I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t completely in love with Italy. There may not be a single drop of Italian blood in my American mongrel veins, but I’m Italian on the inside.  I can’t help but feel a connection when I hear… Continue Reading
It’s Friday afternoon and your supervisor calls you in for a “chat.” You know this is not an informal meeting because all your co-workers have been receiving their performance reviews all week and you knew eventually it would be your… Continue Reading
In an effort to crack-up laughing our very serious “Ted Baxter type” newscaster, Mark Rogers at KVIP Radio and Television, we had to go to extreme measures. The man was very good at delivery and composure. In the early 60s,… Continue Reading
Providing medical relief work in developing countries is like a case of malaria. Once you’ve done it, it sits inside of you, waiting to re-infect. OK, bad analogy. Helping others is far more rewarding than fevers, chills and jaundice, but… Continue Reading
Enveloping the riparian areas along the many waterways of Shasta County is the sort of lush greenery that makes living in the far north state enviable. But some of that vegetation, like the invasive, creek-choking arundo plant, puts its environment in… Continue Reading
Spring and early summer weather is unpredictable so it’s hard to know what to wear. The mornings can be cool and windy and by afternoon, it may be hot and dry. In Northern California, when we look outside and see… Continue Reading
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein It’s time I addressed the all-out destruction of the Gulf of Mexico by reckless drilling practices and a lack of meaningful… Continue Reading
Dear Mayor Jones, The Redding Planning Commission members seriously overreached their role and also breached the General Plan in approving Sierra Pacific Industries’ massive, 440-home Salt Creek Heights subdivision as currently proposed. Ignoring greenway policies in place since the 1970s… Continue Reading
Bidwell Mansion, a 26-room Victorian house sporting pink-tinted plaster, nestles in a small park next to Chico State University’s new Gateway Science Museum. The manor-turned-museum built in 1868 stands as a memorial to Chico’s founder, John Bidwell, and his wife… Continue Reading
Facebook? Facebook! Facebook … I’m a Baby Boomer reviewing this astounding social media networking site boasting 400 million members and growing daily. Do you realize the membership of Facebook exceeds the current population of the U.S. by over 30 percent? … Continue Reading
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