Three months ago, I wrote that Reverge Anselmo is seeking revenge against Shasta County after he donated $50,000 to the Shasta County General Purpose Committee/Recall Shasta, the two now-merged organizations behind the effort to recall three Shasta County Supervisors for… Continue Reading
Well, hi! It’s been a while. In fact my last column was in December of 2020, which I find hard to believe, but here we are. How are you? My absence is down to a few things. Well, one thing,… Continue Reading
Shasta College’s Annual Country Christmas Fair will be the first weekend in December, Saturday, December 4 through Sunday, December 5, from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. at the Shasta College Farm (follow the tree signs once you enter the main campus). Guests will get… Continue Reading
As the kids would say, “That’s lower than whale poop, and that’s at the bottom of the ocean!” That’s how I feel about the companies that are raking in billions with the myriad of frauds perpetrated on the public. They… Continue Reading
As someone who has spent the better part of six decades watching way, way too many sporting events, you’d think by now I would’ve learned to avoid the perils of hero worship. It doesn’t matter what sport your favorite athlete… Continue Reading
Early in 2021, the Red, White and Blueprint media company was hot. In addition to posting docuseries episodes and podcasts, RW&B was known for widely spreading misinformation about COVID-19 and stirring up trouble with Shasta County politics, while supporting the… Continue Reading
Three decades after Rush Limbaugh re-invented the talk radio genre there are right-wing talk radio shows in all the major radio markets, and they have expanded their reach to podcasting and YouTube. Of course there are liberal and left-wing radio… Continue Reading
In “Vaccination Mandates: The Public Health Imperative and Individual Rights,” published in the Oxford University Press, authors Kevin M. Malone and Alan R. Hinman view the concept of herd immunity through the lens of Garret Hardin’s classic essay, “The Tragedy… Continue Reading
For me and my three younger sisters growing up in Redding in the ‘60s and early ‘70s, Halloween was a one-day full-time job. Candy was our payment; our reward for our hard work. On Halloween we transformed ourselves from regular… Continue Reading
There were many times in the last few months when it seemed the Shasta County District Attorney’s case against Carlos Zapata, Elizabeth Bailey and Christopher Meagher would never end. Although the trial featured many obstacles along the way, presiding Shasta… Continue Reading
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