage a business on the outskirts of Colusa, and my letter is to those who litter our highways and streets. We work very hard to keep our property cleaned up, only to have people drive by and throw out hair nets, rubber gloves, fast-food containe... Full story

Letter: It does take a village

I would like to thank Susan Meeker for the article she wrote on my mother in last Saturday's paper.  I just wanted to let the community know that without the help of my family and friends — and the Community Foundation of Colusa County an... Full story

Our View: What's the French word for 'bailout'?

We suspect that if Congress had asked, American taxpayers would have emphatically explained they don't want to pay to bail out failing companies. Nevertheless, Congress approved $700 billion in late 2008, ostensibly to stabilize the financial system ... Full story

Thomas D. Elias: Voters lying about legal pot?

When the Proposition 19 marijuana legalization initiative qualified for the ballot with a yes-or-no due vote in the November election, its passage seemed almost a foregone conclusion. Tax the approximately $12 billion pot industry in this state and ... Full story

Michael Reagan: Obama’s Choice - Boy Scouts or Islam

President Obama couldn't bring himself to observe the National Day of Prayer or spend time with the Boy Scouts of America, but God forbid, he couldn't miss the Muslim Iftar Ramadan dinner, or pass up a chance to praise an Islamic center a stone's thr... Full story

Ron Hart: All shook up

The day comes when all the kids are gone. We sent our youngest kid off to NYU, the middle one back to the U of M to see what they can do with him, and our oldest to medical school last week. At times like this parents worry about many things to do wi... Full story

Thomas D. Elias: Tough choice for state’s 'robing hoods'

"Robbing Hoods," one newspaper editor called the state legislators who voted last year to take $1.7 billion from city redevelopment agencies around the state and apply the funds to education. That editor's local RDA was forced to fork over $2.5 mill... Full story

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