Ignorance Is Not Bliss
There’s an adage that goes something like, “The older I get, the more I find out I don’t know.” I believe it, and it makes me a proponent of education at every age. So today’s column is all about education.… Continue Reading
Paul Shigley
Peace Corps Volunteers Adopt South City Park
In a positive development for Redding’s South City Park, a group of former Peace Corps volunteers has “adopted” the troubled public space at the corner of Cypress Avenue and Pine Street. Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of the Northstate conducted its first cleanup project… Continue Reading
February Is Fix-It Month for Dogs and Cats
Residents of unincorporated Shasta County can pick up spay/neuter vouchers at the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office animal shelter this month. Worth $40 for dogs and $20 for cats, the vouchers greatly reduce the cost of having a participating vet alter… Continue Reading
No Rain, No Worries … Yet
Do you feel guilty yet about this weather we’ve had the last few weeks? Me neither – at least not yet. While most of the rest of the country is digging out from recent snowstorms, we’re digging the sunscreen out… Continue Reading
Turtle Bay Takes Sustainability Beyond Tree Hugging
Sustainability is about much more than conserving natural resources. True sustainability also takes into account economic, social and human resources, because an activity or practice isn’t sustainable if it costs more than we can afford or harms people. That’s the… Continue Reading
Redding Freeway Widening Wins Funding
Caltrans is scheduled to begin adding a lane in each direction on Interstate 5 from Bonnyview Road to the Highway 44 interchange in Redding late this spring. The long-planned project received the green light from California Transportation Commission, which recently… Continue Reading
Good News For Downtown Redding Walkers
Score one for downtown Redding pedestrians. Caltrans and the city of Redding recently made two changes at the intersection of East and Tehama streets, next to Shasta Regional Medical Center. Both changes are good for people who aren’t steering 4,000… Continue Reading
Ideal Weather, Big Field for Redding Marathon
Sunday’s Redding Marathon attracted its biggest field ever, as 178 individuals and 78 three-runner teams completed the 26.2-mile distance from the Shasta Dam overlook to the Sundial Bridge. Another 139 participants completed the 5-kilometer run/walk. The weather was ideal for… Continue Reading
Sunday Funny: Life is Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon
The editors can’t confirm this cartoonist’s claim to participate, but the Redding Marathon is set for today. Read more about the event in reporter Paul Shigley’s preview story, here, and watch for more coverage and photographs later this week. Phil Fountain is… Continue Reading
Free Entrance At National Parks This Weekend
Did you take my advice and break away from the football games on television last weekend? If you did, you’re welcome. If not, there’s still hope for you this weekend. The tube will offer another 14-plus hours of “must see”… Continue Reading
