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Nancy's Bookshelf: Two former Chico State faculty members write about two very different kinds of militia

By Nancy Wiegman,

Matt Fidler

Published May 1, 2024 at 2:37 PM PDT

On April 29, 1981, American journalist George Thurlow was shot by members of the El Salvador Treasury Police on a jungle road in San Salvador. Thurlow writes about his experience in "El Salvador: Blood On All Our Hands" and details the incident.

Also, author and retired professor Robert Jackson writes a fictional account of the Jefferson State Rebellion.

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Nancy Wiegman

Nancy Wiegman has a master's degree in French linguistics from Indiana University and taught yoga and foreign languages at CSU Fresno and the College of Charleston before moving to Chico in 1990.

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Matt Fidler

Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with more than 15 years of experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs.

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