Dan Barnett teaches philosophy at Butte College. Send review requests to dbarnett99@me.com. Columns archived at https://barnetto.substack.com

https://www.orovillemr.com/2026/01/13/developing-entrepreneurial-leaders-the-biblio-file/

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49ers' tackle Trent Williams was optimistic he could face Eagles on Friday. He's active for wild card playoff game.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2026/01/11/49ers-eagles-live-updates-nfl-playoffs-trent-williams/

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From tumblers to soap, garden metal art to decorative garden solar lights, rain chains to bird feeders, jewelry to glass art, T-shirts to hats, kites to gardening tools for all ages, indoor plants to seasonal veggie starts, garden fertilizers to soil and just about everything in between Unique Gardens & Gifts/Oroville Organic Gardens offers it all.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2026/01/04/houseplants-and-gifts-for-all-its-your-business/

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Hall of Fame linebacker Patrick Willis is not only promoting Super Bowl LX and its fan-oriented events but he's kept a close eye on the 49ers' potential path there.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/12/12/49ers-legend-patrick-willis-promoting-super-bowl-lx-and-niners-unexpected-path-there/

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Garden enthusiast Heather Hacking loves when you share what’s growing on. Reach out at sowtheregardencolumn@gmail.com, and snail mail, P.O. Box 5166, Chico CA 95927.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/12/05/bones-meat-and-juice-sow-there/

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The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutrition and physical activity programs.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/12/05/houseplants-for-the-winter-months-the-real-dirt-2/

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California Regional Theatre is bringing Butte County some classic Christmas nostalgia.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/12/04/california-regional-theatre-stays-true-to-a-holiday-classic-on-stage-in-butte-county/

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Dan Barnett teaches philosophy at Butte College. Send review requests to dbarnett99@me.com. Columns archived at https://barnetto.substack.com

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/11/11/how-u-s-navy-destroyers-overcame-german-wwi-u-boats-the-biblio-file/

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NHL: Macklin Celebrini, John Klingberg propel San Jose Sharks past Seattle Kraken

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/11/05/san-jose-sharks-seattle-kraken-macklin-celebrini-john-klingberg-sidney-crosby-will-smith/

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Twenty-four years ago, lifelong Corning resident Shannon Thomas decided to go to beauty school. In 2022, decades later, she purchased a dilapidated building on Solano Street -- roofless and charred by fire -- with the dream of opening a salon.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/10/12/corning-stylist-revives-fire-damaged-building-into-new-salon-its-your-business/

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As part of the ceremony, a fire hose was uncoupled — marking the completion of the new Fire Station 61.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/10/10/berry-creek-gets-its-volunteer-fire-station-back/

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Chico State Enterprises is in the process of taking over operations of North State Public Radio.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/10/09/transition-underway-as-chico-state-enterprises-regains-operational-control-of-nspr/

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What do puppets, Bidwell Park and a twisted sense of horror have in common? They all star in "The Fuzzies," a new horror-comedy filmed entirely in Butte County.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/10/07/local-filmmakers-turn-butte-county-into-1980s-horror-set-for-the-fuzzies/

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Over 100 vendors lined the Terry Ashe Recreation Center as the community celebrated Johnny Appleseed Days in Paradise over the weekend.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/10/05/paradise-celebrates-tradition-reunion-and-sweet-harvest-at-johnny-appleseed-days-2/

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The 49ers defense and coordinator Robert Saleh -- fresh off a public spat with Jacksonville coach Liam Coen -- face a tough task Thursday night visiting the Los Angeles Rams.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/10/01/robert-salehs-49ers-defense-gets-ready-to-rumble-with-the-rams/

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After receiving $1 million in grant funding for wildfire safety education, the Butte County Board of Supervisors opted to hold off on a potential contract with a marketing firm to implement the funding.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/09/10/supervisors-hold-off-on-fire-education-contract/

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While Sept. 11, 2001 is a day many Americans will never forget, adolescents who weren't alive may be learning about it for the first time.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/09/11/local-teachers-grapple-with-teaching-9-11-to-new-generation/

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With Chico's Bikeway 99 bridge complete, spanning over East 20th Street on the northbound side of Highway 99, cyclists like Leighton Hatch of Chico are able to cross the car-heavy intersection with one fewer stoplight.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/09/05/chico-to-host-bikeway-99-bridge-opening-ceremony/

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Every Labor Day, many Chico residents make their way to the Sacramento River to float from the Irvine Finch boat ramp, just outside of Hamilton City, to a river access point near Scotty's Landing a few miles south. While I have lived in Chico for almost five years now, I had never made it out on a float, so I had no idea what I was in for.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/09/01/a-new-experience-floating-the-sacramento-river/

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Gas lines struck while excavating has proven to be an ongoing problem in Butte County, occasionally causing strain on both fire departments and the Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/08/12/butte-county-sees-17-gas-line-strikes-from-digging-in-2025-so-far/

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Ongoing flood risks have burned the community of Palermo for decades and those fears have been amplified by the declining quality of the residents' water thanks to high-water storms and the septic systems most properties have.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/08/05/palermo-and-the-path-to-clean-water/

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The Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reported flat profits and reduced electricity and gas revenue in its second quarter.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/08/04/pge-bill-power-electric-gas-economy-consumer-fire-utility-bay-area/

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OROVILLE — One year ago today, on Aug. 1, 1975 at 1:21 p.m., citizens in the City of Gold and surrounding areas were rocked by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake, the largest quake in the city’s history and the largest to shake the Golden State since 1971, reported United Press International the following day in the Oroville Mercury-Register. Here, current and past Oroville, Chico and beyond residents share their vivid memories of the day that made history and, due to a heatwave that preceded the quake, led national radio commentator Paul Harvey to say, “Oroville is known as ‘Shake and Bake...

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/08/01/recollections-of-the-quake-that-rocked-the-city/

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The Chico City Council meets this week at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 421 Main St.; closed session starts at 5 p.m. Meetings are free and open to the public.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/07/07/council-queues-parking-decision/

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We pose an alternative that steers clear of politics and parliamentary procedure. Call it Option Hybrid.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/07/06/modest-proposal-for-south-park-drive-editorial/

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Not long after the Camp Fire, uncertainty spread as to whether the Paradise Unified School District would be able to continue, let alone be able to rebuild the elementary school, a staple for the town since before World War II.

https://www.orovillemr.com/2025/07/01/new-paradise-elementary-school-set-to-open-in-2026/

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