Dear Editor, We all see stories about disasters everywhere and we react to them with a detached sorrow for those impacted. I have seen tornado damage in Wyoming and Nebraska. Floods and fires in Colorado. Some of which I have… Continue Reading
Mine was not the usual college experience—how could it have been with World War II swirling around us? I have tried to explain, to myself and others, just how encompassing and upsetting that time was. Everyone was on the move.… Continue Reading
Redding has problems, but many posters seem to say that it is the same everywhere. That may be so, but while Redding seems to want to play the blame game, elsewhere is doing something about the problems. I have posted… Continue Reading
Quick Reference Suitable for: hiking, biking, horseback, no motorized vehicles. 1st half single track, 2nd half paved. Amenities: drinking water and restrooms at Sacramento River Trail parking lot (end of loop) Dogs: on leash Distance: 2.5 mile loop Elevation: (approximate): Low point–… Continue Reading
Shasta Community Access Center-TV videotaped the 2018 District One Candidates for Congress forum. The event was hosted by the League of Women Voters/Redding Area and took place on Wed. May 9 at the Shasta County Library in Redding. Candidates for… Continue Reading
There’s an unfortunate dynamic that has developed in the many recent, and often heated, conversations related to homelessness. There’s a generalization made around “homeless” people, as if they are one single group, with the same agendas, habits and lifestyles. Continue Reading
As I sit down to tell this story it dawns on me that I’m not quite sure who it’s for. While what I’m about to describe has been one of the more significant things to ever happen to my family,… Continue Reading
I recently went to Wal-Mart in Redding. At the front door there were several young men asking folks to sign petitions. I asked what the petitions were about and was told, “There was a large Indian Casino to be built… Continue Reading
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