Congratulations on emerging sweaty but alive from the hellish temperatures of this past week. We hiked the Hat Creek trail out of Old Station just before Mother Earth turned up the burners. The trail is in Lassen National Forest and… Continue Reading
Don’t you just love weddings? I am not a huge romantic, but weddings always bring it to the surface. I had the privilege of uniting two people I adore in marriage a few weeks ago and it was a perfect… Continue Reading
Here in Northern California, the devil’s own tinderbox, you can’t know too much about the threat wildfire poses to our way of life. That’s why The Lookout, a website and YouTube channel dedicated to providing near-real-time analysis of ongoing wildfires,… Continue Reading
From a distance the ship known as Shasta County Government looks attractive enough. It’s big. It’s strong. It’s also the county’s largest employer, with more than 1880 souls paid to serve and protect Shasta County citizens. The Shasta County Government… Continue Reading
Mr. Standish and I visited Lassen Volcanic National Park on Wednesday with no game plan. Our original intention was to hike in the National Forest off Hwy 36 near Mineral, but I had forgotten to gas up the car in… Continue Reading
The Record Cover Art Exhibition at Shasta College reflects examples from 80 years of album jackets. This free exhibition will run from August 15 to September 22, 2022, in the Shasta College Art Gallery. On Thursday, September 1, from 1:30… Continue Reading
Max Steiner has a problem. The 36-year-old Iraq War Army veteran and northern California native is running as a centrist Democrat in northern California’s solidly Republican 1st Congressional District, where voters have repeatedly elected rightwing rice farmer Rep. Doug LaMalfa… Continue Reading
Sobering new details continue to surface about Nathan Mendes of Bella Vista. One of the most stunning pieces of Mendes news is that Shasta College recently hired him, despite a host of obvious red flags. Continue Reading
Are you superstitious? If you’re a baseball fan, you probably are – a little. I have not written about my beloved NY Mets much because they have been in first place in the NLE the entire season and I didn’t… Continue Reading
Thursday afternoon along Eureka Way in Redding a steady stream of speeding firetrucks and emergency vehicles roared west as a cacophony of wailing sirens filled the air. Large tanker planes flew over Redding, heading west. According to a Caltrans report,… Continue Reading
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