Mike Wolcott

If there’s one thing this election once again showed, it’s that as much as you think you understand people on the other side — you probably don’t.

I am once again marveling at the fact that the older I get, the colder I get. You'd think all of these extra pounds I've so carefully cultivated over the years would help, right? Wrong. More weight, I've learned, just means more body mass that needs to be warmed up.

I am once again marveling at the fact that the older I get, the colder I get. You'd think all of these extra pounds I've so carefully cultivated over the years would help, right?

Shame on the very few people who do ruin that day for everybody else. Hint: If your loud mouth has ever ruined a family gathering, please do your best to keep it shut this time. Nobody wants to hea…

Kasey Reynolds was selected as Chico’s new mayor at Tuesday night’s special city council meeting.

Unless the day finally comes when we all decide “We are going to protect our school children with the same ferocity and national resolve we show while protecting celebrities and politicians,&…

Bidwell Mansion, the home of John and Annie Bidwell that stood as the iconic symbol of our town for 160 years, has been destroyed by fire.

This was a heart-rending gut punch to the very soul of our community, one that's going to hurt for a long, long time.

We must rebuild the mansion, and we will. Our collective spirit will settle for nothing less.

When Christmas Eve came, I opened every gift that was on that list and figured there wouldn't be a bike … until I walked into the kitchen a half hour later and saw the most beautiful gold-and-white bicycle of all time.