Auld Lang Sigh

Still catching your breath after the rush of Christmas and houseguests and way too much food? Too bad for you because New Year’s Eve is right around the corner. Suck it up and get ready to party.

Restaurants and bars all…

Swine Flu Shots Available To All

Shasta County health officials say enough swine flu vaccine has arrived in the county that it can now be offered to all residents.

Up to now, vaccines against the H1N1 virus have been limited to populations most at risk. Swine flu usually isn’t…

Toys, Food Collected for the Needy

Here are some good corporate citizens: The employees of Pre-Employ.com are partnering with Toys From the Heart and Anderson-Cottonwood Christian Assistance to do a toy-and-food drive for the holidays.

Pre-Employ.com employees will ask for donations outside the Wal-Mart Superstore in Anderson next Saturday…

Thanksgiving Cheaper This Year

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings should cost a little less this year because prices for turkey and cranberries are down.

That’s the word from Purdue University, which tracks commodity prices and calculates the annual cost of holiday meals. Agriculture economist…

Sex Ed? Think Home Economics

A new study has found a correlation between housework and sex. The more housework that married people — men or women — do, the more often they have sex with their spouses.

Before you start scrubbing stuff, check this out: The new survey of 6,877…

Silent Films Come to Redding

The 4th Annual Silent Film Fest hits Old City Hall this weekend, featuring live piano accompaniment and a talk by an award-winning film preservationist.

The Shasta County Arts Council event starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday with a lecture by Emmy winner David Shepard.…

Fall in the Air

I stepped outside before dawn this morning (my secret identity: Insomnia Man), and it was cool with a hint of a breeze. Something more there, too. A scent, a taste, something.

Autumn.

After another scorching weekend, Redding finally gets a break this week as…

Dear Weather Gods:

Here in Redding, drops of water are falling from a cloudy sky. What gives? How come everything’s getting all wet?

Wait, what? Oh.

Sorry, I’ve just been informed that this is rain. It’s been so long since we last had any, I’d forgotten…

Little Off the Top

Wow, what a beautiful Sunday morning! Partly cloudy here in Redding, with a little breeze. A hopeful tang of autumn in the air.

It was so nice that even I, the Giant Sloth, felt moved to go outdoors and do some — gulp! —…

Needed: Carnation Donations

In years past, local florists and other donors have contributed the pink carnations that Nor-Cal Think Pink gives out with its Think Pink bags each year to raise awareness of breast cancer prevention.

Not this year. Because of the economy, struggling…