Life in Shasta County hasn’t been the same since the ShasTaliban infiltrated our little slice of God’s country almost two years ago. To know how much things have changed for the worse in Shasta County in the last 23 months,… Continue Reading
11:30 p.m. update: The current unofficial District 2 recall election results reveal potentially sobering numbers for District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty and his supporters: 52.78 percent of the precincts voted for the recall, while 47.22 percent voted against it. However,… Continue Reading
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
Prior to sinus surgeries, it’s common for surgeons to spray nasal passages with an iodine-based mixture to help prevent post-op infection. Here in Shasta County, Redding physician Dr. George Domb, an ear, nose and throat specialist, believes a similar treatment… Continue Reading
I blame the coronavirus for putting the dumb idea in my head to plant a garden. Actually, being the over-achiever I am, I planted two: one in an old water trough that I painted black, and the other in a… Continue Reading
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