I have made reference in prior columns to the “family glitch” in the ACA (Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare). This part of the Act prevents dependents from enrolling for subsidized coverage on the Exchange if one of the spouses is… Continue Reading
Yippie-ki-yay it’s rodeo time in Red Bluff. I realize I’m a relative newbie at a mere 28 years in Tehama County, but does any other 11 days see such a wide variety of weather every year?. We’ve all seen it… Continue Reading
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I didn’t know about it until Tuesday, when the engaging Brookelyn Stafte of Empower Tehama presented a proclamation for adoption by the Tehama County Board of Supervisors. #SAAM is observed nationally, and the statistics… Continue Reading
Don’t you hate when your doggie is sick? Dogs can’t tell us what’s wrong and they try to act like nothing is. Bobo, our Pit/German Shepherd cross, injured himself behaving like a wild animal on the Manton logging roads, where… Continue Reading
Today’s column is directed toward business owners who provide group health insurance. As a business owner, you must deal with multiple insurance contracts to mitigate risk for you and your firm. You also may provide employee benefits through group insurance… Continue Reading
How was your St. Paddy’s Day? Merry is an Irish surname, rooted in County Tipperary. I looked it up many years ago and found a family crest and everything. Then the internet arrived and I found the New York Times’… Continue Reading
The baseless recall of District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty last month triggered a diabolical domino effect in which other respected county leaders are also in danger of being removed from office by a group of ultra-conservative extremists whose goal is… Continue Reading
Picture a bucolic far-northern California county held hostage by a band of militia-backed right-wing populists who’ve taken control of the county board of supervisors. With their three-vote majority on the five-member board, their hidden agenda, according to some observers,… Continue Reading
Did you celebrate International Women’s Day? It was Tuesday, March 8 but it’s not too late to join in the festivities. We may just milk this baby all month. There were observations globally. On March 15, the Tehama County Board… Continue Reading
Want to know a secret? You may already know, but it was news to me. I’ve been having knee pain going down stairs and mountains. Going up is fine. Down, ouch. A day of running up and down the stairs… Continue Reading
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