I don’t know if it was a Dish Network problem or what, but at our house there was some kind of weird delay between picture and sound during last night’s Oscars telecast. It looked as if everyone was lip-synching, even… Continue Reading
Rates on 30-year-fixed mortgages have fallen again, declining along with bond yields amid easing concerns over inflation due to the still-slowing economy, Freddie Mac said last week. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 5.04 percent last… Continue Reading
Many area restaurants are struggling these days, but that’s apparently not the case at Mary’s Pizza Shack. The casual Italian restaurant, in the Anderson outlet mall across from Prime 11 Cinema, was hopping at dinnertime Friday, with two dozen people waiting for tables.… Continue Reading
Proof once again that a 19-year-old male will eat almost anything: Our son reports that he scrounged a meal from a friend’s nearly empty larder by inventing a stew of sorts. The recipe involved Cup O’ Noodles, “lots and lots” of hot sauce (which he… Continue Reading
Chicken pox has been reported at a couple of schools in Shasta County, and county Public Health officials urge anyone who hasn’t had the disease — especially those in fragile health — to get a two-step vaccination. Public Health says 10 children… Continue Reading
In his speech in Phoenix on Wednesday, President Obama emphasized that his plan would help those homeowners who had acted responsibly. “It will not rescue the unscrupulous or irresponsible,” Mr. Obama said. “And it will not reward folks who bought… Continue Reading
Parents of some Shasta High School students might note a plaintive wail around their homes this week, and I don’t mean the usual teen-age angst. Students in the humanities program were each given a harmonica as part of their studies of the 1930s and… Continue Reading
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