It was 103 degrees Sunday afternoon when my doorbell rang unexpectedly and I met Sally Good for the second time. She looked smaller and more pale than I recalled. Her hair looked almost too perfect to be real. I first… Continue Reading
ASHLAND, Ore.—Summertime means outdoor theater in this cozy hamlet some 140 miles north of Redding. Many north state residents join visitors throughout the West Coast at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) for stellar performances on the repertory company’s full-scale Elizabethan… Continue Reading
Perhaps you were lucky enough, as I was, to attend a solar eclipse gathering, complete with special glasses that allowed everyone to observe the annular event without frying one’s eyeballs. I got to see the “ring of fire” when the… Continue Reading
Doni: Hey, everyone, today I talk with Canda Williams, A News Cafe’s sales representative, and my son Joe Domke, the site’s webtender, who works his magic from the Czech Republic. We want to prepare you for tomorrow, a special day,… Continue Reading
As a child, Dave Pelzer’s mentally-ill, alcoholic mother inflicted such severe emotional and physical torture upon her son that his story of survival remains an example of one of the most graphic and gruesome documented child abuse cases in California history. She beat him literally… Continue Reading
Today we talk with James Theimer, the principal architect and founder of the Redding-based firm, Trilogy Architecture, the firm that recently won the national Honor Award — First Place for a New Academic Complex. The firm was competing nationally in the category of high performance buildings.
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If there’s anything that Marcus Partin has learned about himself during the dreaming, planning and developing phases of the yet-to-be-built Shasta Wine Village, three miles north of Redding, it’s that he can keep a secret when he has to. Partin recently shared… Continue Reading
Q: Hi, Marcus. I hear you’re the guy with the vision and plan for the Shasta Wine Village. I know you’re crazy-busy, so we are extra appreciative that you took time to talk with us. Continue Reading
Infidelity is a deal-breaker for me. In our earliest days together I shared my thoughts on this subject with my husband. Cheat on me and it’s game over, I said. Do not pass GO, do not collect $200. No second… Continue Reading
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