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Free Therapy #28: Languages of Love and Blame

It is tough being a human and one of the hardest tasks we face is making our relationships work.  From the moment we are born, we try to figure out how to relate to others.  It is the reason most… Continue Reading

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Phil’s Funny: Just One Cure For The Wintertime Blues… Move To California!

Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey. A News Cafe, founded in Shasta County by Redding, CA journalist Doni Chamberlain, is the place for people craving local Northern California news,… Continue Reading Continue Reading

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Mistress of the Mix: How To Have A Truly, Actual, Really Happy New Year

I think I’m old enough now that I can finally admit that I’m too old for this crap. And by that, I mean I’m too old for partying til I puke, staying up all night long, mixing my liquor, and… Continue Reading

Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve Brings New Possibilities for Shasta Land Trust and Community

Nestled between two major forces of local development, the Shasta Land Trust’s newest conservation easement shows the clear need and benefit for conserving natural open space. Bounded on three sides by subdivisions and Bethel Church, the Lillian Nelson Nature Preserve… Continue Reading

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Reflections In The Mirror (While Shaving) #34

•How do you want to be perceived as you gently age?… •We exercise, tan, bleach, plug, lift, lipo, crown, laser and stuff. •Some of us are seeking beauty or youth… •A friend said she strives to be tidy…I LOVE that.… Continue Reading

Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival Presents: Winter Residency with the Friction Quartet, Jan 3-10

The newest offering from the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival is the “Winter Residency”, an opportunity for established California-based ensembles. The first group to be selected for this program is San Francisco’s Friction Quartet. This award-winning young group is known… Continue Reading

Writers Forum Meeting, Jan 11: poemcrazy: freeing your life with words – A talk/workshop with Susan Wooldridge.

Susan will talk about her journals and her writing process, then we’ll begin to write about who we are, where we come from and where we’re going. In a safe setting, poems or prose snippets will emerge that surprise and delight us. Sharing… Continue Reading

Public Gun Forum at Pilgrim Congregational Church, Jan 25

A forum on guns and their place in society is being held on Saturday, January 25 at the Pilgrim Congregational Church on Foothill Blvd. in Redding. The program begins at 12:30 p.m. Bruce Ross, the Editorial Page Editor of the… Continue Reading

Phil’s Funny: As Chico Marx famously asks, “Why A Duck?”

Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far reaches of Northern Californey. A News Cafe, founded in Shasta County by Redding, CA journalist Doni Chamberlain, is the place for people craving local Northern California news,… Continue Reading Continue Reading