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RIP John Lennon - Chico Currents
December 08, 2016

Howdy folks. Uncloaking from the holiday hiatus to share this on the 36th anniversary of John Lennon's death. One of my favorite memoirs, written by Ken Kesey in the wake of Lennon's death, from the collection Demon Box. I recorded this in 2000,

Who Ya Gonna Call? Mythbusters - Chico Currents
October 26, 2016

Tonight, on Weed Wednesday: We bust the persistent myths the NO campaign clings to like sister morphine. Next Screen: But their real fears are more quotidian, and have nothing to do with the plant itself, but what it represents in terms of control.

Net Lag and Immediacy - Chico Currents
October 25, 2016

Tonight, on TLDR: Scoops! Local news agencies can trade the lead several times during the daily news cycle. Advantage twitter. Next Screen: A wire story about national guardsmen paying back reenlistment bonuses has a local dimension.

I Love A Parade - Chico Currents
October 24, 2016

Tonight, on TLDR: The Parade of Lights -- the community promenade -- goes off spectacularly, against all odds. Next Screen: The real time streaming coverage on BCAC was fantastic. The rest of the media, workmanlike.

Only Light Can Drive Out Darkness - Chico Currents
October 20, 2016

Tonight, on TLDR: Modoc County Deputy shooting is the top story on all channels. ER’s Staff Reports makes the local connection. Next Screen: We get a sneak peek into the leadership style of probable next Mayor Sean Morgan as he nails the coffin shut on...

Nothing Personal, Just Business - Chico Currents
October 19, 2016

Tonight, on Weed Wednesday: Tax revenues from cannabis sales were never the silver bullet argument, which is probably why they’ve beaten all expectations. Next Screen: Big Pharma is not the opposition to herbal justice, it’s the competition.

Good News: More Than Parsley - Chico Currents
October 18, 2016

Tonight, on TLDR: PV High scores a 96 percent graduation rate, impressive even with the achievement inflation reported in districts around the country. Next Screen: Linda Watkins-Bennett’s interviews with local volunteers creating a stronger community ...

Word of Net - Chico Currents
October 17, 2016

Tonight, on TLDR: Fifteen firefighters receive layoff notices. The grant ran out, and now the other boot drops. Andre Byik reports. Next Screen: Chico Scrap Metal becomes the latest evergreen butthurt before the Council. What does it think it is,

Media Midas Week - Chico Currents
October 13, 2016

Tonight, on TLDR: The ER gets it right, with Andre Byik’s coverage of the recent visit by Judge James Gray, who came to town to explain why our drugs laws have failed. Next Screen: The ER gets it wrong in its editorial endorsing No on Measure L.

A Thumb on the Scale - Chico Currents
October 12, 2016

Tonight, on Weed Wednesday: Supervisor Larry Wahl bullies the Butte County Board of Supervisors into violating state elections law. Next Screen: Wahl’s career has been a showcase of contempt for fair political practice.