3 p.m. Feb. 4: Today Shasta County clerk/registrar of voters Cathy Darling Allen reported that all but 121 ballots of the previously uncounted 1,975 ballots have been tallied. Although Darling Allen emphasized that neither she nor her office are ready… Continue Reading
11:30 p.m. update: The current unofficial District 2 recall election results reveal potentially sobering numbers for District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty and his supporters: 52.78 percent of the precincts voted for the recall, while 47.22 percent voted against it. However,… Continue Reading
Tuesday morning Recall Shasta members got the circus they desired for their extra-special Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting. It just wasn’t held exactly where they expected it. Because of a series of events following the supervisors’ Jan. 4 meeting,… Continue Reading
“I can’t wait until this nightmare is over.” That’s a common anticipatory refrain lately from Shasta County residents as next month’s recall election draws closer. Many people speak those words as if after the recall election, we’ll all return to… Continue Reading
Today marks the one-year anniversary since domestic terrorists drove a stake into the heart of American democracy during the insurrection upon our nation’s Capitol. A North State version of a less-obvious insurgency is taking place here at home. Behold, the… Continue Reading
Turn back the hands of time 53 years. It’s just after noon on Sept. 28, 1968. A 1959 Chevy packed with six teenagers races up Highway 44. Susanville’s their destination. They’re heading for an away-football game between Enterprise High School… Continue Reading
For those who’ve kept abreast of nearly two years of Shasta County’s toxic political upheaval and unrest, the American Legion Post 746 in Cottonwood was the place to be Thursday night. There, six men connected to the ultra-conservative movement called… Continue Reading
Shasta County already feels batshit crazy enough in the last 20 months without citizens being gaslighted by our elected leaders. Welcome to yesterday’s insanity at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting. First, the good news. Once again, in a… Continue Reading
Doni’s note: The recipes in this post were derived from a 2015 Thanksgiving encore column that featured some of my favorite recipes. I may have mentioned a time or 200 that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. What’s not to love… Continue Reading
For me and my three younger sisters growing up in Redding in the ‘60s and early ‘70s, Halloween was a one-day full-time job. Candy was our payment; our reward for our hard work. On Halloween we transformed ourselves from regular… Continue Reading
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