Jim Dyar

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Redding’s No. 1 Priority: More Retail?

Posted on by Jim Dyar

The expansion of the Oasis Road/Interstate 5 interchange would set the table for a large commercial retail development on land on the east side of I-5.

Among the primary arguments for developing the Oasis area into a retail sector is that it’s the last open freeway stretch in the city. Proponents believe it would secure a retail advantage for Redding and thus generate more sales tax revenue, a huge portion of the city’s bottom line … Continue Reading →

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Britt Announces Summer 2010 Lineup

Posted on by Jim Dyar

You guys are hip to the Britt Music Festival in Jacksonville (just northwest of Ashland, Ore.), aren’t you? If you’re not, here’s a quick overview: killer outdoor amphitheater just two and a half hours drive north to the historic town… Continue Reading →

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Educators Rally Against Cuts

Posted on by Jim Dyar

Anderson High School teacher Jeff Carr boiled it down to a simple resonating sentiment: “The cuts must stop!” Carr described the fiscal storm brewing in Sacramento that threatens to further damage public education across the state and certainly impact the… Continue Reading →

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The Joys of Holiday Flying

Posted on by Jim Dyar

Considering there was a failed terrorist attack on a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day, the fact that I made all my connections on flights from Oakland to Grand Junction, Colo., the day after Christmas seems like a miracle. … Picture me in the Salt Lake City airport on the way out — I’m running on a moving pathway with a laptop bag in one hand and guitar in the other… Continue Reading →

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A News Cafe’: Online to On-Air

Posted on by Doni Chamberlain

Click here to listen to the audio Part of the News Café team gathered at KLXR’s downtown Redding studio Monday to record a radio spot. Click above for a 20-second audio preview of Doni, Kelly, Jim and Steve hamming it up for Bob of KLXR. Phil Fountain couldn’t make… Continue Reading →