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November 11th, 2010
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Superior Court of California seeks volunteers
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This historic Craftsman bungalow-styled house has been in the news more than once lately because it is quite possibly destined to meet with the demolition ball. It and many other nearby buildings are located in the area where the new Shasta County courthouse is proposed to be built.
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What path are we on: Our defense spending takes up half our budget. We have been at war in Afghanistan for years. Our country is broke. Does this remind you of what happened to the Soviet Union?
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For its November concert, North State Symphony will debut the full-length work of a local composer.
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Much grousing about the expense of President Obama's India trip. This is silly and vindictive.
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The recall effort for two board members on the Mountain Gate Community Services District may not pass after all, updated election results showed Thursday.
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This recipe is from Epicurious. I tweaked it a bit and here is my somewhat simplified version. 1 bag cranberries3/4 cup water3/4 cup sugar1/4 cup orange liqueur (optional)Combine in pan, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 10 minutes. Let cool and store in fridge.2-
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Redding’s upper-west side could lose its fire station to budget cuts in January.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Northern California is launching its Centennial Celebration in Redding this weekend. The event features two opportunities for the general public to come and celebrate -- one on Thursday November 11th and once on Saturday November 13th.
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Electric cars racing around the world will be making a pit stop at the Sundial Bridge.
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Simpson University is presenting its fifth annual EXPOSURE Film Festival on Friday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. EXPOSURE will feature 10 short films produced by Simpson University students and will be shown in the Heritage Student Life Center (gym) on the university campus.
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Air Force Airman Logan R. Manz, son of Amber Yearton of Palo Cedro, recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
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It’s a 40th wedding anniversary cruise Mel and Debbie Phelps of Redding won’t soon forget.
The Phelpses were among 4,500 passengers onboard the disabled Carnival Splendor that pulled into San Diego this morning after three days adrift off the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
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1. Veterans Day Observance
10:55 a.m. to noon today at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery, Gas Point Road in Igo. Program includes military fly-over by Beale Air Force Base, speakers and patriotic music.
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Erin Claassen’s first photographs were taken on a trip to Lesotho, Africa, when she was 16 with a cheap point-and-shoot camera. She spent a month with missionary friends, also visiting Zimbabwe and South Africa. Even though she laughs at the digital date stamped in orange, photos from that trip are some of her favorites.
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Two north state teens are expected to appear Friday on a national television talk show to discuss the death of their friend who died two years ago after binge drinking.
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A 15-year-old girl is missing from her south Redding home and may be traveling with an uncle.
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Fire crews were fighting a blaze this afternoon at a travel trailer in North Redding
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Where can you get a quick lunch or dinner for as little as three and a half bucks? From Nemecio Romo. Six days a week, you’ll find his Romo’s Tacos truck in a parking lot on Westside Road in south Redding.
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An overturned big rig today partially blocked one lane of the Highway 273 on-ramp to southbound Interstate 5 for a couple of hours.
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• Matson Vineyards Fall Release Party
• Friday Flight Night
• Tempting Tempranillo
• Holiday Open Houses
• Treat Yourself
• Willamette Weekend
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Come with me, and you’ll beIn a world of pure imagination.
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Eleven donuts done and shipped. Whoo hoo! They were a gas to see stacked on my work tables. Shortly after I finished them off I had a request to go small. Could I make a Kawaii-style pink donut about 18 cms? Certainly. It’s going to be a new listing at DarcyArts as soon as I [...]
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The SHASTA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is excited to once again present
the Annual Christmas Decorating Contest
DEADLINE: Friday, 12/3/10
JUDGING OF YOUR HOME'S CHRISTMAS DISPLAY TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY & TUESDAY, 12/
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That's one board member's forecast over the next three years, reports Ed Mendel: Annual rates paid by some of the 2,000 local government plans in the giant California Public Employees Retirement System could soar roughly 55 percent over the next...
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Once in a rare while someone genuine and meaningful comes into our lives when we least expect it. To have met and actually perform with a man like Randy Miller comes but once in a lifetime. Fortune smiled on this old rock-and-roll geezer of more than 30 years when last spring I was asked by local rock-cornerstones
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It's Wednesday night, and the expected temperature for Shingletown is 20 degrees. Am so glad that we have some insulation up. It should only get down to around 25ish or so at our house. Patches and Honey Bandit are munching...
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Today’s FDotD is one of two REO properties on Carleton Street, here described
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The north state is in for a somewhat lengthy spell of dry, mild, sometimes breezy weather after a wet start to the traditional storm season.
Afternoon temperatures today across the northern Sacramento Valley floor will hit the mid-60s, according to the National Weather Service. The average high in Redding on
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North state in brief: Nov. 11, 2010
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Mercy Medical centers in Redding and Mount Shasta, and St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff will outlaw the use of tobacco starting Jan. 1.
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Michael Viscaino saw the Vietnam War from the air and from the ground.
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At every class he teaches, Rick Crowley has his students do a simple exercise: Put an everyday plastic coffee stirrer in their mouth, clamp their noses shut and, using only the small hole in the miniature straw, inhale and exhale.
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Eliminating your desire to smoke is no easy task, but the National Cancer Institute offers several tips, resources and strategies to extinguish that need to light up.
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Today is Veterans Day. Our Shasta County Veterans Service Office provides an array of services to veterans in the greater Redding area. While the services are vast, this column will focus on the Aid and Attendance Benefit Program. This program provides financial assistance to pay for long-term care for veterans and spouses
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Shasta Blood Center announced this week it is in need of O- blood.
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Smoking around kids is harmful, and it’s especially dangerous for babies and young children because their lungs are still developing.
