CHRIS COURSEY
Department: Columnists
Email: chrissrosa@gmail.com
Chris Coursey worked for more than 30 years as a daily newspaper journalist, and was an award-winning news columnist for the Press Democrat from 1999 to 2007.
He has lived in Santa Rosa since 1980.
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COURSEY: Who decides on the nominee?
Published February 22, 2012
It's not the millions of voters who are deciding on nominees in elections. It's the few super-rich 'superdonors' who are holding sway, says Chris Coursey.
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COURSEY: Parking vs. passage at Santa Rosa Plaza
Published February 21, 2012
By continuing to resist efforts to create better ties between the east and west sides of downtown, Santa Rosa Plaza's owner still comes off as the bad guy.
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Monday's Letters to the Editor
Published February 20, 2012
EDITOR: I was a little taken aback when I looked at and read the headline for the 1st District supervisorial forum hosted by the California Parenting Institute (“Taxing ideas for kids' services,” Thursday). I was in the room and took...
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COURSEY: The right real estate deal for whom?
Published February 17, 2012
The $26B settlement between state Attorneys General and mortgage lenders will help a few million people, but it leaves millions more in the cold.
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COURSEY: Users can help keep parks open
Published February 15, 2012
It's not easy to close a park. That became even more obvious when the state announced it will 're-open' Sugarloaf on a limited basis.
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COURSEY: A Valentine's card to the anti-pop star
Published February 14, 2012
Adele has taken the music world by storm, collecting 6 Grammys at the weekend event. And, Chris Coursey says, she's captured his heart.
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COURSEY: Sharing the trails
Published February 13, 2012
Chris Coursey has a few tips for avoiding injury for those walking or cycling along Santa Rosa trails as he asks, 'Can't we all just get along?'
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COURSEY: A cautiously optimistic Friday
Published February 10, 2012
It's almost scary to say it, but signs are popping up all over that the economy is starting to make the long, slow turn away from the ditch.
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COURSEY: Don't celebrate redevelopment's demise
Published February 9, 2012
Foes are celebrating the demise of the state's redevelopment agencies with glee. But portraying redevelopment as an evil scheme is simply wrong.
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COURSEY: A victory for every person
Published February 8, 2012
You don't have to be gay or lesbian to appreciate Tuesday's ruling by a federal appeals court. You don't even have to be a supporter of gay marriage.
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COURSEY: iPads at 20 paces
Published February 7, 2012
If the city of Petaluma is going to restrict the use of iPads by council members at public meetings, shouldn't they also put the kibosh on cellphones, phones and two cans connected by a string?
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COURSEY: Don't sell our parks short
Published February 3, 2012
If a private concessionaire can help keep open state parks, let's make a deal. But don't just give away this valuable business.
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COURSEY: Komen does an about-face
Published February 3, 2012
It's hard to remember a large organization backpedaling any faster than the Susan G. Komen Foundation has over the past 24 hours.
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COURSEY: In politics, money talks
Published February 1, 2012
More and more, money equals speech in politics. During election season – and it's always election season – nothing speaks louder than a big check.
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COURSEY: A thousand cuts for education
Published January 31, 2012
In response to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed education cuts, Chis Coursey says we are tearing apart the very foundation of the American dream.