Chris Gilbert

National Night Out is just one day away. In Western Nevada County, the event alternates each year between Grass Valley and Nevada City. And this year it's taking place at Pioneer Park. It's described as a community-building campaign that promotes law enforcement partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie, to make them a safer and better place to be. One of the organizers is Grass Valley Police officer Mel Bird, who talked about the fun activities on a recent KNCO: On the Town…

August is also Child Support Awareness Month in Nevada County. County Supervisors approved the annual resolution at their recent meeting. The local department also serves neighboring Sierra County and is now referred to as the Sierra Nevada Regional Department of Child Support Services. And it continues to get high statewide marks. Director Paul Johnson proudly told the Board that they were ranked number-two in the state out of 47 agencies, last year, and are number-one so far this fiscal year. The overall ranking is based on four metrics that not only includes collections but also such services as paternity establishment…

With some residential electricity customers dealing with some of the highest bills of the year, due to summer heat keeping air conditioners on longer, they can look forward to some relief from PG and E, starting this month. Paul Moreno, with Marketing and Communications, says the two Climate Credits are now being applied in August and September, when usage is higher, instead of April and October…

A longtime member of the NID Board of Directors is seeking a third four-year term in the November election. Chris Bierwagen is an official candidate for re-election to the Division Two seat, which includes Alta Sierra and the Peardale-Chicago Park area. He says his lifelong interest in water issues runs deep in the family…

Here’s how the “five-step-no-tiger” method can turn a vicious circle into a virtuous one.

By Chris Gilbert - Sep 2026 These days many key struggles against imperialism—and certainly the most intense ones—are not carried out under the auspices of Marxism but rather another revolutionary tradition, such as a religious or national one. China and Cuba are important exceptions. However, Marxism in each of those countries is articulated with local...

One couple’s surprising solution to resentment, criticism, and recurring conflict.

When prescribed a new medication, listening to our body matters and could lead to new discoveries. Research explores the possible anti-inflammatory effects of statins in bowel disease.

Set on a hilltop, Plaza Cristo Rey is one of the most beautiful spaces in the working-class barrio of 23 de Enero in Caracas. Large trees provide shade for the grass and the flower beds. Murals run around the perimeter: one of the Amphictyonic Congress of 1826; a second of the great Alí Primera, the Venezuelan communist singer; and a third of Cilia Flores and Nicolás Maduro, with the words “¡Los queremos de vuelta!” (We want them back!) beneath them. The communards here have not forgotten January 3, and the mural makes sure that passersby don't either.

Headaches, dizziness, and brain fog are difficult to measure objectively. But research into Havana syndrome suggests that eye-movement testing deserves closer attention.