Mental gymnastics in lieu of pyrotechnics

Mental gymnastics in lieu of pyrotechnics

Happy holiday weekend! Hopefully the only smoke you saw came from a campfire or grill — which, if within Chico city limits, had better not have burned on public property … (see The Quiz from May 18). Folks in Bangor and Palermo experienced open flames of the uncontrolled, destructive variety on July 4; our thoughts are with these neighbors affected by the District Fire and Grove Fire, as well as families mourning victims of the fireworks warehou…