Eric Hiatt exudes confidence, energy and optimism. When we met at his office one morning a few weeks ago, he grasped my hand firmly and fixed me with a warm and direct gaze before gamely answering my (somewhat impertinent) questions… Continue Reading
On July 22, 2019, the Record Searchlight ran an article on Carr Fire funding spending by reporter Jessica Skropanic. I read with interest. The bottom line? Per Skropanic, the major organizations surveyed had received a total of $7.6 million in… Continue Reading
A new Shasta County Grand Jury was recently empaneled and I’ve got some unsolicited advice for them: You’d better bark loud. Seems many of us have heard of the Grand Jury, but few really know its function, which is mostly… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: Since submission of this story, Bethel church staff updated its websites to accurately reflect their leadership structure. If physical and financial growth is any metric of success, Bethel Church has a lot to teach us about how to… Continue Reading
You’ve probably heard about Netflix’s new, and already most-viewed series, When They See Us, the story of the Central Park 5; five black teens who served multiple years in prison for a brutal rape before finally being exonerated by DNA… Continue Reading
It appears that what began as a discussion of funding from the State of California to address homeless housing has quickly devolved into yet another discussion of how to increase the number of jail beds in Shasta County. On February… Continue Reading
Anyone who lives in Redding knows the name “Bethel.” Our small conservative community is certainly church-friendly, but Bethel takes church to another level, drawing a cult following from around the world. Some locals have even worried it is a cult.… Continue Reading
“I don’t believe accountability has to equal incarceration. There are many ways that we can hold people accountable without putting them in jail.” – Rachel Rollins, Suffolk County DA Thus opens the Rollins Memo, released a few weeks ago on… Continue Reading
In the first 95 days of 2019, three civilians were fatally shot by police in Redding. For a small town like ours, three police shootings of civilians in a little more than three months seemed a tad much to me,… Continue Reading
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