Nobody likes to play the part of a fool, especially when lured hook line and sinker by a fraudulent Facebook ad that any reasonably smart person could see was too good to be true. I blame Facebook for allowing the… Continue Reading
Some of you who’ve been with us since A News Cafe’s beginning may recall our early days when the site was originally known as Food for Thought. It was a basic blog, patterned after my opinion column published each Wednesday… Continue Reading
Words I thought I’d never write: I kind of feel sorry for Shasta County’s militia. Not all of them, but specifically, peace-loving militia folks who showed up at the June 2 George Floyd protest in Redding; now dazed and confused… Continue Reading
Today we welcome responses from Shasta Regional Medical Center’s communication department to some questions ANC submitted earlier this month. Click here to read a list of all the questions. Q: What specific measures and procedures have been implemented, different from… Continue Reading
Join me in welcoming Sean McMasters of Redding, one of the founders of the Facebook group “Pandemic Partners – Redding”. Here’s the group description: “Welcome to Pandemic Partners-Redding. We want to be able to respond to the emerging needs of… Continue Reading
We know something serious is going down when people start hoarding toilet paper, which is exactly what began this month when word reached the U.S. that COVID-19 was coming for us. I don’t know who started the memo suggesting people… Continue Reading
This is a big year for ANC, here in 2020: This is our 13th year of existence. Can you believe it? Lucky 13. I believe in luck , but I also believe in that saying, “the harder I work, the… Continue Reading
Oh, Valentine’s Day. You look so innocent – all sweetness, hearts and flowers. It’s unfortunate that such a seemingly simple day of love, friendship and affection has grown into a Godzilla-sized emotional super-power day of extremes. It can bring joy… Continue Reading
By now I hope you’re aware of the 2020 ANC Carr Fire Scholarship Fund online auction. I wrote about it recently, and you may have noticed the site flooded with nearly 30 posts of each auction item. (Click here for ANC… Continue Reading
(Editor’s note: This is an encore column that was originally published in 2013.) When asked to name some of my most challenging jobs, I tend to recall employment of my youth, before I turned 30. I’ll leapfrog over my earliest… Continue Reading
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