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My feet slap the pavement, leaden with the weight of an unwilling mind. It is a major battle against this voice every single first mile I run of every day. Only the memory of the end of yesterday's run keeps me going, slogging past the first mile marker and on to the second.
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This is for all those folks who served in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, including those who served active duty and those who served in the Reserves, National Guard and the Air Guard.
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Stand up for our men and women who proudly wear the military uniforms of the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force and offer themselves for service to their country with honor, skill and dedication.
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The day after his shellacking, the bruised president offered a sober, tripartite analysis of voters' message. First, he said, voters are fed up with Washington partisanship and special-interest politics. Second, they feel insecure and uncertain, about their economic circumstances above all.
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It’s not often a girl dreams of putting on football pads to star in a gridiron game on Friday nights.
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COTTONWOOD — Domenic D’Acquisto delivered the vintage performance many expected from him.
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Foothill has Enterprise’s number when it matters the most.
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Here’s a list of what’s open and closed today in observance of Veterans Day:
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Four agencies in Shasta County are uniting to continue the fight against truancy through a new campaign, expected to launch in January.
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For Tad Donoho Jr., the film “Restrepo” is one war movie that strikes close to home — not just because he’s in it, but because its namesake, Juan Restrepo, is too.
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Another north state product is headed to New Mexico State for hoops.
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Tensions between faculty members and administrators at Shasta College are beginning to resolve as a tentative agreement was reached in union negotiations Wednesday.
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If you love freedom, thank a vet. That’s a cliché, but there’s truth to it. And today – November 11, Veterans Day – is the perfect day to offer that thanks.
So, I’ll say thank you to my father and my father-in-law, both of whom served in the Marine Corps. I understand that my old man was quite
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I find that my family has a particular window during which they’ll eat a banana. Each one of us seems to have a favorite ’state’ in which we enjoy our bananas. Rex likes his a little green, where Fox needs to have his bananas a perfect hue of yellow without a brown spot. Westley likes his with a few s
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What: United Methodist Women Annual Holiday Bazaar
When: Nov 13, Open: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Brunch Served & Tea Room: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: 1st United Methodist Church
825 East St. & corner of South St., Redding
Parking from South St.
The bazaar includes a ‘cookie
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RPOA would like to thank all veterans who have served our great country. Your service is truly appreciated. We would like to especially recognize members of the Redding Police Department who have served.
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What: Two events featured on Family Second Saturday
When: Nov 13, 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Where: Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Family 2nd Saturday: Comic Book Craze! from 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! It’s you! Mickey Mouse, Superman and The Sim
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Inadequate. Fat. Whore. Kike. These seemingly unrelated, but powerful words are branded on the foreheads, arms, legs and torsos of artist Tommy Corey’s photography subjects. The words are as striking as the hauntingly personal portraits.
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Our new CD, Storms and Other Blessed Burdens, will be finished and ready for sale any day now. The release coincides with our uber-busy time of year (we run Wrap-N-Pack in Redding, where "Shipping's a Snap") so any CD release celebration will have to wait until after the first of the year.I'm looking fo
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Police are on the lookout tonight for a man in connection with a robbery at the Subway restaurant on Lake Boulevard in Redding.
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Seniors need at least 30 minutes of exercise every day, which helps with balance, energy and sleep. Many seniors do not get any physical activity. Even 10 minutes of exercise, three times a day will help. People 65 and older who exercise at least 15-30 minutes three times a week reduced their chances of developing Alzheime
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A 51-year-old Shasta Lake man whose 11-year-old daughter drowned in Clear Creek during a summer kayaking accident was ordered today to stand trial on felony child endangerment charges.
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Domenic D'Acquisto won the boys section title for the third time in the second-fastest time ever of 15:19 at Wednesday's Northern Section Cross Country Championships at West Valley High School.
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Tensions between faculty and administration at Shasta College are beginning to resolve as a tentative agreement was reached in union negotiations today.
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Shasta College President Gary Lewis plans to retire in the next nine to 12 months, he said today.
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One of the more popular tables at today's career day at Shasta High School -- particularly with teen-age girls, oddly enough -- was Nathan's Anthems, the downtown tattoo and body piercing emporium. Other local entrepreneurs drawing knots of teens included...
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President Obama's deficit panel proposes gradually raising retirement age to 69. Read some of the highlights here....
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Traffic is flowing again on Highway 44 after an unknown vehicle collided with a train five miles east of Bogard Ranger Station in Lassen County.
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This is another from Myra Giles' scrapbook. Can you imagine what that gold mentioned in the story would be worth today? Hmmm, maybe I should pull my gold pan out from under my potted plant (it makes a great plant...
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A Cottonwood woman told Tehama County Sheriff's deputies someone entered her home Tuesday and stole a five-gallon jug containing $2,500 in cash.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Corpses, cancer patients and diseased lungs: These are some of the images the federal government plans for larger, graphic warning labels for cigarette packages.
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It's that time of year again! Our awesome family photography special is now in effect. $25 sessions in studio or on location from now until December 10th!! Discounted prints and Christmas Cards! Call today 223-5456 or book online!
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The words over at Three Word Wednesday are gesture, immediate and treasure.VisitationThe shop is crowded, but they find a table with three chairs and sit, even though the boy is immediately more concerned about the window, what’s outside. “H
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Picture of a well-targeted advertisement, snapped Monday, on a popular route to Shasta High School, taken every weekday morning and afternoon by parents dropping off their teenagers....
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Skies should clear over the northern Sacramento Valley and temperatures should warm a little today after Tuesday's chill and light rain.
