I am profoundly ashamed of the Chico City Council's decision to reject the Wal-Mart supercenter. The council not only vastly exceeded standards used to approve other business expansions and new construction, but subjected the citizens of Chico to

First I want to say thanks to the three council people who voted for the Wal-Mart expansion. I can't believe Chico turned down Wal-Mart.

Over the years I have read, with awe, amazement and amusement the speculations and theories as to what is causing global warming.

Letter writer Alan Gair is right, the Chico City Council should be ashamed of what they are doing to Wal-Mart.

Thank you for bringing our attention to the wrongs that Wal-Mart is enduring. How that company suffers!

"Health care protest aims to shock Herger" was a shock to us. While watching the television coverage of this event I was shocked to see our family physician, Dr.

Roger Aylworth surely misspoke in his article Thursday concerning the possible takeover of Chico Unified School District by the state, writing that "State law prohibits a school district from being solvent.

As I followed the Chico/Wal-Mart saga in your paper, I'm reminded of 40 years of past adventures in commerce I have witnessed in the Los Angeles area: The local hardware store was challenged by Builders Emporium, who was gone in the wake of Lumber