We are going crazy with seniors and having a blast with all these last minute sessions. The weather has been so cooperative and we are getting some AWESOME stuff!! Keep checking daily, we have a lot more seniors to post, including 2 weddings we just did and Central Valley’s and Enterprise’s Proms!! Trying to ge

Tom Friedman is back and he's on fire.It is great to see that we finally have some national unity on energy policy. Unfortunately, the unifying idea is so ridiculous, so unworthy of the people aspir

John Mark Reynolds has the words, sung to that old Gordon Lightfoot song. Don't think it'll happen, though....

.If photos are somewhat out of focus, it's because I had the camera set for "close-up," not "sports in action." She would not stop moving..Does this remind you of LBJ showing off his surgery scars?..I'm almost embarrassed to include this. It's an overl

Today was the day for my personal interview with the bishop. This is Bishop Jamie Soto. He currently is the Coadjutor Bishop, however he will by my Bishop when Bishop Weigand Retires ~ Novemb

Kudos to George Winship for breaking this story in today's Anderson Valley Post: Six identical claims totaling $1.5 million were filed against the City of Anderson as the result of replica Civil War cannons being fired March 29 during a...

Overheard at today's press conference about Prop. 98: Doug Mosebar of the California Farm Bureau Federation and Assembly candidate Jim Nielsen of Woodland -- er ... Gerber -- discussing their schedules and travels. Mosebar said he'd driven up to Redding...

Fround The Guardian:Panic over - Roger Waters' inflatable pig has been found!April 30, 2008 5:30 PM Put down your binoculars, Roger Waters' inflatable pig has been found. Last seen sailing into the night following the ex-Pink Floyd man's closing slot at Coachella festival in

A Shasta County Superior Court Judge today sentenced a 21-year-old Anderson man to nine years in state prison for shaking and squeezing his infant daughter nearly to death.

Just filled up the tank at my local Safeway. Needed 12 or so gallons, so my total bill was $45.77 or so. But! Because I am (or soon to be, maybe, was) a loyal Safeway shopper, I had swiped my Safeway card before the transaction and was able to save 3 cents per gallon! Yee-haw! Yippee! Wooooo-hoooo! Man, I am IN the

Look at the past. It’s everywhere – I mean the 1930s, the ‘40s and the ‘50s, even the ‘60s are present.

The Warriors jumped out 11-3 after three innings and held on to beat the Panthers.

It is said that venting helps relieve the pressure of a steaming pot. Well by all means let me vent before I blow!I am admittedly ignorant to a great degree about computer issues. I am always just poking and prodding my way around, like a fish gasping for air flashes through my mind here. I will also admit that

From the LA Times: Auto sales fell 12% last month compared with a year earlier, according to AutoData Corp., which compiles industry statistics. More than 2,100 retail stores have been shuttered since January and more than 6,500 are likely to...

Republicans in the state Legislature have a slate of proposals that would make state regulations on business a bit more friendly and flexible, the Bee reports. They're trying to roll the changes into the negotiations over the state budget. On...

I Hear You all screaming about getting out of the War in Iraq, but I don’t hear any of you acknowledging what would happen if we got out tomorrow…or the day after. Seems that you forgot about 900 million militant Muslims, who have vowed to see our destruction and need oil to finance it.I Hear You all crying

What moron ever thought that giving a tax credit to purchase health insurance was a good idea? That’s like attaching antlers to every female deer just before hunting season. Atta boy John, your Liberal qualities are finally beginning to show.Before malpractice attorneys declare open season on the new “targ

I'm not sure there is any such thing.But while my kiddos were racking up several gas tanks worth of dental bills, I got to spend some quality time with a meaty issue of Smithsonian Magazine, and it took a bit of the sting out.I enjoyed a fascinating article on Irving Berlin's amazing piano. Berlin wr

Sometimes the comments can bring us together. Some that appeared after last night's shaker: A gentle gyration is how I'd describe it. Very subtle. Wasn't sure of what I felt, but saw dining room light moving.... I felt it, was...

Vines shriveled, trees blackened and tender seedlings toppled in last week's unseasonable freeze. North state vineyards and walnut orchards took a hard hit. Agriculture officials are assessing damage this week to see if they will seek a disaster declaration.

A rough final inning hurt the Enterprise High School baseball team's playoff chances.

What started as a hobby has turned into a full-time job for Katina Davis.

• Redding hospital gets training funds • Skyway celebrates 45 years in business • Study: 1 in 10 drivers admit to driving drunk

The severity of the housing downturn hit home Tuesday with the release of North Valley Bancorp's first-quarter earnings.

The call came a year later than he thought, but Zach Catanese doesn't care.

WASHINGTON -- Peter Smith is one cool customer. While many of us have been grappling with growing receipt totals at the grocery checkout, he's got things under control.

ANDERSON -- Welcome back, graduation.

East Nicolaus at Hamilton 4 p.m.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has fired back at north state lawmakers who criticized his budget leadership at a public meeting last week in Red Bluff.

A 30-year-old Redding man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing at least $12,000 in copper wire from a construction area.

Counterfeit money circulating through Shasta and Trinity counties cost residents and store owners several hundred dollars in April.

Got an old junker rusting away on your property? Saturday is the day to get rid of an unwanted car or small truck for free.

This is the second in a series of profiles of Shasta County supervisorial candidates.

• Workers nabbed in alcohol sting • Supervisor hopefuls to speak at forum • Galleries to publicize adoption, foster care needs

Many years ago, a great hitter named Paul Waner was nearing the end of his long career. He entered a ballgame with 2,999 hits -- one hit away from the landmark total of 3,000, which so many hitters want to reach but few actually do.

The Red Bluff Round-Up dodged a serious bullet April 20 when a rodeo bull jumped an 8-foot fence, injuring six people in the process, three of them children. It's a miracle that no one was killed.

No lemon of an idea is so rusty and obsolete that a shade-tree mechanic won't try to restore it in a pinch.

Aaaah. Summer is almost here. Our wonderful farmers market has opened and I can sense the anticipation of the future harvests finding their way to my table. Tomatoes, berries, basil, cucumbers and, of course, MELON! We are going to have such a good time here on Food For Thought over then next few mo

A sure sign of spring here in Paris is the arrival of fraises gariguette, those famous, sweet strawberries from the southwest of France. The first time I tasted them was six years ago when I first moved here. I had invited my landlady for lunch and she arrived with a small paper bag filled with the g