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5 days ago | 
orovillemr.com | Kyra Gottesman
Proclaiming history on Mother’s Day | Off the Record
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5 days ago | 
chicoer.com | Kyra Gottesman
Tomorrow is the 111th anniversary of Mother’s Day. And while we celebrate it with gifting moms flowers, chocolates, jewelry and brunches to the tune of $34 billion, most folks don’t know the roots of this hallmark holiday. Or should I say, “Hallmark holiday?” Anyway …There’s a misconception that the holiday is and always has been about commemorating moms’ devotion to family. Yeah, not so much. Mother’s Day actually began as a holiday to commemorate women’s political activism.
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1 week ago | 
chicoer.com | Kyra Gottesman
OROVILLE — A $9 million reserve, $5 million budgeted for road work, increased fire staffing, new housing development and the creation of a police Community Strike Team were just some of the highlights presented in the 2025 State of the City address. “Essentially city council is working well together,” said Mayor David Pittman.
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1 week ago | 
orovillemr.com | Kyra Gottesman
OROVILLE — A $9 million reserve, $5 million budgeted for road work, increased fire staffing, new housing development and the creation of a police Community Strike Team were just some of the highlights presented in the 2025 State of the City address. “Essentially city council is working well together,” said Mayor David Pittman. “We have […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: May 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM PDT
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1 week ago | 
orovillemr.com | Kyra Gottesman
State of the City 2025 honors excellence, arts and preservation
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1 week ago | 
chicoer.com | Kyra Gottesman
Trump has threatened a 100% tariff on movies made outside the US. Here’s what we know
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1 week ago | 
orovillemr.com | Kyra Gottesman
It was the early ’70s , a colorful, tumultuous time in history. It was also my coming of age time. I was a ’tween who had been transplanted from her Old Kentucky (suburban) Home to “Bezerkley.” I may as well have been transplanted to Mars. Everything was alien from the weather to the sights, sounds […] Originally Published: May 3, 2025 at 3:30 AM PDT
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1 week ago | 
chicoer.com | Kyra Gottesman
It was the early ’70s , a colorful, tumultuous time in history. It was also my coming of age time. I was a ’tween who had been transplanted from her Old Kentucky (suburban) Home to “Bezerkley.” I may as well have been transplanted to Mars. Everything was alien from the weather to the sights, sounds and people. Oh, the people.
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1 week ago | 
chicoer.com | Kyra Gottesman
Left to right, retired Oroville Union High School district teachers Nannette Walker, Linda Draper, former Oroville city councilor, and Carol Anderson chat while holding signs at the Oroville Area Resistance Coalition’s Hands Off Our Social Security protest on Thursday, May 1, 2025 in Oroville, California.
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2 weeks ago | 
orovillemr.com | Kyra Gottesman
The Top 10 program honors the top 10 seniors from Las Plumas and Oroville High schools and the top two seniors from Prospect High School who have achieved the highest grade point average in their class during their high school careers. The program also honors all freshmen, sophomores and juniors from Oroville and Las Plumas high schools who have earned a 4.0 or better grade point average. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: April 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM PDT
