A few points to ponder about the misconceptions surrounding science
This letter is in response to a letter to the editor “Who is paying?” from Oct. 30. The letter expresses …
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Is change always good?
I sometimes find it amusing how young people (under the age of 50) reflect or bemoan how much things have …
Read moreLetters to the editor for the week of 11/13/19
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Read moreJust stop it!
This bad behavior has to come to an end Each week Victoria Metcalf, our assistant editor who reports on law …
Read moreRemember When for the week of 11/13/19
100 YEARS AGO… 1919 The Davies Box and Lumber Company in Blairsden has been sold to interests identified with the …
Read moreBipartisan hope emerging on climate change
As impeachment proceedings ratchet up the partisan tension in Washington, there’s still hope that progress can be made on the …
Read moreFalling back into my ‘real time’
This week, the sun will rise around 7 a.m. instead of eight. Doesn’t that seem more natural for a November …
Read moreNavigating the new normal
“Ping, Ping.” I hear the sound as I enter the realm of “I-person” with my new I-phone. My children insisted …
Read moreNo federal law regulates tattooing; welcome to the Wild West
A number of years ago, my wife, Gena, was given multiple routine MRIs to check on an arthritic condition. To …
Read moreLetters to the editor for the week of 11/6/19
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Read morePleased to see county leaders addressing abandoned autos
Let’s hope that they move onto blight as well One of our readers asked for help regarding an issue that …
Read moreRemember When for the week of 11/6/19
100 YEARS AGO … 1919 Monday morning snow cover Onion Valley and La Porte and thus, begins winter in Plumas …
Read moreBetter to be like an ant than a grasshopper
When I was a child my mother would read to my sisters, brother and me before bedtime. Some of my …
Read moreRemember When for the week of 10/30/19
100 YEARS AGO … 1919 For sale at a bargain: Two good milk cows, six tons of fine clover hay, …
Read moreThe health toll of being lonely
A recent study published in the journal Health Psychology, based on interview responses from more than 19,000 married people up …
Read moreCongratulations to the new sheriff to be
Plumas County will have a new sheriff on Jan. 1 — Patrol Commander Todd Johns. Johns was the Board of …
Read moreLetters to the Editor for the week of 10/30/19
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