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
Hello A News Cafe readers. Liz Merry here, newest scribe on the site. I live on the Tehama side of the foothill community of Manton. Like Cottonwood, it’s a joint town – in more ways than one. Half Shasta, half Tehama. Continue Reading
Prominent members of Shasta County’s alt-right community gathered at Country Strong Fitness in Palo Cedro the night of Feb. 1 awaiting the recall election results that would determine the fate of District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty. Attendees at the event… Continue Reading
Surprise! This can be fun if it is followed by a party with your friends, and maybe even cake and ice cream. But it’s not so much fun when it surrounds medical bills. In 2017 the state of California… Continue Reading
In his book, Falling into Grace: insights on the end of suffering, Adyashanti tells a story from his childhood about how he finally understood why adults seemed so unhappy at times. He realized they suffer because they confuse reality with… Continue Reading
Well, hi! It’s been a while. In fact my last column was in December of 2020, which I find hard to believe, but here we are. How are you? My absence is down to a few things. Well, one thing,… Continue Reading
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