Editor’s note: This is an encore publication of a piece written by Richard Douse, a long-time ANC writer, reader and supporter. He died on Feb. 28, 2019. He was 79. The current flu epidemic is bad, but I don’t think… Continue Reading
Richard T. Douse, 79, of Oak Run, passed away at home on February 28 after a difficult struggle with cancer. Richard, also known as “Dick” to his family and friends, was born on May 29, 1939, the only son of the late Carl Douse and Alice Glaser. Continue Reading
Editor’s note: A few weeks before the Carr Fire invaded the north state, we published 79-year-old Richard Douse’s article in which he shared how he and his 71-year-old wife built their off-the-grid home in Eastern Shasta County. On September 28… Continue Reading
This is the story of how my wife, Tammy Douse, and I, Richard Douse, came to live off-grid. I’ll share how, since 1998, we have been producing our own electricity and collecting rainwater off our house roof, while enjoying all the conveniences… Continue Reading
Today, Saturday, June 23, 2018, it will be 30 years since my hero, Dr. James Hansen, delivered an address to Congress that could have, indeed should have, started America on the road to taking a leadership role in combating climate… Continue Reading
The current flu epidemic is bad, but I don’t think people realize just how serious it can be if it decides to mutate into something even worse. I am at a loss for words when people mention in conversation that… Continue Reading
It’s raining. It’s been raining, it seems, forever. And, it’s days like these that set a retired guy to thinking. And, if you’re a liberal, living in Shasta county, that can’t be good. I’ve been thinking about billionaires. Thinking about… Continue Reading
It was in a little dingy town, one of many along the way to visit my daughter, Jenny, in Pagosa Springs, where I met Sue the waitress. It’s a two -day trip for me (the way I drive), and somewhere… Continue Reading
I’ll admit it. To some people I sound a tad biased, believing as I do that photo voltaic solar panels are the greatest thing to bless humanity since the Scots discovered whiskey. But think about it, they actually are! These… Continue Reading
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