All About Books, a used bookstore at 1301 Court St, has been a friend to local authors for many years by offering them space to showcase their work. They have been a resource for multiple copies of current books for… Continue Reading
Those who have lived in Redding for many years are acutely aware of some of the negative changes that have occurred in our town during the past decade. The combination of Prop. 47, AB 109, meth and heroin usage, declining… Continue Reading
Editor, In response to the Aug. 21 letter by Ray Manley, who asked, “What’s going on with Biomass Plants?” Manley and many Northern California residents, particularly in Shasta County, will undoubtedly be pleased with the passage of SB 859, a bill… Continue Reading
Dear Editor: Can someone please tell me what is going on here? Our local biomass plant is threatened with closure and layoffs, the forest is filled with dead and dying trees and our economy is faltering. The only local representative… Continue Reading
The Intermountain town of Burney, 50 miles northeast of Redding, depends largely on the timber industry as the foundation of its economy. Last week, many in this small town were shocked to find that the employees of Burney Forest Power,… Continue Reading
When did we cease to be human? At what point in party division did “us” versus “them” become every man for himself? I am frustrated, overwhelmed and rapidly becoming cynical at the thought of being able to make difference at… Continue Reading
Margaret G. “Peggy” Mallory, passed away on June 13, 2016 at the age of 91 in Redding, California. She was born May 23, 1925, in Marysville, Montana and spent her early years in Oakland and Concord, California. The first in… Continue Reading
The hardest part about waking up to CNN alerts on your phone is the sinking feeling that you are somehow going to be affected by what is going on. Sunday morning I awoke to dozens of texts from friends and… Continue Reading
Senator Bernie Sanders flexed his environmentalist and domestic policy muscles, calling out the Republican party’s presumed nominee, Donald Trump, while campaigning in California Thursday. Sanders, who is currently locked in a tight primary race with Hillary Clinton in the state,… Continue Reading
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