Fear Factor: Shasta County’s Silent-Majority War Against the Recall
Editor’s note: This column contains some graphic, violent language. A subhead will identify that section for those who wish to skip over it. Continue Reading
Opinion
‘I Don’t Need the Vaccine’: Redding Doctor Strays from CDC Advice
In a recent Facebook post by Redding Family Physician Dr. Richard Malotky, he made the following public statement in response to the public health message that everyone should get the COVID-19 vaccines: “Listen up people, don’t get the vaccine if you… Continue Reading
Insurance: Managing Your Risk
Insurance is a way to manage your risk. When you buy insurance, you are seeking protection against unexpected financial losses. Managing risk is an important component of financial planning. The experiences of Covid 19 has brought home the reality of… Continue Reading
BirdWords: Home, Sweet Home: Bluebirds in the Neighbor-woods
This male western bluebird tends his family in a woodpecker-carved oak at Lema Ranch. Photograph by Larry Jordan There’s a little piece of sky fluttering through the neighborhoods and neighbor-woods of the North State. Actually, many little pieces. But they… Continue Reading
Contractors and Common Courtesy: Where Have All the Manners Gone?
I have noticed an increasing trend of contractors of all sorts who just ignore you when you try to outreach to them to get information or a quote for work. Many of them advertise, claim they are the best, and… Continue Reading
Redding Police Kill Again
The Redding Police have killed again: this time at 3 a.m. during a traffic stop in downtown Redding earlier this week. What do we know? Few details have thus far been released, so we mostly just know that the police… Continue Reading
