Today marks the one-year anniversary since domestic terrorists drove a stake into the heart of American democracy during the insurrection upon our nation’s Capitol. A North State version of a less-obvious insurgency is taking place here at home. Behold, the… 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
Last Wednesday evening, my good friend and colleague A News Cafe publisher Doni Chamberlain sent me an urgent email. Chamberlain is covering the triple joined trial of Emiliano Carlos Zapata, Christopher Meagher and Elizabeth Bailey on charges that the trio… Continue Reading
I won the reporter jackpot when I videotaped Carlos Zapata, Shasta County’s alt-right recall kingpin/militia member/bull-semen purveyor/restaurant owner/former Florida strip-club owner as he unleashed a raging verbal attack against me in public Tuesday. Yes, it was uncomfortable being on the… Continue Reading
Lately, when it comes to the North State and the pandemic, Shasta County acts like a runaway train. The true safety engineers and dedicated experts have been tossed overboard. The train is now under the control of a crazed clown-car… Continue Reading
When I think back to the last time life felt relatively normal, it was my eldest son’s birthday party at my house. It was early March, and news was just building about this thing called the novel coronavirus. Within a… Continue Reading
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