Our View on Security and Freedom in a Changing Era
The piece reflects on post 9 11 security shifts from travel to daily life. It argues for balanced safety and personal freedoms, cites airports, schools, and government buildings, and urges preparedness without surrendering democratic access. It notes Placer County law enforcement reviewing potential targets and stresses vigilance tempered by open governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York City
Placer County Sheriff’s Department
Placer County
America
Letter in defense of open dialogue amid subscription cancellations
A Colfax reader urges Ed Scotten to defend supporters who disagree, recounting a pastor’s wartime split and a loyal phone company executive who stayed. The writer champions constitutional rights to opposing views and resists cancelling due to disagreement, urging open discussion on grave national questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Scotten
Colfax
America
Scotten
Business leaders reflect on Colfax ventures and farewell
A long letter from a Colfax business couple details their 1998 purchase of the D and M Market building and growth through Infinite Creations N2 Pottery and Colfax Gallery. They describe bankruptcy near-miss, a planned hospice lease, and dissolving corporations while preserving some properties. They thank Colfax for support and note future endeavors in Foresthill and Chicago Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darryl
D & M Market
Infinite Creations, Inc
Colfax
Ballenger
N2 Pottery, Inc
PR Properties
Natural Wonders
Ballenge
Tom and Kern
Colfax Classics
Auburn
Rogers
N2pottery.com
Infinite Creations
Chicago Park
Piatt Studio
Piattstudio.com
Foresthill
Busi
Nesses
Colfax Gallery
Hospice Foundation
Legacy Glass
Fruit Exchange
Pam
Whitewolf Productions
Mom’s Kitchen
Mexican Villa
Hill
Flat Lumber
Pammy
Thad
Elected officials contact list for California and D.C. offices
A compiled roster of representatives and district offices including U S House member John Doolittle in Granite Bay and Sacramento, U S Senators Diane Feinstein and Barbara Boxer in Washington and San Francisco, State Assemblyman Rick Keene in Sacramento and Chico, plus Placer County Supervisor Rex Bloomfield and Colfax city leadership. Includes addresses phone numbers and emails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
House of Representatives
John Doolittle
Rayburn Hob
Washington D.C
Douglas Blvd
Granite Bay
House.gov
Doolittle
Feinstein
Senate
Barbara Boxer
Hart Senate
Washington, D.C
Montgomery Street
San Francisco
Boxer
Rick Keene
State Capitol
Sacramento
Memorial Way
Suite 4
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colfax Record
Colfax Sentinel
Colfax Enterprise
California Newspapers Publishers Association
National Newspaper Association
Craig Dennis
A. Thomas Homer
Mike Ray
Joan Meyers
Linda Shuman
Sharon Prod
Carter Townshend
Auburn Journal, Inc
High St
Church St
Colfax Placer California
Placer County Superior Court
Auburn Journal
Wurow Dac
Mars
Llarthin
Church
Gil
Hospice
Pam Faria
U.S. Senate
Diane Feinstein
Post St
Chico
Keene
Assembly
Placer County Board of Supervisors
Rex Bloomfield
Fulweiler Ave
Sherrie Blackmun
Joshua Alpine
Sandra Lang
Sharon Gieras
Bryan West
P.O. Box
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!