But there's a 20 percent chance lingering clouds this morning could drop a few more showers before 10 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.
Some parts of the
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Q: What is buckwheat?
A: Though usually referred to as a cereal grain, buckwheat is actually a type of fruit. Whatever you call it, it's delicious! A relative of the rhubarb plant, buckwheat has a mild nutty flavor. Mainstream uses for buckwheat are flour (great for pancakes), soba noodles and kasha. Kasha -- or
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would like to thank those people who were Good Samaritans in helping a disabled man on the sidewalk and street in front of Owens on Churn Creek on Nov. 5.
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With one notable and important exception, the major trading countries of the world -- China, Russia, Brazil, Germany and the rest of the eurozone -- did not react well to the U.S. Federal Reserve's announcement that it would pump $600 billion into the economy through a bond purchase program.
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Whenever the party that controls the White House does not also control Capitol Hill, political pundits worry that there will be gridlock in Washington, so that the government cannot solve the nation's problems.
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In 1910: Smelterman Leonard B. Custence died in the Coram hospital from the aggravated effects of a badly ulcerated tooth. Custence was 24 and a native of Nova Scotia. His body was shipped to Redding on the train and was taken in charge by the Redding Undertaking Co.
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The click and clack of trail building tools echo around a serene, man-made wetland in a reclaimed corner of the McConnell Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.
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A Horizon Air twin-engine turbo prop headed to Los Angeles from Redding with 73 people aboard had to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday after being struck by birds, a Federal Aviation Administration official said Tuesday.
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With the holiday season approaching, Charlee Thompson said she instantly thinks of the men and women in uniform serving overseas. As an Army veteran on active duty with the California Army National Guard, she said she has to be a part of the support system back home.
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SACRAMENTO -- A 30-year-old Redding man has been indicted with two others in a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders, officials with the U.S. attorney's office said Tuesday.
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The end of the regular season for football also means that most boys basketball teams in the Northern Section have begun practice in preparation for the first round of tournaments in December.
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The average price for a gallon of unleaded in Redding rose 6 cents to $3.16 in the past month, AAA Northern California reported Tuesday.
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When Jeri Fallin needed a companion for her aging border collie, Maggie, she headed straight to the Shasta County Animal Shelter.
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Singer-songwriter Rita Hosking grew up in Eastern Shasta County and she'll return to her roots on November 19th when she and her band, Cousin Jack, perform at Bernie's. The last time they played h
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What: The Shasta Family Justice Center is offering a night class titled Domestic Violence 101
When: Nov 11, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Shasta Family Justice Center Community Room
1670 Market St. Suite 300
The public is invited to the Center’s first community education class.
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PALO CEDRO — The Lions were able to survive without their starting setter Haven Schulz for its first-round playoff game.
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The end of the regular season for football also means that most boys basketball teams in the Northern Section have begun practice in preparation for the first round of tournaments in December.
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The Simpson University volleyball team beat William Jessup in four sets in the California Pacific Conference tournament on Tuesday.
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SHASTA LAKE — The Falcons made it clear they know how to finish games.
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The two varsity races could not be more different when it comes to favorites.
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Another old Sunset Magazine recipe, this from December 1972. The creator served it with pate, braised lamb shanks, and a bottle of Claret. I know I made this as part of a Christmas dinner with my mother sometime back in the 1980s and it was superb. I think you could substitute Swiss chard for the spinach... maybe eve
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Randy Miller, the talented Redding drummer who performed with the touring rock band the Myriad, died on Friday at age 39 after a lengthy fight with bone cancer.
Born in Long Beach in 1971,
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You know that cruise ship that's dead in the water off San Diego?That was the ship my friend Debra and I were on last year.And there are two people on the ship right now whom we know, the son and DIL of a friend.We told our friend how fabulous the Carnival Splendor was and what a
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A popular Redding restaurant had to be evacuated around lunch time today when a city of Redding water crew nicked a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. gas line serving the business, a PG&E spokesman said.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A 30-year-old Redding man has been indicted with two others in a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders, it was announced this afternoon by officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office here.
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A Horizon Air twin-engine turbo prop bound for Redding with 73 people aboard had to make an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday after being struck by birds, a Federal Aviation Administration said today.
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Pool and firepit (or perhaps firepit and pool)
Today’s FDotD is described as a contractor special. And where else but FDotD are you going to
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A Tehama man was arrested Monday night after a fight with behind Los Mariachis' restaurant on Main Street in Red Bluff.
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Revival with The Crandall Brothers, 5 great days!
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National Community Memory Screening Day will provide opportunities for people who are concerned about memory loss to check their memory for free in a confidential setting.
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It seems just like a few years ago that our kids looked like this.
In reality it was just a few years ago, but in those young years they grow, change, and mature so quickly.
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The Shasta County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died in a house fire early Saturday morning.
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The votes have been counted and 111 of 194 measures and tax bonds in last week’s election passed. Flying in the face of calls for reducing big government, a majority of Californians have approved school bonds, hotel taxes, parcel taxes, utility taxes and local vehicle taxes. Another 20 measures are too close to cal
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A cruise ship stranded offshore with 4,500 passengers – including at least 22 from Redding – and crew must be towed slowly into a Mexican port and will not arrive until at least Wednesday night, the Coast Guard said today.
The Carnival Splendor was 200 miles south of San Diego when an engine room fire cut its power earl
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A Gerber man reported two cattle stolen from his Tehama Avenue property some time between Thursday and Monday.
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Bigleaf maples brighten forests with their showy golden leaves in autumn.
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"Mycelium Running" offers an interesting look at the role fungi serve in the natural world.
