Shasta Memory Bank 4.3.11

Shasta transit buses parked in front of a train at the Redding Depot in the 1920s.

The Shasta Historical Society library is open to the public and volunteers are available to assist with research. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call 530.243.3720 or click here to visit the Shasta Historical Society website … Continue Reading

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Renee McKean: The Alexander Mansion

In about 1884, an enterprising man named Samuel Thomas Alexander moved from Hawaii to Oakland, then traveled north seeking new investments for his own agricultural empire after having already established one in Hawaii with his partner Henry Perrine Baldwin. From… Continue Reading

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As You Desire: Swinging – It’s Not Child’s Play – Part 1

… Monogamy is an interesting concept. Are human beings designed to only have one sexual partner in a lifetime? According to the Enrichment Journal’s statistics on the divorce rates in America, the divorce rate for first marriages is 41%; the divorce rate for second … Continue Reading

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Walk Like an Egyptian? With Pride

People say, “Enough is enough,” when they are done with an abusive relationship.  The people of Egypt had enough of the corrupt “presidency” of Hosni Mubarak.  They Facebooked and Tweeted up a popular nonviolent revolution.  We saw similar things happen… Continue Reading

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Doni’s Dish: Featuring Adam Mankoski

Doni:  Adam, thanks for agreeing to be my first Dish partner. Gosh, it’s been more than a year since I did this. I feel a little rusty. And, truth be told, a little nervous, too. The last time I did this the… Continue Reading

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As You Desire: Sexual Orientation – Not So Straightforward

Who are you sexually attracted to? What is it about someone that draws you in? What if you lived in a society that told you your sexual preference was unacceptable and you had to, by law, choose the other sex… Continue Reading

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Reflections in a Mirror (While Shaving): Part 23

• Nomination for the most influential person in our lives? … Whoever gave us our last haircut leaving high school … Most of us were so impressed we’ve kept the style forever.

• I so admire people who are naturally positive … I spend too much time in a snit trying to buy into that up-beat s— …

• When did my swagger become a waddle?… a swaddle? … Continue Reading