As I write this, the western edge of Redding lies in smoldering ruin, incinerated by the Carr Fire that roared through the city’s hillside subdivisions on Thursday night, July 26th, five days ago now. Six people, including two firefighters, have… Continue Reading
Whenever you hear Redding city officials say their latest proposal to fight transient crime doesn’t target the homeless population, rest assured, it targets the homeless population. Such is the case with the eight-foot-high wrought-iron fence soon to be erected around… Continue Reading
President Donald Trump is his own worst enemy. Vanity always gets the best of him. Presented with the perfect opportunity on Monday at the Helsinki summit to repudiate Russian President Vladimir Putin for what increasingly appears to be Russian state… Continue Reading
When California’s state legislators passed AB 109, the Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011, their backs were against the wall. The U.S. Supreme Court had declared overcrowding in the state prison system constituted cruel and unusual punishment, and voters were… Continue Reading
In a pair of scathing reports, the Shasta County Grand Jury has accused the Shasta County Board of Supervisors of improperly using state funds allocated for rehabilitation programs to fund county jail operations, even as a budget deficit looms for… Continue Reading
We’re more than 500 days into President Donald Trump’s reign and it’s official: America has lost its sense of humor. Angry mobs are calling for the heads of comedians, journalists and other celebrities. Sometimes the heads roll. Sides have been… Continue Reading
“We have a crucial opportunity to promote our God-given rights in the upcoming primary elections. … Because voter turnout in the primary elections tends to be very low, people of faith can have even more influence than in the November… Continue Reading
I was halfway through the corner when I realized I wasn’t going to make it. It was a blind 45-mph decreasing radius off-camber right-hand turn running slightly uphill and I desperately needed the front end to cut in on the apex. I counter-steered and leaned hard into the corner but continued to run wide. Continue Reading
Judge Jeanine Pirro, host of the FOX News program “Justice With Judge Jeanine,” is one confused Catholic. The Pope and the Vatican have, by no means, approved of President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to declare Jerusalem the capitol of Israel, but Judge… Continue Reading
One thousand, nine hundred and eighty-eight years ago, on the back of a winged horse (as I like to imagine it), Jesus Christ miraculously returned to the physical realm after being gruesomely executed by the Romans. Naturally, being the first… Continue Reading
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