April is here and this year comes a gift even better than blooming flowers, warm weather, and birds chirping: the end of Windows XP. Today – April 8 – Microsoft will no longer be providing security or software updates for its… Continue Reading
My greatest relationships, whether short-lived or lifelong, friendly or romantic, have one thing in common. All were and are with people willing to do the craziest things with me. If you can’t relate, you will when you meet Cecina Hines… Continue Reading
Regular readers of A News Café will recognize Alicia McCauley from her warm, funny blog, Pedals & Pencils, in which she shares both light and deeply poignant stories from her life journey. Alicia teaches first-grade at Boulder Creek School and… Continue Reading
Brian Grigsby, a Shasta High School science teacher, says he has always been fascinated by the world around him, and what makes it work. It’s this sense of curiosity and wonder that lead Grigsby to teach Earth Science, Physical Science… Continue Reading
Jody Cushman is battling tough odds. You’d never know it talking to her—she’s positive, matter-of-fact, warm and friendly. She makes the best of a limited lifestyle, devoting her time to family and friends. For instance, she’s almost done with a… Continue Reading
Some of the most cringe-worthy phone calls I receive are those from desperate pet owners describing how their two dogs have, “started fighting out of the blue.” I cringe because 99.9% of the time, the call comes long after the… Continue Reading
The short story of how Blake Dorsey came to be an in-home coffee roaster is that he needed a job that would allow the Redding husband and father of two teen-age sons the ability to keep a watchful eye on… Continue Reading
About me: My name is Melinda Curtis. I’m 39-years old and married. My husband’s name is Geff. We have three dogs and own a home in Anderson. I was born with cerebral palsy. Continue Reading
Like many couples, Geff Curtis and Melinda Kaiser-Curtis like weekends best. They sleep in. They eat when and what they want. They play with their three dogs. Later, they could take a ride and go shopping. They might fold laundry as they watch a DVD. Or,… Continue Reading
Once there was a dog trainer who said, “If your dog won’t come when you call, he isn’t your dog.” A provocative statement, but I must say, I agree with him. If you can’t successfully call your dog, his life is limited… Continue Reading
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