My friends, This is a difficult article to write; simply, because it is political. What I have to say is in regard to Proposition 11 on the California ballot. Perhaps you’ve heard the commercials...
Open enrollment for individual plans for 2019 runs from 10/15/2018 to 1/15/2019. To guarantee an effective date of 1/1/2019, applications must be submitted by 12/15/2018. Open enrollment means that anyone who is eligible for...
Many years ago when I was a 20-year-old sailor I found myself in a small country on the other side of the world. The ship I was on had just pulled into port. I...
Hello Clever People! Welcome to my review for the 4th on screen iteration for this story, A Star is Born! This Bradley Cooper/Lady Gaga lead film follows the story of the romance that blossoms between an...
I’m probably going to hell for saying this out loud, but every time some high ranking Republican politician starts making threats about taking a federal axe to funding for public broadcasting, I get a...
Normal high/ low temperatures for Oct 15-Oct 22 (high/low) Redding 79/49, Chico 79/46, Quincy 71/31, Chester 66/30, Susanville 66/34, Grass Valley 72/42, Weaverville 74/34, M...
When I became aware of the impending release of Bradley Cooper’s rendition of “A Star is Born” a few weeks ago, I decided to use the occasion to screen the three previous versions of...
Native Americans are thought to have used fire to manage native vegetation to facilitate hunting and acorn collection, improve habitat for game, stimulate the growth of vegetation used for weaving baskets or making tools,...
Before the year 1492, when European explorers and settlers began to arrive in the Americas to stay, it is estimated that there were over one hundred million natives already living there. They lived in...
Randall Smith hobbled down the slippery gully trail, nursing a bad right hip. He stopped next to a section of dirt embankment scorched black by the Carr Fire, a marker signifying the flames had...
On Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 0258 hours, a vegetation fire on Trefoil Lane just west of Balls Ferry Road was reported to Cottonwood Fire Protection District and the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office. Fire...
We’ve all been there – at the pet store, the swap meet, or watching a TV commercial when we see the cutest, the most adorable, the most beautiful, the just-gotta-have-one of those pets. For...
Tickets are now on sale for the 48th AAUW Home Tour & Art Show, to be held on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Attendees, through their $20 Ticket/Guide purchase, help...
Cathy Darling Allen, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, announces that the voter registration deadline is Monday, October 22, 2018. Online voter registration is now available at www.elections.co.shasta.ca.us or www.registertovote.ca.gov. Vote-by-mail voting begins Monday, October...
Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced today that SBA will relocate its Redding Disaster Loan Outreach Center from the former K-Mart Building to the First...
Opening next weekend – reserve your seats now! Show runs September 22 – October 13 The comedy follows 29-year-old Jasper as he learns to cope with the inevitable curves life throws you. Told through...
▪Linda Cooper: I acquired a Mac after I retired just so I wouldn't have to deal with the constant upgrades with Microsoft.…
▪Beverly Stafford: One computer guru told me that there are programs that can be installed that make Win10 "act like" Win7.…
▪Steven Towers: When I left my previous firm 10 years ago and started my own firm, I bought Macs and never looked…
▪Beverly Stafford: I gotta ask: is anyone else totally frustrated with Windows10? What happened to the simplicity of Windows7?…