What a week. Two PG&E power shut-offs at our house on Wednesday and Friday for safety upgrades. While I’m grateful for anything that will protect Manton from fire, we will all help pay for the new poles, insulated lines, and… Continue Reading
On June 7, Tehama County voters will decide whether Dave Kain or Chad Parker is their next county sheriff. Kain is currently employed as a Captain by the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office. He has won numerous awards. Parker formerly worked for… Continue Reading
Have you gotten your shingles vaccine yet? You know about shingles, the painful rash caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. Once you have chicken pox, the virus remains inactive in your body. Then for reasons not entirely… Continue Reading
It’s election season and you’ve probably gotten your sample ballot in the mail by now, so start looking it over. Do your research on the candidates – don’t just vote for the guy with the cowboy hat for Congress because… Continue Reading
Intentions. We all have them – good and bad. Some are easily identified, others not so much. Intentions can even be intentionally obfuscated for various nefarious purposes. This week it was my intention to write about the hacking of the… Continue Reading
Yippie-ki-yay it’s rodeo time in Red Bluff. I realize I’m a relative newbie at a mere 28 years in Tehama County, but does any other 11 days see such a wide variety of weather every year?. We’ve all seen it… Continue Reading
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. I didn’t know about it until Tuesday, when the engaging Brookelyn Stafte of Empower Tehama presented a proclamation for adoption by the Tehama County Board of Supervisors. #SAAM is observed nationally, and the statistics… Continue Reading
The two remaining eggs in the Redding Eagles’ nest have hatched and I’m suffering from serious cuteness overload. Mama Liberty has fledged triplets many times, so feeding two should be a breeze for her and daddy Guardian. You can see… Continue Reading
How was your St. Paddy’s Day? Merry is an Irish surname, rooted in County Tipperary. I looked it up many years ago and found a family crest and everything. Then the internet arrived and I found the New York Times’… Continue Reading
Picture a bucolic far-northern California county held hostage by a band of militia-backed right-wing populists who’ve taken control of the county board of supervisors. With their three-vote majority on the five-member board, their hidden agenda, according to some observers,… Continue Reading
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