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Use worm castings to give plants a boost.
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Perplexed by persimmons? Trying drying them.
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Midnight, under a cloudless Carolina sky, with several billion stars dancing on the lake
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Shasta County Sheriff's deputies were called Monday to Beacon Gas and Sunshine Market in Cottonwood, where someone reported a suspicious sealed sack propped against a pay phone outside.
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This Craftsman bungalow-styled house was built c1927 at 1720 Yuba Street. It is located kitty-corner across from the Downtown Redding Post Office. It's been in the news a lot lately because it will most likely be demolished to make room...
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Another cold night and yes, you guessed it, HB got stuck again. I have never experienced anything like this, but I have to say that Honey Bandit is the most traumatized, seriously injured, "dead horse that came back to life"...
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From the Chronicle: A Pacific Gas and Electric Co. executive in charge of the utility's SmartMeter program admitted Monday that he used a fake name in an effort to join an Internet discussion group of SmartMeter opponents. William Devereaux, senior...
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Tehama County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Red Bluff man Monday evening after neighbors said he threatened to "take care of them" with a shotgun during a fight over a fence line.
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OneWord is a quick prompt that gives you a word and 60 seconds to write.The word? Lousy.He whispers a silent prayer, hands clutched tight around the cold steel of the 6 train so his knuckles go white, and bows his head to hands. Lips still mumbling, he cracks an eye open.
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The Redding Peace Officers' Association, on its web site, compares Redding crime rates to those in the "comparable" north state cities used in Shasta Voices' salary and benefits study. The results? Redding ranks highest in reported rapes November 8, 2010...
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Here's the latest chart of California Median Home Prices from the California Association of REALTORS. It illustrates the moribund home sales situation very well. Many who bought a home for much of the
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Clouds will thicken today over the northern Sacramento Valley, leading to a chance of rain by nightfall.
Increasing cloudiness will keep afternoon temperatures around 56 degrees in Redding, according to the National Weather Service. The average high on this date is 64 degrees.
Forecasters call for a 20 pe
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Beware of little old ladies in tennis shoes, wearing iPods!
That’s the message I (a little old lady in tennis shoes and iPod) received today at my neighborhood school, where I was enjoying a morning constitutional, as I have many times over the years….
“Ma’am, ah, ma’am,̶
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Using a recently compiled list of "comparable cities" used for a salary and benefits survey, crime statistics were compiled in the categories reported to the FBI. These numbers are from the most recent
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Ila Parker celebrated her 101st birthday with her family and friends at A Brand New Day in Redding where she resides.
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The midterm election is over and there is now a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking over what was done right and what can be improved on next time.
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Civil libertarians were uneasy last spring when, absent a judicial proceeding, the Obama administration put radical imam Anwar al-Awlaki on the CIA's kill-or-capture list, the first American citizen to earn that dubious honor. Indeed, in a suit initiated by al-Awlaki's father, the American Civil Liberties Union is challeng
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Arnold Schwarzenegger made many promises while running for governor in 2003 and kept one.
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John McCullah is the sworn enemy of riprap, and for that matter anything that keeps streams from flowing freely in their natural state, anything that keeps wild salmon from navigating their native streams
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The Shasta County coroner’s office has yet to identify the man who died Saturday in a Shasta Lake house fire.
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Devanne White wanted this school year to be different for her students at Redding Adventist Academy.
So White and the freshman and sophomore students in her religion class started the school year by going to Library Park in downtown Redding and feeding 300 homeless people on a rainy day in August.
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By the end of his freshman cross country season, everyone figured Domenic D’Acquisto was in for a brilliant four-year prep career.
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Country music legend and Palo Cedro resident Merle Haggard has settled a lawsuit over claims his former business manager failed to pay his taxes, forcing the Country Music Hall of Famer to pay more than $600,000 in late fees to federal and state tax collectors.
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Roger Slagle wrote his first screenplay out of boredom.
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A Redding man who was accused of attempted murder in connection with shooting a 20-year-old woman in the back while he was riding in the rear of her sport utility vehicle pleaded guilty Monday to recklessly discharging a firearm.
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Dr. Mohamed Kahn is hosting the third annual “A Day of Giving” from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Cardiovascular Center at 2102 Civic Center Drive in Redding across the street from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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In 1910: Redding decided to buy a motor car chemical engine and hose wagon. Bids for furnishing this combination apparatus were to be advertised at once. It was required that the fire motor be equipped with a six-cylinder, eight-horsepower engine, capable of carrying the car fully equipped with all equipment and six men up
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Enterprise’s Rockelle Sande shot a 10-over 82 at the Northern California girls golf Championships at Stockton Golf and Country Club on Monday.
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It’s a project that is more than 20 years in the making.
Work started this summer on safety improvements to the runway at Benton Airpark, a small city-owned airport that sits off Placer Street and is surrounded by residential neighborhoods in west Redding.
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The lines at Redding’s Department of Motor Vehicles office are about to get longer.
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In September, 50 volunteers descended on Boulder Creek in northern Redding as part of the Great Sierra River Cleanup. Sponsored by the Shasta Land Trust, this cleanup event resulted in 2,940 pounds of trash and recyclables removed from Boulder Creek. The volume of waste collected overflowed the 13 cubic yard trailer
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What: Shasta College Celebrates Veterans Day on November 11, 2010
When: Nov 11, 1 p.m.
