Of all the things I do in life, few things stress me out as much as my annual tax-preparation process. It’s a perfect, sickening storm that combines my disdain for and fear of three...
Author: Doni Chamberlain
Long ago and far away newspapers were delivered by boys and girls – mostly boys – by bicycle or on foot after school to nearly every north state home and business. In those days,...
I wrote this column yesterday morning at my dining room table near an open window where, over my neighbor’s roof, I saw gorgeous blue skies that I hope I never take for granted again....
It seems a lifetime, but it’s only been a month since we reported that someone stole the Bonnin family trailer in the midst of Carr Fire evacuations. We posted Megan Bonnin’s letter that she...
Happy belated Grandparents’ Day to those of you who are grandmothers and grandfathers. I learned of this event by accident while shopping where I saw balloons adorned with Grandma, Grandpa, Papa and Nana. Apparently,...
Over the last few years I’ve noticed some stunning photographs that captured some incredibly dramatic north-state fire moments. With each new fire season, I started to pay extra attention to one particular name that...
I won’t call this column “Reflections in” anything, because everyone at aNewsCafe.com knows that Doug Mudford is the king of this technique, as he demonstrates supremely in his column, “Reflections in a Mirror While...
We’ve officially made it past the Carr Fire’s one-month anniversary. This is not a happy anniversary by any means, except that the Carr Fire is nearly fully contained, which is a relief, but it’s...
Today I chat with Dr. Lang Dayton of Redding, a retired physician tho practiced medicine for 46 years, specializing in critical care medicine and pulmonary disease. Join me in welcoming Dr. Lang Dayton to...
