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Signs of change; some surprises

Food for Thought: A News Cafe turns 1 week old tomorrow. We are so proud of her. And we’re thrilled you’re here to help her bloom and grow.

One tiny wrinkle, but it’s temporary.

Ever since we switched to the new site last week, many of you subscribers have told us you’re not receiving your notifications. (What? You’re not a subscriber? It’s free forever. Subscribers get emails that keep them in the loop about new content. Subscribers’ names are entered in drawings when we have prizes.)

You subscribers want your notifications. You don’t want to miss a thing.

We hear you. We’re on it.  We apologize for the inconvenience, but we’re glad you cared enough to speak up and let us know.

For now, no adjustment of your settings is necessary because our techie doctor, Jim Gore, is doing his best to solve this puzzle. Until we get the nofications working properly, check back often so you don’t miss the fun and excitement.

In the meantime, indulge me while I show off some photos taken Wednesday of the message board at the Jindra’s 76 Station on Cypress Avenue and Bechelli Lane in Redding.  (It will appear there again Friday.)

While I arranged for the message that introduced Kelly Brewer, Jim Dyar, Thom Gabrukiewicz and Phil Fountain on donigreenberg.com, the reverse side of the message board was a total surprise: “Humpty Dumpty was pushed” – with the station’s website,

Gosh, that’s too funny, because that’s one of my favorite bumper stickers of all time. Love it.

I also love that Jindra’s station. It’s a local, family-owned, full-service gas station that makes its message board available to the community for a small fee ($3).

Places like Jindra’s make our north state so wonderfully unique. People like us appreciate them.

Doni Chamberlain

Independent online journalist Doni Chamberlain founded A News Cafe in 2007 with her son, Joe Domke. Chamberlain holds a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from CSU, Chico. She's an award-winning newspaper opinion columnist, feature and food writer recognized by the Associated Press, the California Newspaper Publishers Association and E.W. Scripps. She's been featured and quoted in The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, The Washington Post, L.A. Times, Slate, Bloomberg News and on CNN, KQED and KPFA. She lives in Redding, California. © All rights reserved.

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