It’s raining. It’s been raining, it seems, forever. And, it’s days like these that set a retired guy to thinking. And, if you’re a liberal, living in Shasta county, that can’t be good. I’ve been thinking about billionaires. Thinking about… Continue Reading
I feel it appropriate to consider those people and places that have had an important place in my heart — folks and towns that have changed me and set into place another piece of the jigsaw puzzle of life. So… Continue Reading
It’s time to start thinking about what your daughter will wear to the prom, unless you are one of those who likes to wait until the last minute, get something from the clearance rack and try to make it work.… Continue Reading
A recent question for my radio spot was: “According to one estimate, nearly 40 percent of the 700,000 troops involved in the first Gulf War now qualify for disability. Do you feel enough is being done to accommodate the much… Continue Reading
Recently I was asked for a radio spot the following question: Given the concern about federal spending in budgets, bailouts and economic stimulus, should we also be concerned that the estimated cost of the Iraq War will end up being… Continue Reading
There’s a little known secret in Redding, and it’s your community access television station: A TV studio, cameras and all, exclusively for public use. And yes, that means you! For years, the bleached-whale-carcass look of the production van parked at… Continue Reading
If there were a People’s Choice Award for games to play with dogs, “Fetch” would win in a landslide. Even non-dog people seem unable to resist tossing a ball when propositioned by a retrieving fiend. The shared joy of play,… Continue Reading
Should California have a part-time rather than full-time legislature in an effort to reshape politics in Sacramento? No. that is not the problem. The problem is that we have a bunch of legislators who are either short-timers or newbies. The… Continue Reading
Cerro Concepcion is old – I’m talking almost 500 years old. It grabbed my senses immediately. We walked along the narrow cobblestone streets speckled with interesting shops, quaint restaurants and art studios. I wondered how the many small homes representing… Continue Reading
One explanation given for the trouble they’ve had getting work done in Sacramento is that state legislators don’t know what they’re doing. Should term limits be abolished in order to have more experienced representation? Term limits are one third of… Continue Reading
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