Rocky: Hey, Bullwinkle, we’re in real trouble now! Bullwinkle: Oh good, Rocky, I hate the artificial kind. It’s 7 a.m. and it’s still dark outside. Why is it still dark outside? Because we all agreed, despite the position of the… Continue Reading
Our own Doni Greenberg did a great job speaking to a packed house at Writers Forum of Northern California today. Doni told how her columnist job at some unnamed newspaper went kerflooey and how that led, through one smart and/or lucky twist after another,… Continue Reading
Family emergency averted, our own Doni Greenberg is still in town after all, and will give the talk this morning at Writers Forum of Northern California. Event starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Redding Library Community Room. Free and open… Continue Reading
Looking west from Igo, California. Photos and music by Bruce Greenberg
Because of a family emergency, our own Doni Greenberg has been forced to opt out of Saturday’s speech to Writers Forum. I’ve offered to take her place, which means I get to go write a speech. Right now! It’ll probably… Continue Reading
March is National Nutrition Month, and it’s a good time for all of us to examine our diets. In Shasta County, 66 percent of adults fall into the categories of obese or overweight; for kids, it’s 37 percent. Some dietary… Continue Reading
By now I hope you’ve met the newest member of A News Cafe’s wonderful advertising family: Grocery Outlet bargain market. Welcome, Grocery Outlet! I’ve shopped at the Redding Grocery Outlet (RGO, as hipsters call it) since my kids were babies, back when the super-discount store was on… Continue Reading
Might be time for that overdue hearing check-up. Witness this conversation: Me: Who was that on the phone? Kelly: Recorded message. They were selling fraud insurance. Me: Frog insurance? You mean, like, in case of a plague of frogs? Kelly: FRAUD… Continue Reading
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