The unleashing of COVID-19 (and how to survive it) is what my dad has been sounding the alarm about for decades. Now that the day has finally arrived that his expert opinion is desperately...
Category: Opinion
In my ongoing quest to encourage people to shop efficiently and sustainably, and to get rid of clothing you really don’t like or can’t use, I have come across a problem we have all...
We know something serious is going down when people start hoarding toilet paper, which is exactly what began this month when word reached the U.S. that COVID-19 was coming for us. I don’t know...
As of this writing, the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency reports it has tested just 62 people for novel coronavirus in Shasta County. Sixty-one tested negative and just one person tested positive,...
It was two Sundays ago, International Women’s Day, when I finally received my long-awaited Carr Fire Scholarship Auction prize – a birding trip with friends to Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. Dan Greaney of the...
Hello Clever People! Welcome to my review for the new Disney/Pixar film, Onward. This fantasy animated film follows the story of two brothers who have 24 hours to get a crystal to help bring...
Modoc County, March 18, 2020—Snow came several days this week, symbolically sealing off residents of the California Outback hermetically from others. In a county where the population is 2 people per square mile, it’s...
The C-word. After Doni’s recent article on the subject of cussing, you might think I mean ‘that’ c-word, but I don’t (yet). These days there’s another big bad c-word in town. You guessed it:...
Picture your favorite local businesses, not counting grocery stores, or corporate chains. Think of the people who work there; how familiar they are to you, and you to them. Maybe you even greet one...
These are tough, scary, unprecedented times for everyone. Not only has the COVID-19 caused a global health panic, but it’s also damaged many businesses and put them in financial danger of closing as the...
