Failure. I wrote the word “Failure” in large block letters just beneath the cheery cursive greeting: “Hello my name is”, peeled off the label backing and slapped it on the left side of my chest as I stood up to… Continue Reading
He was sitting on a bench by the glass door, his face buried in his hands, and he let out a sigh. I recognized him as one of my students. “Hello!” I said, and he jerked upright. “Oh. Hello, Mr.… Continue Reading
Long ago – long ago being relative, of course – there was a Mexican restaurant in Hamilton City which was apparently the bee’s knees to Hamilton City diners. The exact name of it escapes Femme de Joie just now, and… Continue Reading
The following is a list of Shasta County’s Most Wanted for the week of March 2nd, 2014. Each of the listed subjects has been convicted in court and has failed to appear at sentencing. Any person appearing on this list… Continue Reading
My daughter Amanda looked out the windshield, across a scarred, tumbleweed-studded landscape. Our car was traveling along the bluffs of Panorama Avenue, an ironic name for a street that offers a commanding view of industrial desolation—wastewater sumps, steam generators, and… Continue Reading
One SAFE Place announced that it recently received a $5,000 grant to its Peterson House Children’s Too! program from the TJX Foundation with help from the local TJ Maxx Store. We are tremendously grateful for the support that TJ Maxx… Continue Reading
At the March 8 meeting of Writers Forum, adventure travel writer Joel Stratte-McClure will present the second travel narrative in his Mediterranean trilogy, “The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean.” He will discuss the genesis of… Continue Reading
The following Shasta County’s Most Wanted subjects have been arrested: Christopher Aaron Apperson, 28 years of Redding, was arrested by the Redding Police Department in the 1200 block of Twin View, Redding. Richard Roy Sainz, 63 years of Redding, was… Continue Reading
In a mutual show of celebration, the Kelly Ankers and the Merry Standishes are hosting a “20 Year Hootenanny” at the State Theatre (330 Oak St.) on Saturday, March 8. The show will feature a comedy set by Merry Standish and… Continue Reading
Mercy Hospice has a 35 year history of offering comprehensive care for area patients and families facing terminal illness and loss, enabling them to live each day comfortably and with quality and dignity. Mercy Hospice is now taking applications for… Continue Reading
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