Where: Veterans Grove located adjacent to the Campus Quad (outside the Campus Center - building 2000)
Shasta College announces a celebration ceremony in commemoration of Veterans Day. The ceremony is to be
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 12:16 am
Most Thanksgiving traditions involve eating a week’s worth of food in one sitting, and watching dull pro football games on television. I’m not knocking that approach. No one loves the Thanksgiving feast more than I do, especially if creamed pearl onions, oyster stuffing and real cranberries are on the menu. A
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Emergency personnel are responding tonight to a report of a hit-and-run accident on Shasta View Drive in Redding.
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1 pound chicken livers1 pound bulk pork sausage2 eggs1/4 teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon pepper1 teaspoon thyme1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs1 tablespoon lemon juice1 tablespoon Worcestershire 1 small onion, minced3 cloves garlic, minced2 tablespoons parlsey
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1/4 cup cilantro1 shallot1/3 cup seasoned rice vinegar1/3 cup cranberry juice blend1 tablespoon honey1 teaspoon Dijon mustardSalt to tasteBlend all together in blender or food processor. Pour out into jar or bowl and add1/4 dried cranberriesUse dressing on sa
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Melt 1/4 cup butter and add 2 sliced onions. Cook, stirring as needed, about 30 minutes, until onions are golden. Stir in 2 fresh pears, peeled, cored, and diced, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon each ginger and cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons each brown sugar and sherry or apple juice. Cook 2 minutes, then remove from heat.
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The Shasta County Coroner’s Office has yet to identify the man who died Saturday in a Shasta Lake house fire.
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Allysia Finley is rude to us in the Wall Street Journal. Listen up, California. The other 48 states--your cousin New York excluded--are sick of your bratty arrogance. You're the Lindsay Lohan of states: a prima donna who once showed some...
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According to a news release today from the California Association of Realtors, the $1.83 billion “Keep Your Home In California” program is on hold due to logistical difficulties. The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA), the lead government agency in California implementing the federal program, rep
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A wreck has blocked a lane of South Market Street at California Street south of downtown Redding.
No additional information is available.
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Icy conditions and snow in the forecast prompted Lassen Volcanic National Park today to close the road through the park.
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Beans and peas have a rich and storied history in fact and myth. Also known as legumes, beans of all kinds are members of what is currently known as the Fabaceae or Leguminosae plant family. With species native to
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Well it doesn't surprise me that we didn't make the list of the 10 worst states to retire . California
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Wine, cheese and fruit were served to the patrons of the Art on the Wild Side sale and auction held at Win River last Saturday to benefit the Shas
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned down the first preliminary challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
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From the Wall Street Journal: Don't let the rally in the stock and bond markets fool you. Many Americans are still hurtling toward retirement disasters. Few realize it. Even many of those running the big pension funds don't know. That's...
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The northern Sacramento Valley will see bright sunshine with brisk fall temperatures today.
But more rain could hit the north state Tuesday, with the best precipitation chances Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures across the valley floor will peak at about 60 degrees toda
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I so often hear that after 50 years of marriage, and when the wife dies, something in the husband dies as well.
It is always a sad story and one can't help but feel at least some degree of the pain that must be
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The Redding Record Searchlight recently published an article regarding the number of sex offenders registered in Redding and Shasta County (story can be viewed here.)If you look at the comparable cities used in
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“As with poetry, painting is either a battle or a dance. Given the choice between music & a sword, I choose music.
A painter and poet, I play in the crossroads of art & spirit. My paintings are
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Vintage Wine Bar & Restaurant and HawkMan Studios invite you to the
ArtHop After-Party
Live Music by Jeff Campbell
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On the north side of Cascade Square (Placer Street between California and Market streets) hangs a new blue awning - the likes of which might well have attracted the eyes of regular passerby. Enjoy the Store, whose parent company, InHouse Marketing, publishes the local monthly Enjoy magazine, opened Oct. 25.
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What: Santa’s Little NERDS ask for your help
When: Nov 8 to Dec 2
Where: Target Shopping Center
Nerds On Call have begun efforts in Redding, CA to stuff one of the NERD mobiles full of toys for the less fortunate children in the community. Last year it was estimated that “1,235 c
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Chuck B. blogs about gardening and about his environment which happens to be San Francisco, specifically Bernal Heights. Chuck is very bright, multi-talented. He takes wonderful photos wherever he wanders and shares the most interesting places, vegetation, landscaping, art and architecture with us. Right now he’s po
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The great American humorist Will Rogers once said of Republican Calvin Coolidge:"He was the best Democrat we ever had in the White House. He didn't do anything and that's just what we wanted done."
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Cutbacks at the Redding Police Department and the attendant fear of rising crime were one of the hottest local campaign issues this fall. But if the city can't afford to keep enough officers on patrol, a new study by the U.S. Forest Service's Pacific Northwest Research Station suggests one way to keep the public safe -- tr
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Bob Williams' commentary (last Monday) provides us with more carefully constructed generalities, a few facts and the same liberal rant since the Reagan era.
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State prison officials have opened their files on inmates stationed at fire camps, but have denied more detailed requests by the Record Searchlight for records and other data on assaults and escapes at the inmate camps.
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An old restaurant caught fire late Sunday morning in Mountain Gate, but because the area’s fire station was a few hundred feet away, firefighters kept the blaze from spreading.
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A candlelight memorial service was held Sunday night for 19-year-old Dalton A. Lasater, who was accidentally shot by his twin brother Thursday in Redding.
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A rainstorm that occasionally soaked Redding on Sunday really did a number farther north.
