Decline Of Polar Bears Could Mean Trouble For Oil Industry

   JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The oil industry is bracing for courtroom
battles to try to maintain its stake in the Alaskan oil fields now
that the Interior Department has listed polar bears as a threatened
species.
     About 15 percent of the nation’s oil is being produced in
Alaska. Soaring crude prices are pushing companies to look farther
and farther [...]

Bush Asserts an ‘Unbreakable’ Bond links US and Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) – President Bush has condemned anti-Semitism during a speech marking the 60th anniversary of Israel’s founding. Bush told the Israeli parliament that the U.S. has an unbreakable bond with Israel. He says Americans believe in Israel’s right to defend itself from extremists and “killers pledged to its destruction.” Bush also reiterated U.S. opposition [...]

Chico Police Honors Three Officers as Heroes

“We were just in the right place at the right time.”   So says one of three Chico Police Patrolmen who are now being called heroes for their part in rescuing several people during an apartment fire in March.  Patrolman Justin Adrian says he arrived at the Mission Rancho Apartments to help his fellow patrolmen, Will [...]

CA Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban

     SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The California Supreme Court has overturned
a ban on gay marriage, paving the way for California to become the
second state where gay and lesbian residents can marry.
     The ruling overturns a California voter-approved law that
defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
     The cases were brought by the [...]

Candidate Forums Start Today

The local political scene heats up this week with the first of a series of candidate forums scheduled throughout the month.  The first takes place today with Supervisor Bill Connelly and challenger to the First District Seat Gordon Andoe answering questions in the County Board of Supervisors Chambers.
 
On May 19th District 2 Congressional Candidates [...]

Cost To Attend College Goes Up

     BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – The cost of a four-year college
education went up again in California as leaders of the UC
and Cal State systems approved their sixth round of student fee
hikes in seven years. The systems are under orders from Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger to reduce campus spending to help make up a
statewide budget deficit. The two [...]

Governor’s May Revise Released

    
     SACRAMENTO (AP) – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has released a
$144.3 billion dollar state budget that eliminates a massive
deficit by selling lottery bonds and cutting billions in state
programs.
     The spending plan for the fiscal year that begins in July is
austere, a byproduct of a slowing state economy.
     Tax revenue has been falling far short of what [...]