Rani Moore doesn’t want random men using the ladies’ room. She doesn’t want boys and girls sharing locker rooms in K-12 schools. She doesn’t want you to pretend she’s a woman. All she wants is to be acknowledged and respected… Continue Reading
Lately I’ve been having to pinch myself to make sure I’m conscious and not trapped in some sort of waking hillbilly nightmare. Mostly I blame National Review writer Kevin D. Williamson for this. As the conservative publication’s roving correspondent, he’s… Continue Reading
Don’t make the white people angry. If there’s one lesson to be gained from the astounding rise of Donald Trump from billionaire developer/reality TV star to presumptive Republican presidential nominee, that’s it. So far, judging from the reaction to Trump’s… Continue Reading
The conundrum facing the political outsider is that in order to effect political change, you have to become a political insider. Jerome Venus, as outside a Shasta County supervisor candidate as you’re likely to ever come across, sums it up… Continue Reading
I’ve been hearing a lot of Merle Haggard on the jukebox lately. “Swingin’ Doors,” “Mama Tried” and especially “Fightin’ Side of Me.” Merle, world-famous country western musician and longtime Shasta County resident, passed away in Palo Cedro earlier this month,… Continue Reading
Sometimes, I wish I could be more like Ferdinand the bull. You remember Ferdinand, right? The character in Munro Leaf’s children’s story who preferred to spend his time in the field smelling the flowers rather than fighting in the bull… Continue Reading
It can’t be easy writing for The Walking Dead, the most-watched program on cable television now in its sixth season. Even hint that a favorite character is about to be bumped off and fans will deluge your Twitter feed with… Continue Reading
If everyone is attacking you, you must be doing something right. If the adage is true, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump must be doing a lot of things right. Despite ferocious attacks from mainstream media, Democrats and even his own… Continue Reading
The fourth graders at Whitmore Union Elementary School are learning to code. Let that sink in. As adults, one of these rural eastern Shasta County kids might someday design the robot army that destroys humanity. Become the next hedge fund… Continue Reading
Due to a fortuitous set of circumstances, my family is now on the receiving end of not just one, not just two but three internet service providers. Originally, we only had internet access via a digital subscriber line, or DSL,… Continue Reading
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