Read Part One of “Our Broken Sky” here.

In 1992, the National Academy of Sciences defined geoengineering as “large-scale engineering of our environment in order to combat or counteract the effects of changes in atmospheric chemistry,” including the build-up of greenhouse gases…

Some of you might have heard about the trio of backpackers recently arrested for crossing into Iran from Kurdistan, Iraq. These seemingly educated Berkeley people stated that they were merely on a sightseeing expedition. My eyebrows rose to new heights when…

Allergies, asthma, eczema-why me? Well, you are not alone; one out of four Americans suffers from some form of allergic illness with an impact on their quality of life, school or work performance, and overall health.

Unlike infections, allergies are long-term health…

I’ll admit it. To some people I sound a tad biased, believing as I do that photo voltaic solar panels are the greatest thing to bless humanity since the Scots discovered whiskey. But think about it, they actually are! These…

By Phil Barker

That these are troubling times is an understatement.  One cannot turn on the TV,  radio or computer, or pick up a newspaper, without being reminded that a shift has occurred in the way we will be looking at things…

By Alan Phillips

From time to time, I am honored to transport kids from Redding School of the Arts to various shows, cultural events and concerts.

I didn’t think I’d get “blown away” taking my 6-year-old daughter and some of her school…

By John Livingston

I am writing to you to express my concern about the proposed suspension of the Heavy Equipment Operators Training Program at Shasta College.

I feel that this would be a serious mistake on the Board of Trustees’ part to…

By Robert Rock

I want to ask you to take a moment and see if you can recapture your thoughts and feelings about when you truly believed in Santa Claus. What was it like? Can you remember? If you can’t remember,…

By Canda Williams

It was 30 years ago this month that I wrote The Night Before Dea to celebrate the birth of my daughter. This year I was inspired by my husband Don’s passion for brewing, and took computer in hand to…

By Leslie Bryan

The Western Shasta Resource Conservation District is involved in a research project regarding climate change, a topic of great importance and interest. The project is pretty exciting as we here in Shasta County are on the very “cutting edge”…

By Jill Tydor

Life can be hard to articulate.

There was no real transition period that I can remember between the filterless state of childhood, where thoughts took a direct route from brain to mouth - to my now. Now, I balance…

I saved this recipe from last year, when reader Deb Duryee of Shasta Lake emailed it with this note: “Doni asked for it, here it is. Especially easy for those of us that aren’t Doni in the kitchen. It was…

So here is…

On Sept. 2, the Healthy Lunch & Lifestyle Project (a local nonprofit) began serving lunches to our two pilot schools. On that first day, we served 42 lunches. Less than three months later, we have grown to more than 100…

By Denise Yergenson

For those who travel California State Route 44 in and out of Redding, the changes to the route may seem like a routine event. For those who only travel the route once in a while, the changes are…

By Mark Calkins

While reviewing a daily devotional I came across this information posted by “Cathedral of Hope”: On Dec. 12, 1912, U.S. Representative Seaborn Roddenberry of Georgia proposed a Constitutional Amendment that read, in part:

“Intermarriage between negroes or persons of color…

By Ginny Hibbard

All of us open and close a water faucet multiple times in a 24-hour period. Do we think about how the water comes to be running through our faucets? I doubt if many people think about it at all.…

By Robert Rock

The Christianity most of us know has thrived for over 2000 years. But in the last 200 years, especially since the rise of scientific thought, many have come to question its most basic tenets, such as being the…

The most recent bail-out bill news is overshadowing the start-up of a federal program to help homeowners renegotiate their loans. This information may be helpful to you, or somebody you know, so spread the word.

If you recall, the president signed…

You read Thom Gabrukiewicz’s story about the Shasta Trinity Trail project and an upcoming fund raiser. This slideshow is of Redding Mountain Bike members who worked for two days on the project. They joined trail crews who’ve been on the project all summer.  Photos by Max Walter.

Coffee time and it’s Friday morning! While on my way to work taking the scenic route through downtown… because I can… brought me to the intersection of Cypress Avenue and Athens, where I stopped at a red light.

Riding a motorcycle…

By R. Aguiar

The thing to keep in mind is your guests. Are they vodka drinkers? Is tequila their thing? What do you like?

Have a signature drink in mind and really try to perfect it. Then you can tweak it, to…

By Melina Taylor

When I first moved to Redding last month I had been warned about the infamous California wildfire, but I shrugged and laughed off the jokes people made about my future state burning to the ground, breaking off from…

By Paul Shigley

I get no pleasure out of writing that the most important corner in downtown Redding is soon going to have a vacancy. The corporate honchos in Seattle decided that the Starbucks at the corner of California and Placer…

Books fly at us often. We bibliophiles are barraged with new releases, paperbacks, beach reads and novels that have been on our nightstand for a month. Or six.

We stress ourselves out and wish we read faster. Even the speed readers among…

By John Truitt

Removal of the entrance walls and the first sections of the Downtown Mall roof are already changing the way our central blocks look.

You can stand in the south plaza, ostensibly the corner of Market and Yuba, and look…

It is our goal that every customer has a positive experience at the Redding Public Library. The library contains not only materials and resources, but also serves as a community center. As a free public institution, the library is open…

Speak your piece - Michael J. Stuart, Superintendent, Shasta Union High School

If you were watching the NBA playoffs this last week, you no doubt saw a lot of cheap shots on the court. 

Was the Record Searchlight emulating this practice when the editorial…

When every dollar counts, why throw away pennies? Fresh produce is relatively inexpensive if we pick the best for the money.

Lettuce. A head can be bitter or sweet. Choose a green one that isn’t wilted and feels substantial in weight.…