Michael Bullington

Guest Column: Citrus Heights is in trouble. The solution isn’t ‘juvenile name calling’
By David Warren– Michael Bullington’s recent opinion piece heaped praise upon the departing city manager and three of the city council members, while criticizing “Lone Ranger Bret [Daniels] and Proud Tim [Schaefer]” for their public dissent…

Guest Column: The meaning and history of Memorial Day
By Michael Bullington– The traditional annual observance of Memorial Day will again take place at Sylvan Cemetery at 7401 Auburn Blvd. on Monday, May 31, at 11 a.m. The ceremony will be preceded by a procession through the…

Guest Column: remembering our city’s own fight for independence
ONE SCORE and 2 years ago, our city fathers brought forth in Sacramento County the new city of Citrus Heights, fought for through the court system and dedicated to the proposition that county governments are not monarchical in…

Guest Column: So, about all those Christmas manger scenes in town…
A tour of Citrus Heights neighborhoods this year reveals a greater prevalence of manger scenes than in years past…

Guest Opinion: Why I started caring about local government in Citrus Heights
Guest opinion column submitted by Citrus Heights resident Michael Bullington– In our brief 21 years of cityhood, Citrus Heights has established itself as one of the most financially robust cities in the nation with a police force that…

Guest Column: Fact-checking the Christmas story
Guest column submitted by Michael Bullington– Perhaps you read in last week’s Sentinel about the seven must see Christmas displays in Citrus Heights. Yes, our wee city, playing Bethlehem to Sacramento’s Jerusalem, is filled with wonderfully lit displays…

Guest Column: Thanksgiving, how did it all begin?
Guest column submitted by Michael Bullington– I’m going to guess that most of us in Citrus Heights will be celebrating Thanksgiving this Thursday. But where did this tradition come from?

Guest Column: Two historic events to remember this Veterans Day
Guest column by Citrus Heights resident Michael Bullington– One hundred years ago, two events took place that would shape the history of our world in an indelible way. One was a belated blessing; the other was an imminent…