(Jim #21) — I missed the train on the Cowboy Junkies when the band’s seminal album “The Trinity Session” was recorded at Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto two decades ago. Actually, I’ve missed the train on this Canadian band pretty much completely. I’d always heard the name, however

I am not an American. My citizenship status may be that by birth I am American, but by ideology, I am not. Many people get riled up about America, America, America! I think that’s one good way to hold back progress.As people we need to be open-minded and world thinking. Someone going on and on about THEIR

Let's hope not anyway....

Speaking of panic, when the rebate checks start coming out next month, are we going to see a major run on food? When you see columns like this, you wonder....

Near the bottom of this AP story on the tax rebate checks that are meant to spur the economy, I was struck by this line. With the economy faltering, the nation's unemployment rate has climbed to 5.1 percent, the highest...

Donny and Marie Osmond signed for Las Vegas Strip show ... what kind of pasties and g-string would Donny wear?

I am back from my oral exams. I completed my comprehensive orals exams today. The testing was a comprehensive review of all the material covered in the last 5 years and boy was I nervous........ Even though I had been ex

Just a quick follow-up to the "Expelled" movie note-- Just heard on NPR about a website that had almost everything Darwin-related online for you to look at. I'm not sure I would say the site is "popular"... unless you consider 7 million hits in a single day a lot. !!Photos, notes to himself, cartoons other peop

The Cardinals scored all their runs in the sixth to beat the Wolves.

Corrected and updated: Red-light runner causes a collision at California and South streets in downtown Redding at about 9:45 a.m. this morning

Leland Gaylord of Red Bluff celebrated his 100th birthday April 5 with an open house reception with friends. Gaylord, a longtime north state resident was born April 3, 1908, in San Francisco.

Sky-high fuel prices and its proposed merger with Northwest Airlines mean Delta Air Lines won't be coming to Redding this year.

The LA Times has interesting "Dust-Up" about drug laws this week between Reason magazine editor Jacob Sullum and Charles Simpson of the Heritage Foundation. Sullum's for legalization. Simpson's sticking up for the status quo. I think legalizers tend to minimize...

Not in Iraq, but in the United States. Gallup says the number of Americans who say the war in Iraq is a mistake is at an all-time high -- not just for this war, but for any ongoing war since...

Well, we're off to the Central Coast Tournament today! The tournament is an SKA qualifying tournament for the famous SKA-sponsored Nisei Week tournament. No, I don't have Nisei Week championship aspirations. I'm just participating for the experience. » r

Sign on the side of a pickup:REPTILE PARTIESGive them a party they'll never forget!(local phone number and a cartoon of a smiling snake)This confuses me: parties for reptiles? Or bringing reptiles to a party?Either way...

Okay so maybe he isn’t an official American Eagle model but we think he fits the bill. This senior came to us this past week with his girlfriend pictured below. We had to throw his surfing shot in as well. It was one of those funny moments we get during shoots while we were at [...]

This senior came to us at the beginning of the year for an indoor session and decided to upgrade this spring to include the outdoor portion. It’s always fun to see past clients come back for more!!

Here’s another great senior we just did who had an infectious smile. My fav is this beach shot!

We snuck this session in this past week before the storm came down. You’d never know it was threatning to rain! The wind worked perfectly in our favor and we had a blast!

We have been pretty lucky, with all the outdoor session we’ve had scheduled the last 2 weeks with the way the weather has been, all our seniors have been troopers! Here’s another outdoor session. Gotta love the spring!!!

Well I have the admit this was a first for us. This senior had 2 broken arms! But with graduation looming they couldn’t wait any longer to do his portraits. He was a real trooper and helped us get some great shots!

This senior from this past weekend has the msot incredible eyes. The practically glowed in the light naturally! Very cool!!!

Here is an outdoor session from last weekend. We did her indoor session at the beginning of the year. We had the privelidge of photographing her older sister’s wedding a few years back so it was fun to see her graduate and be a part of this milestone in their life! Thanks guys for your [...]

Here is a senior from last week. Tom had to hike to get these shots, but the area was gorgeous and well worth it!