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Today in History: Nov. 8, 2010
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Another recipe from an old Sunset Magazine, December 1975. This makes a lot of soup but it can be frozen in plastic containers or freezer bags, and you can add other veggies as you prefer.In a very large pot brown 2 pounds boneless beef stew meat, cut into 1-1/2 inch cubes, in a little oil until nicely br
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I know many people would rather have dental surgery than eat Brussels sprouts - I'm looking at you, supermatt41 - but I like them and so does Gary, and their nutritional value cannot be ignored. If you like them
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That could very well be because Hudson's Bay Company, the company mentioned in the article shown below, was incorporated by British royal charter in 1670. Hudson's Bay Company had lots of employees traveling through our area trapping and trading with...
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Medics and California Highway Patrol officers responded this afternoon to a report of a pickup truck overturned near Shingletown.
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A rain storm that occasionally soaked Redding today really did a number further north.
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A pickup reportedly crashed into a tree this afternoon on Highway 44 near the Eskimo Hill sledding area.
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An old restaurant caught fire late this morning in Mountain Gate, but the fact that the area's fire station was, literally, a few hundred feet away kept the blaze from spreading
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Timmy and Renee invited us up to their Parent's Place in the Mountains for the weekend.
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The park and its boosters got a bit of a one-two punch today. An RS editorial noted the proposed toilet paper plant would depend on one unnamed big box chain for 70 percent of its production. And David Benda, in...
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The wind is howling, it's raining hard in Redding today, and snow may fall in the high country by this evening.
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HB had a pretty good day today. At least he thought so anyway. His temperature is staying within the realms of good health. He spent a pretty quiet day, although he perked up a little bit when the leaves were...
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It's that Medicare TV commercial that apparently got a lot of airtime in the run-up to the Nov. 2 election. From the Chicago Trib: Rep. Dave Camp, the ranking Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee, and his colleague...
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Big donuts have taken over my art table! They look great all wrapped up and protected from fuzz and crud. Pristine creations for a wonderful mom in Florida, these babies go out Monday, 11 in all by then, to attend a birthday party. I have to pack them tight and haul the boxes to the [...]
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No doubt they sparked some celebratory fattys last week at Redding’s many marijuana “collectives.” And at hydroponic shops. And perhaps among beverage distributors, who learned their special interest campaign money was w
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No state is too stupid to fail: Californians will pay a steep price for the liberal vote.
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I spent the last several days searching for my daughter after she made the front page of the Record Searchlight for a burglary in Redding. Of course, I went looking for her, not an easy task after dark in Redding if you are unfamiliar with the area. After many hours of watching motels and haunts of the meth-addicted, I fina
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Starting Monday, the Shasta County Animal Shelter will be closing at 4 p.m. The office will be open until 4:45 p.m. This is awful. Most of the adoptions occur after 5 p.m. This means more animals will be euthanized. We need to voice our opinions to the Sheriff's Office, the Board of Supervisors and anyone else who can chan
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Well, that was a good way to blow 140 million dollars. The Meg Whitman campaign will go down as one of the worst in California history, blowing a springtime lead and managing to lose in a massive Republican landslide year.
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Bunker Hill. Meuse-Argonne. Pearl Harbor. Guadalcanal. Normandy. Iwo Jima. Chosin Reservoir. Hue. Fallujah.
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Ed and Betty Holmes of Anderson celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on Sept. 24, 2010, with family and friends.
They were married Sept. 24, 1949, in Santa Rosa.
They have lived in Redding for 23 years. Ed retired after working 25 years for the Oakland Police Department and 10 years for the Kaiser Co
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It seems as though every day brings more news of toy recalls because of dangerous lead content.
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Fran was in a dither and she pulled me in as well. There were dark spots on our sidewalk and they seemed inclined to stay.
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Edward and Doris Ferber of Lake California celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Oct. 3, 2010.
Ed graduated from Red Bluff High School in 1942. Doris graduated from Anderson High School in 1945.
They raised their daughters in Happy Valley and Anderson.
Ed retired from Champion International in 1985 and Sierra Pacifi
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The first Christmas gift I gave my mother was the choice gift of many children: the hand print in plaster I made in preschool. She gushed and hung it on the wall. Decades later she still gushes over everything I give her, but I was 20 when I figured out that the gifts for which she actually has use are travel accessories.
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We are coming to a close with soccer this weekend. It has been a full season of hard work, excitement and fun, and I have no idea what we are going to do with all our free time now. Our three kids have grown in their skills and love for the game, and I too have also done a bit of growing along the way.
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Faith Gaylord and James Schwerdt, both of McCloud, were married July 31, 2010, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in McCloud. The ceremony was followed by a reception at Hoo Hoo Park in McCloud.
Father Aldrin Bassarte officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Lorraine Stewart and Dana Gaylord, both of Redding. She is a 1999 g
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Dear Straight Talk: I’m a new driver and was pulled over for something I didn't do. I was so nervous I hardly defended myself -- and when I tried, the officer told me I was wrong. It was my word against his, so I was given a ticket with a huge fine.
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With good thoughts let's open this visit recalling each and every fabulous place you saw this summer. Sit back, take a sip of tea or a swallow of coffee and visualize the amazing sights that you saw. I truly wish I could share them with you as you relive each delightful detail
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Carrie Callaway and Josh Heitsman, both of Shasta Lake, were married Sept. 4, 2010, at the TBS Ranch in Palo Cedro.
Nate Tomei officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Rix and Denise Callaway of Redding. She is a 1999 graduate of Shasta High School in Redding and a 2003 graduate of University of California at Davis. She
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Ray and Eve Diggins of Redding celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Oct. 13, 2010, at a dinner hosted by their son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Cheri Diggins, of Nevada City.
Their daughters Sandra Stone of Ontario, Kathi Diggins of Fredricksburg, Va., and her son Travis, granddaughters Karuna and Kent Gillis, and Lo
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With the north state's economy sunk as low as it has, the first priority for improving residents' lives is jobs. They're also the second priority. And the third.
