Turn back the hands of time 53 years. It’s just after noon on Sept. 28, 1968. A 1959 Chevy packed with six teenagers races up Highway 44. Susanville’s their destination. They’re heading for an away-football game between Enterprise High School… Continue Reading
Please enjoy this gift of an annual holiday card created for us by Doug Cushman, our favorite American in France, someone especially known to A News Cafe regulars in the site’s early days. Each December, he faithfully sends us one… Continue Reading
For those who’ve kept abreast of nearly two years of Shasta County’s toxic political upheaval and unrest, the American Legion Post 746 in Cottonwood was the place to be Thursday night. There, six men connected to the ultra-conservative movement called… Continue Reading
“I believe most people understand the words Christmas includes the word Christ and a celebration of his birth. The raw basics of the story is that he was born, lived died and miraculously rose to live again. I hope the… Continue Reading
Happy Valley Union School District board president Tim Garman has bolted to an early lead in the race to recall and replace Shasta County District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty, earning key endorsements from the State of Jefferson movement and the… Continue Reading
Shasta County already feels batshit crazy enough in the last 20 months without citizens being gaslighted by our elected leaders. Welcome to yesterday’s insanity at the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting. First, the good news. Once again, in a… Continue Reading
If you can’t win in a court of law, retry the case in the court of public opinion, where the rules of evidence aren’t as strict. That’s the plot of Red, White and Blueprint Episode 6.5, in which RWB co-producer… Continue Reading
After the acrid smoke finally settled from the Dixie Fire’s massive destruction, Greenville-area residents Joanne Burgueño and Sara Gray joined forces to turn their grief and frustration over their community’s losses into a creative venture to share residents’ stories. Continue Reading
Doni’s note: The recipes in this post were derived from a 2015 Thanksgiving encore column that featured some of my favorite recipes. I may have mentioned a time or 200 that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. What’s not to love… Continue Reading
As we enter the second holiday season in succession under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 5 million people have been killed worldwide by the novel coronavirus since it emerged in China in late 2019. In the coming… Continue Reading
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