Sky-high fuel prices and its proposed merger with Northwest Airlines mean Delta Air Lines won't be coming to Redding this year. Airports Manager Rod Dinger received an e-mail from Delta late Wednesday informing him Redding won't be on the carrier's summer schedule. Redding had offered Delta

Mixed-media sculptor Colleen Barry has been an artist all her life.

• County's income up 6 percent in 2006 • Golden Umbrella will honor its volunteers • Butte Bank recognized as "Super Premier"

PALO CEDRO -- Sophomore Andrew Milner got a taste of the varsity club in late March and now he won't leave the table.

Ronda Pedigo, right, from the Visions of the Cross

The north state's top California Department of Transportation official will step down next month to head up transportation and engineering for the city of Redding. Brian Crane, 47, said he's leaving the mammoth statewide transportation agency after 18 years to ensure that he and his family can stay in the Reddin

Leland Gaylord of Red Bluff celebrated his 100th birthday April 5 with an open house reception with friends. Gaylord, a longtime north state resident was born April 3, 1908, in San Francisco.

COTTONWOOD -- After dealing with early-season injuries, the Eagles look ready to take flight again.

College of the Siskiyous and Shasta College dominated the all-Golden Valley Conference softball team selections on Thursday.

A musician, a Trinity County supervisor and a U.S. Army Reserve doctor say they have what it takes to unseat 11-term Republican U.S. Rep. Wally Herger.

Evergreen Elementary School eighth-graders Margaret Smith, 12, center, and Kacey Lilly, 13, share a laugh while collecting a sample from Stillwater Creek on

At age 10, young Sean Dillon of Red Bluff already has four plays with the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) under his belt.

Where else can you find gas guzzlers galore, 100 blue binders and cool tools, all at bargain-basement prices?

Onward Christian soldiers.

Belated Earth Day celebrations in Redding and Burney will make for a green Saturday in the north state. More than 50 exhibitors will pack booths at the City Hall Sculpture Park at the Redding Whole Earth Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drumming, dancing and backyard composting demonstrations will highlight the

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A Cottonwood man was jailed Monday for allegedly storing child pornography on his computer, the Tehama County Sheriff's Department reported.

• Man suffers head injury in assault near apartments • Sexual assault reported at Anderson High School

SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Thursday he is changing state policy to expand the use of DNA results, a shift he said could rekindle some cases where other leads have gone cold.

The pro-business advocacy group Shasta Voices hasn't come out and told the county supervisors, "We'll see you in court." But it wouldn't be surprising if the debate about new development impact fees lands in front of a judge.

By now, there are so many sports metaphors littering the campaign coverage that it's hard to tell CNN from ESPN. The Pennsylvania primary not only had its wrestling matches and boxing rings and slam dunks but almost turned pinochle into a contact sport.

Congratulations to Iraq for achieving more political gains the proponents of the surge have been waiting for! I'm referring to the April 16 article "AP photographer freed by U.S. military after 2 years" about the release of AP journalist Bilal Hussein. Not by the military as the headline leads you to believe, bu

I was amused by Charles Krauthammer's statement (column, Saturday) that "Weapons don't kill people; people kill people.

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A 58-year-old Cottonwood man was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding with major injuries Thursday night after his motorcycle collided with the rear of a big rig on Interstate 5.

(Candace #15) – I ran across this gem the other day. It was written by the Rev. Frederick Brotherton Meyer, who was born in 1847. “Forgive us if this day we have done or said anything to increase the pain of the world. Pardon the unkind word, the impatient gesture, the hard and selfish deed, the [...]

I guess a more clever blogger would create two blog entries, but heck.I went out the other night and saw "Expelled." I thought I was going to see a comedy with Ben Stein. What I got was a very engrossing, intelligent, and well-done documentary featuring Ben Stein on the topic of the fight between Darwinists an

Andy Green, the Redding Convention Center manager, is out of the office. Indefinitely. Where is he? Why did he leave? Will he return, and if so, when? Reached on his cell phone, Green confirmed he was on leave from his job.  Green said he would be gone ”a while” but decline

Recall the last time you had horrible service at a restaurant.  You probably found yourself wondering how the waitstaff could sustain themselves by treating their customers so poorly.  Didn’t they want future business?  Didn’t they want a big tip?  Didn’t they have a soul? I have formed a few opinions a