Never am I more aware of how ramped up and divided America is than when I watch the contrast of civility and kindness exhibited on “The Great British Bake Off”, my current favorite means of television escapism and entertainment. (It… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since I’ve told you about some of the characters or “worthies” as they’re often called, from our former village. Some I’ve known, and some I’ve only heard stories about. In the UK, and possibly in the… Continue Reading
Last night I joined about 60 other people who attended a public community meeting at Redding City Hall hosted by the City of Redding Community Services department. The purpose was to discuss ways to “reinvigorate” Redding’s South City Park. I… Continue Reading
All I really wanted to know when I called the Good News Rescue Mission’s office a week-and-a-half ago was one simple thing: What, pray tell, is the Mission’s capacity? That number was important to the story I was working on,… Continue Reading
I’m willing to admit that it wasn’t as bad as this photo might lead you to believe, but at the time it felt like we were being crushed to death in a diaper pail. That time we got on the… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, the Redding City Council is set to pass a revised anti-homeless camping ordinance the city claims will shield it from a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision last September. The San Francisco-headquartered court found such… Continue Reading
It’s not often, I think, that one could find a silver lining in something as tragic as a plane crash. But today, I reckon to do just that. For this story, we’re going back to March 11, 1967. A small… Continue Reading
Welcome to 2019. If you’ve read this far, it means that you and I survived 2018; no small feat for many here in the north state considering the death and destruction wreaked by the Carr and Camp fires. Many ANC… Continue Reading
Until recently, the floodgates appeared wide-open on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s effort to raise the height of Shasta Dam by 18 ½ feet. Since Congress allocated $20 million in pre-construction funding for the project last spring, planning efforts have… Continue Reading
Christmas may be over, but most kids are still out of school and need something to do other than watch TV. Today’s activity will make kids – and birds – happy. In the last few weeks I’ve shared some holiday… Continue Reading
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