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Dr. Ramirez-Moya shares the importance of an early diagnosis and psychiatry treatment in adolescents By Allison Hopkins Dr. Lorerky Ramirez-Moya is devoting her life to diagnosing and treating mental health issues in children and in adults who have developmental disabilities…

By Rob Baquera, Public Information Officer, Roseville Police Department If you have a pre-teen, you may have already heard them ask the question, “May I have a cell phone?” Your child may be pestering you about getting a phone, and…

By Kerrie McLoughlin Do you wish you could feed your family organic foods, but when you see some of the price tags, your eyes pop out of your head? Yeah, me, too. I recently set out to find ways to…

By Celeste Cramer Education, as we know it, is being reinvented. Ten years ago, a group of educators from different local schools- Chico High School, Pleasant Valley High, and Chico State- converged to cultivate ideas for rethinking education at the…

By Devjani (Juni) Banerjee-Stevens, PhDPsychologist and Owner of Deer Park Counseling & Consulting When I signed up for this parenting gig, I was excited to teach my kids about everything that sparked a sense of wonder in me. What makes…

By Kerrie McLoughlin The “new normal” can be disorienting and frustrating at times. Your kids have friends who they have only seen physically from the end of their driveway. Your parents have been staying inside since the COVID-19 crisis began,…