This opinion piece was written more than a month ago, before the recent Carr Fire, however, it is even more important today as Redding has lost many trees. If you look at many of...
Category: Letter to the Editor
As I sit here in my air-conditioned home with power, I am overwhelmed by both the loss and the incredible work done by so many. I had 24 hours of packing up in case....
Message to my fellow Redding contractors: In the coming months and year you will be asked to help rebuild the homes that have been damaged and lost in the Carr Fire. At times you...
Dear Editor, We all see stories about disasters everywhere and we react to them with a detached sorrow for those impacted. I have seen tornado damage in Wyoming and Nebraska. Floods and fires in...
Today, Saturday, June 23, 2018, it will be 30 years since my hero, Dr. James Hansen, delivered an address to Congress that could have, indeed should have, started America on the road to taking...
Redding has problems, but many posters seem to say that it is the same everywhere. That may be so, but while Redding seems to want to play the blame game, elsewhere is doing something...
I recently went to Wal-Mart in Redding. At the front door there were several young men asking folks to sign petitions. I asked what the petitions were about and was told, “There was a...
If you’re a newcomer, we have so much to offer you here in Redding. You can start by enjoying the beautiful Sacramento River Trail where you can risk your life enjoying the great outdoors....
It’s been one week since Lauralyn Palmer and her dog left home for a walk, and she has not been seen since, although Lucy, the dog, returned. Law enforcement has suspended the exhaustive search...
Not long after my daughter started kindergarten at Cypress Elementary School a couple of years ago, the school marked its 75thanniversary. Cypress opened to its first class of students in 1940, serving the children of...
