The Bureau of Land Management could use a little assistance getting about, oh, 12,000 plants in the ground this fall and winter. And you thought you had some yard work to catch up on. The agency has scheduled seven volunteer… Continue Reading
Redding bicycle ridership increased during this year’s Shasta County Health & Human Services Agency bike count. The one-day surveillance of 22 intersections from 7 to 8:30 a.m. and again from 4 to 6 p.m. detected 781 bicycle riders – an… Continue Reading
If you love freedom, thank a vet. That’s a cliché, but there’s truth to it. And today – November 11, Veterans Day – is the perfect day to offer that thanks. So, I’ll say thank you to my father and… Continue Reading
Most Thanksgiving traditions involve eating a week’s worth of food in one sitting, and watching dull pro football games on television. I’m not knocking that approach. No one loves the Thanksgiving feast more than I do, especially if creamed pearl… Continue Reading
Evidently, you don’t need me to remind you that the Dana to Downtown bike path has reopened. Caltrans’ conducted a grand opening for the bike path alongside Highway 44 in Redding in late September, then promptly closed the bike path… Continue Reading
It’s finally Election Day, and that means an end to the robo-calls and campaign phone banks. I know, most people find those calls annoying. But the phone keeps ringing, so the technique must translate into votes. I actually find the… Continue Reading
Regular visitors to A News Café know that we’re strong promoters of locally sourced food. A session during the Great Valley Center’s Sacramento Valley Forum on Wednesday reminded me just how far Shasta County has to go with its local… Continue Reading
Now here’s how you celebrate the completion of a bike path. On November 6, the Bureau of Land Management and a bunch of other entities will host an “Iconic Bike Ride” from Shasta Dam to the Sundial Bridge on the… Continue Reading
Every time I check on the campaign for governor, I’m struck by the same thought: Can’t we do better than this? Our choice is between a very successful businesswoman who did not bother to vote until a few years ago,… Continue Reading
This just might be the year. Yep, it just might be. The year that I get a flu shot. Since my wife started getting an annual flu vaccine several years ago, she has hardly gotten sick at all. When I… Continue Reading
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