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- Off Beat: Historic moment for Yuba-Sutter
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- It was a moment in history that went by in a flash. You may have missed it. Here's your chance to relive the moment.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly compilation of metropolitan area employment and unemployment.
And in the fourth... Full story
- Off Beat: Be sure to brush your teeth
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- Now that the fluoride debate is over in Olivehurst, it's time to get some real facts, albeit too late.
The Congressional Research Service issued a report last month about fluoride, noting the pros and cons.
"The fluoridation of drinking water often... Full story
- Off Beat: Working on Sunday? That’s dedication
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- Who left the water running in the Sutter County Probation Department?
It turns out it was nobody. The pipes froze.
That's the report county supervisors received recently when they were asked to approve payment of $100,000 worth of emergency repairs... Full story
- Off Beat: Looking for news? Don’t go to YC police site
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- If you looked at the Yuba City Police Department's website earlier this month, and if you were trying to find out what was going on, you would have learned about the Breast Cancer Race for Awareness.
The 2012 Breast Cancer Race for Awareness.
Yes, ... Full story
- Off Beat: Rep. Garamendi stars on C-SPAN
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- There's definitely a difference between Rep. John Garamendi and your former congressman, Wally Herger.
Garamendi loves to talk on the floor of the House of Representatives.
And talk. And talk. And talk.
Herger was more of a church mouse, but Garam... Full story
- Off Beat: 250 acres? How about 18.7 percent?
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- That was quite a controversy they had going in Sutter County about solar panels.
Last Sunday's Forum page was filled with letters pro and con, but mostly con.
What was all the fuss about? Loss of views of the precious Sutter Buttes? Loss of "prime"... Full story
- Off Beat: Butte County worse off than Yuba-Sutter?
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- When it comes to comparisons, Yuba-Sutter tends not to do very well.
When you compare this area to other areas, it can get downright embarrassing.
But in one recent comparison, Yuba-Sutter came out on top.
However, the comparison was with Butte Co... Full story
- Off Beat: DiFi still fighting Yuba County casino
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- When she's not introducing gun control laws, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is aiming at Indian casinos. And she gets some of her ammo from Yuba County.
On March 6, Feinstein reintroduced her Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act, which will cut down on r... Full story
- Off Beat: No Alt-ernative for San Diego district
- It's time for an update on one of your favorite Yuba College administrators, Al Alt.
Alt departed Yuba in June when his position as vice chancellor was eliminated. He had arrived in 2003. His tenure was marked by a few controversies, but Alt always ... Full story
- Off Beat: Slow down, Yuba-Sutter. You’re going too fast
- Let's not move too fast on this one, Yuba-Sutter. You don't want to get out over your skis.
And so, with great deliberation, Yuba and Sutter counties, and three of the cities, slog ahead to prepare a regional habitat conservation plan.
One has to w... Full story
- Off Beat: Money gap at Gauche Aquatic Park?
- By Harold Kruger/A-D Copy Editor
- Those "state of" stories have provided an important overview about Yuba-Sutter.
But sometimes, they raise more questions than they answer.
Take the Feb. 11 pieces about Yuba City in which Mayor John Buckland said: "The debt on Gauche Aquatic Park m... Full story
- Off Beat: Please go to www.visityubasutter.com
- Hordes of tourists will pull Yuba-Sutter out of its economic funk.
At least that's what they're betting on in Yuba City, where the City Council allocated $210,000 to the Chamber of Commerce's latest — and greatest — plan to draw those mo... Full story
- Off Beat: Patent pending in Yuba-Sutter? Probably not
- They talk a lot about economic development in Yuba-Sutter. But what are they doing about it?
There was a burst of excitement recently about a glove factory coming to Yuba County. And how about tourism?
How about real jobs and real innovation?
The ... Full story
- Off Beat: A long story found behind the brief
- You may occasionally see items in the Sunday paper labeled "military briefs."
They're short items about local residents who have undergone basic training as they begin their military career. Some of these briefs have photos.
Back in November 2006, ... Full story
- Off Beat: Clearing up Yuba County's crime statistics
- By Harold Kruger/Appeal-Democrat
- Sometimes numbers do tell a story when it comes to crime statistics.
Last Sunday, this paper ran a piece on the state of the justice system in Yuba County. How are they doing?
One statistic that wasn't mentioned is the "clearance rate." You can fin... Full story
- Off Beat: Another Sutter County emigrant makes good
- A few weeks ago, this column noted the former police chief at UC Berkeley grew up in Sutter County.
So it's only fair to go from a cop to a judge.
How about David Herrick? At 64, Herrick just retired from the bench in Lake County.
And, yes, he, to... Full story
- Off Beat: Yuba County Jail – what a nightmare
- There are nightmares, and then there are really bad nightmares.
According to a Bay Area newspaper, a really bad nightmare involves the Yuba County Jail.
The San Mateo County Times, in a story last month, reported on the travails of Jesus Ruiz Diego... Full story
- Off Beat: Marysville on the march
- Can you feel that wind at your back? It's the wind pushing you forward. It's the wind pushing Marysville forward.
It's the wind of the Magnificent Munchheimer.
Look at him plan. Look at him cajole. Look at him with a timeline. Look at him do the vi... Full story
- Off Beat: Vann not moving
- By Harold Kruger/Appeal-Democrat
- When the exotic fringe of the Republican Party proudly announced its view of "legitimate rape" last Sunday, many politicians were appalled.
Kim Vann, your Republican Party nominee in the 3rd Congressional District, wasn't among them. She was missing... Full story
- Off Beat: Dear Doug, No thanks
- By Harold Kruger/Appeal-Democrat
- This columnist is apparently on a first-name basis with your state senator, Doug LaMalfa, who hopes to become your congressman.
LaMalfa, or at least his campaign staff, sent an email. It wound up in this columnist’s inbox last month.
It began... Full story
- Off Beat: Inmate can't evade court system
- In the annals of crime, Dwayne Eichler doesn't rate very highly. He's not a Manson, or a Corona or anybody else whose name you might remember.
But Eichler has one claim to fame in Yuba-Sutter: He was the first defendant around here sentenced under t... Full story
- Off Beat: Sin and salvation at Beale Air Force Base
- By Harold Kruger/Appeal-Democrat
- They're generally pretty tight-lipped about the mission at Beale Air Force Base, but occasionally stuff slips out.
In fact, the base's website described two events that happened last month. You might say April was sin and salvation month at Beale.
... Full story
- Off Beat: It adds up to trouble
- Nobody expects officials working in Yuba County's special districts to have MBAs from Harvard, but it's getting a little ridiculous.
A disturbing trend occurred in the county during the golden age of suburban sprawl, and it's only coming to light no... Full story
- Off Beat: An island is an honor
- One of Maryville's greatest men has died. Chances are you never heard of him, or don't remember him.
His passing was noted in a small death notice Sept. 30.
But William Oren Sink was one of the few residents of Marysville who cared about issues and... Full story
- Off Beat: Team Sutter comes unglued
- These are indeed turbulent times for Team Sutter, which for many years has been the rock-solid governmental body in this area.
They're conservative, and they know it. There's no financial hanky-panky here. Budgets are on time, and they're balanced, ... Full story
- Off Beat: Sunday column by Harold Kruger
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- Off Beat column is written by Harold Kruger. It runs every Sunday. Harold takes a look at local and state happenings.... Full story
