Gone will be the days of panhandling and people scrounging for recyclables if Chico city officials have their way. No, I’m not talking about Chico State students. The city has enough fun with Labor Day, Halloween and St. Patrick’s Day. It’s the homeless who have to worry. The city’s grand plan began in earnest in 2003 with the...
Read MoreGames heal wounds of incompetence
I spent my winter break trying to free the world from shadows by either swinging my mighty sword, launching the occasional bomb-arrow, or even transforming into a mighty wolf and leaping for the throats of my enemies. No, I’m not writing this column from a maximum-security prison or while on the lam. After a two-year wait, I finally got my hands on...
Read MorePursuit of parking stalls students
Rational people would take $72 and put it toward food, textbooks or even a nice romantic evening on the town. Instead, I spent that for the right to fight for a parking space. I’ve heard all about how hard it is to find parking even with a permit. It’s no surprise the university oversells parking permits. It’s a common practice. The...
Read MorePodcast aside your radio
I have officially given up listening to the radio. Outside the occasional San Francisco Giants game on the radio, I have no reason or need to. The songs I want to listen to are all on my iPod, and now even some of the TV shows I’ve missed are waiting for me to download for free. I’m not talking about LimeWire; I’m talking about...
Read MoreA crash course in religion’s wrongs
An old man walked to the top of a mountain and lugged a few rocks down the hill. The son of a carpenter said a few controversial things and was hung on a cross. One man was so great that his picture can’t be shown in a newspaper without fear of an upheaval. These are rational ways to look at from where most people in the world pull their religious...
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