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The Mercy Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center offer these tips during National Diabetes Month In November.
Arthritis and brittle bones cause many seniors to lose mobility. More than o
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Redding, CA - For the month of November, RABA, KRCR TV, Rabobank, and KCNR Radio are partnering to salute the veterans of Shasta County. There are more than 10,000 veterans in Redding, Anderson and Shasta Lake; men and women who have served their country with pride. Hundreds of these veterans are in need of tran
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ARTAZINE, The North State’s Resource for ARTs Education hosts a monthly visual arts competition online for regional artists. The artwork is juried anonymously by local arts instructors, and professionals.
The first competition held exclusively online was the November 2010 “Fall Season” 2-D compe
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Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter based in the far
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All those rough times earlier in the season ended in a breakout finish — at least at home.
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In the waning of days of the much-ballyhooed Big Deal Auto Sweepstakes, new car dealers in Redding were quick to talk up its importance in educating consumers to keep tax dollars local.
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Redding Recreation column: Nov. 7, 2010
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Redding firefighters are at the scene of a structure fire tonight at 2395 Suzette Ave. in the Enterprise area.
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Q: We keep our sailboat in the Alamitos Bay Marina and recently have been seeing an osprey perching on another sailboat mast across from ours. This same bird was there last year, and there was another osprey flying around with him. This year he is the only one there and he just cries and cries and gets no answer. My husban
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Just recently on a late fall afternoon, my friend Don and I put the raft in at the Iron Gate Dam, which is just above the state fish hatchery.
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The message from Redding’s public safety unions was clear: vote for their three City Council candidates and against Measures A and B.
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Shasta County’s only marijuana collective outside a city’s borders has been cited again by building code officials, the latest in more than a year of legal wrangling between county officials and the Medicine Man Spiritual Center in Burney.
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Shasta County voters Tuesday chose Republican candidates, rejected marijuana legalization and favored suspending California’s greenhouse gas reduction law — all by respectable to large margins.
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Today in History: Nov. 7, 2010
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SHASTA LAKE — A 55-year-old Shasta Lake man who was legally blind died Saturday after the house he was renting was destroyed by an early morning fire.
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Q: Obviously, driving while intoxicated is against the law, but what if you are taking prescribed medications? For example, say a doctor has you on a drug regimen for your condition, be it diabetes or something requiring pain control. Can you be charged with DUI? Where is the line drawn?
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It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your neighborhood sex offender is?
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Ken Green endured days of brutal cold and enemy forces during one of the most famous campaigns in the Korean War.
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The Wall Street Journal and Third Way provide an eye-opening itemized "receipt" that breaks down our annual "contribution" to Uncle Sam. Might give our lawmakers some ideas on what could be cut from the budget. Check it out here. Foreign...
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SHASTA LAKE — A 55-year-old Shasta Lake man who was legally blind was killed today after the house he was renting was destroyed by an early-morning fire.
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The crowed erupted in a loud ovation Friday night as the announcer at Shasta High School reported that rival Foothill had fallen to Pleasant Valley. They cheered because, as the Wolves handily defeated the Chico Panthers 62-14, they realized that they might have another shot at playing the Cougars and avenge the early seaso
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Yesterday I went to a funeral. The deceased was 93 and the father of the girl who was my best friend from about 6th grade though 9th or 10th grade (no big fight, we just gradually developed other friendships). The memorial service was at the local church with internment in the Veteran's Cemetary just down the road a bit.
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Wow. What are the demographics of the Eagle Cam? How many local businesses could afford to part with such a chunk of change, especially during these depressed times? How much more online exposure would ten grand buy on redding.com or...
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Two drivers were arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence during a Redding Police Department field sobriety checkpoint that was conducted Friday night on Bonnyview Road.
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Inexpensive fun where racers get their street race on in a safe-to-speed, pedal-to-the-metal blowout! Click here for the Redding Dragstrip.
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This house was built in 1880 by William Hawes on the Fort Reading Ranch, so named because Fort Reading stood 200 yards to the north of the ranchhouse. The ranch was established in 1863 by Hawes and became an important...
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Hi, Last night was a very long night. I didn't let Patches stay with Honey Bandit last night. For now I think I will have them "sleep (ha ha)" separately. I believe Honey Bandit gets more rest when they are...
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A safe with an undetermined amount of money was stolen from Jack's Grill on California Street in downtown Redding this morning.
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The north state gets one more dry day before a cold front moves over the region Sunday, bringing rain and wind to the region.
The high today in Redding will be 70 degrees under partly sunny skies. The rain is likely to move in overnight.
Valley rainfall amounts are expected to be around one-quarter to three-quarters of an i
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I have been trying to understand Anderson Police Chief Dale Webb's firing of Matthew Goodwin.
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It was nice to be reminded this week that California is No. 1. In baseball, of course.
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It was a last-ditch Election Day pitch from one of the many talk-radio hosts openly running a get-out-the-vote drive for the Republicans. (These are the same folks who, amazingly, complain the news is biased.)
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A team with heart made up for an injury-depleted sideline.
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All those items that had to fall in place for Enterprise to make the postseason didn’t matter once the Lassen Grizzlies handed the ball off to Trevor Baum.
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The scenario was simple for the Anderson High football team Friday night - win and clinch a Northern Section Div. II playoff spot.
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The Anderson Cubs, coming off a loss at West Valley last week, took the lead early in the second quarter Friday night against the Yreka Miners and held it for the rest of the game for a 35-14 win.
