Tuesday morning, a slender, white-haired, 89-year-old Korean War veteran with a blue plaid shirt sat quietly in the front row of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors chambers. His face betrayed no emotion as he watched and listened. Occasionally he… Continue Reading
A large idea board filled with multi-colored notes did a good job representing the challenges in store for consulting group MIG as it begins drafting a specific plan to guide development—or the lack thereof—along 500 acres of riverfront property stretching… Continue Reading
Phil Fountain is a pseudonym for ANC’s prodigal cartoonist, Philbert Phountain, who has recently returned from a working hiatus where he served as the lead fact-checker for George Santos. He lives in Shasta County with his long-suffering wife, Christine, as… Continue Reading
Shasta County District 1 Supervisor Kevin Crye sometimes has trouble acknowledging his benefactors. He was the first local candidate to kiss Reverge Anselmo’s ring during the 2022 election season, allegedly traveling to Phoenix to meet the right-wing Connecticut multimillionaire and… Continue Reading
The “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” includes a provision to lower prescription drug costs for Medicare Beneficiaries as well as reduce the Federal Government’s spending on certain drugs. The CBO (Congressional Budget Office) has estimated that the negotiations will reduce… Continue Reading
Following a chaotic morning session ending prematurely in an unscheduled recess when board chair Patrick Jones lost control of his audience at 10:30 a.m., the Shasta County Board of Supervisors returned to a full agenda of county business by approximately… Continue Reading
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