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County Health Officer’s Stay of Execution, or Inevitable Termination?

Les Baugh, Shasta County Board of Supervisors chair, missed the memo that yesterday marked the one-week anniversary of International Women’s Day. Instead, as per Baugh’s decree at the last meeting, the agenda targeted two exemplary, dedicated, highly respected female county… Continue Reading

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Health Officer Dr. Karen Ramstrom Deserves Praise, Not a Pink Slip

The baseless recall of District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty last month triggered a diabolical domino effect in which other respected county leaders are also in danger of being removed from office by a group of ultra-conservative extremists whose goal is… Continue Reading

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Could Tehama County’s Recall Past be Prologue to Shasta County’s Future?

  Picture a bucolic far-northern California county held hostage by a band of militia-backed right-wing populists who’ve taken control of the county board of supervisors. With their three-vote majority on the five-member board, their hidden agenda, according to some observers,… Continue Reading