A brush with death. A moment that might be your last. Have you ever had one of those times when you thought, this could be it? My last breath? Maybe it was a bad...
Category: Opinion
Long ago and far away newspapers were delivered by boys and girls – mostly boys – by bicycle or on foot after school to nearly every north state home and business. In those days,...
I never really wanted to be a teacher, and now I know why: It’s hard work. That’s where I’ve been the past six weeks, teaching, on a long-term substitute gig at Shasta High School. I’ve...
This story is probably not going where you think it’s going. I have my “me too” moments, as does pretty much every woman I know, and some of the men I know, as well....
First things first. Let me make myself perfectly clear. I really hate ticks – almost as much as I hate fleas, and I really really hate fleas. Ticks are not just annoying creatures. They...
Hello Clever People! Welcome to my review for the Jack Black/Cate Blanchett lead children’s film The House With A Clock In Its Walls. This book to film adaptation follows the story of Lewis, a young...
I’m sharing with you photos I’ve taken along the Sacramento River Trail. I’m talking about the trail on the north side of the river, from Diestelhorst Bridge to Keswick Dam. The south end has...
The Carr Fire burned 229,651 acres and 1079 residences; about 800 in the Shasta County area, and the remaining number inside the Redding city limits. My friends Steve Iverson, Terry Stinson and I have...
Fire survivors are being fed information on rebuilding from every which direction, but one key part of the equation seems to be missing: What all goes into getting that coveted building permit? I have...
As the saying goes, “you learn something new every day”. I have been a practicing insurance agent for 40 years. This is my 200th column. I learned something new today. It was reminiscent of...