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The 2010 Northern Section volleyball playoff brackets were announced Friday, with the first round of action beginning Tuesday.
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On one hand, a tough season remains meaningful.
On the other hand, something doesn’t smell right.
I’m talking about small sports conferences (or leagues).
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The Knights’ final home game of the season may still mean something.
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A Redding woman says her next-door neighbor stomped her 6¾-pound Chihuahua mix to death as she watched helplessly.
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A few months ago, Alysha Barner gave extra bus passes to a single mom she met through her organization, Spouses Behind the Badge.
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Shasta County’s senior citizens have lost a cherished friend.
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A bid to decertify the Teamsters union has driven a riff through an Anderson truck firm.
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“Democracy Now!” is coming back to KIXE.
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The north state’s recent spell of Indian summer is about to turn cool and soggy.
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A Shasta College student says she and another woman were asked to move to the back of a college bus by a driver who said he didn’t want to listen to the two of them speaking Spanish.
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Like sports stadiums selling their naming rights, the Turtle Bay eagle cam is looking for sponsors.
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Q: I was just wondering whether you could clarify something. When does the speed limit actually change? Do I slow down/speed up when I get to the sign? My friend got a ticket for speeding about a quarter-mile from the new posted speed limit. I say, you must wait til you get to the sign but she says she could see it (It’s
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Today in History: Nov. 6, 2010
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A spilled load of hay has blocked the westbound lanes of Highway 299 about 6 miles east of the Shasta-Trinity County line.
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The mystery photo is the Hawes' historic farmhouse near the corner of Dersch and Deschutes Roads in Anderson. "Johnboy" is the winner who guessed it correctly at 9:41 a.m. Thank you everyone for playing. And thank you River City Java...
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We used to have this cat, Pogonip, who was outside one day when it began to snow. He stared up at it coming down. Then he came into the house, got up on top of the TV, and stared up at the ceiling, looking for the snow.
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Credit scores are used as a tool by lenders to assess a borrower’s risk for many types of credit. FICO announced a new score developed specifically for analyzing prospective homeowners applying for mortgage loans. Dubbed FICO 8 Mortgage Score, this analytic technology provides a sharper assessment of a home buyer&
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A Redding woman says her next-door neighbor stomped her 6 3/4-pound Chihuahua mix to death as she watched helplessly.
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Who lived in this house? Welcome to the weekly History Mystery Photo Contest! Today's contest requires the winner to name the pioneer family who owned and lived in the above house. If you're the first person to correctly guess, you'll...
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From the Bee: John Moad, of Shasta County, said he underwent a hand search last week. The TSA officer was pleasant, he said, but the search seemed unnecessary. "Inch by inch, our rights are being taken away," Moad said. "I...
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 10:41 am
Check out their reports online here. Restaurants, bars, markets, cafeterias, taco trucks and more. From the Ale House to Zippy's. These inspectors obviously don't spend much time behind their desks....
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Today’s FDotD is less than $100 per sq ft for popular Wooded Acres. A 4/3 of 2402 sq ft and with a detached 2 car garage on over 3/4 acre, this home once listed
Posted on Really Redding at 9:51 am
Come to a Wild Art Event – view and buy art work by many artists and a wide variety (pottery, oil paintings, photography, wood working etc.)
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When I was seven, I saved my first tomato seed. It was a big deal for me — the beginning of my “formal” gardening education.
While savoring a perfectly ripe tomato I had pilfered from the vine, I developed the notion that if I saved a seed from that particular tomato and planted it, the resulti
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Wow, it has been in like forever that I've posted a Video Friday.Observing and hanging out in New York is a full-time endeavor. I'm writing, not enough, but kinda enough, exploring and applying for part-time jobs (dog-walker and a specialist at a computer store named after a fruit). I can say this with a bunch o
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Today's high should be around 73 degrees with partly sunny skies.
The low for tonight will drop to about 53 degrees.
Expect one more day of warmer temperatures Saturday, with a high of around 71 degrees.
By Sunday, temperatures should drop down to about 57 degrees, and there is a 100 percent chance of showers.
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“One may have a blazing hearth in one’s soul and yet no one ever came to sit by it. Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way.” Vincent van Gogh Imagine having a passion for color so great that your vision could affect people 100 years after your [...]
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Did you remember to set your clocks back for daylight-saving time?
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What: Pacific Sun Gourmet Annual Love at First Crush Olive Mill Open House
When: Saturday (Nov. 6), 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Pacific Farms, 22880 Gerber Rd., Gerber, CA
Watch as freshly picked olives become beautiful golden extra virgin olive oil, right before your eyes!
Enjoy a delici
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The other day, and without any legitimate reason for doing so (e.g., my girlfriend made me), I watched “My Best Friend’s Wedding.” I wasn’t searching for it, hadn’t had the c
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In the lead-up to the election, it was hard to take Redding’s Measure A and Measure B all that seriously.
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Russell Alexia, Redding
World’s fastest ’Cuda is a true inspiration
Re: “1968 Barracuda sets speed record” (Friday):
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For all the turmoil, the spectacle, the churning — for all the old bulls slain and fuzzy-cheeked freshmen born — the great Republican wave of 2010 is simply a return to the norm. The tide had gone out; the tide came back. A center-right country restores the normal congressional map: a sea of interior red, bor
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Foothill tops Division I, Lassen D-II, but Wheatland gains ground.
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If Eastern Athletic League teams learned one thing during this postseason, it’s to never count out the underdog.
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Now at six years, the Valley Bowl between West Valley and Central Valley is developing into a passionate one.
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When the latest Northern Section playoff points came out on Monday I was shocked to see one-loss Paradise move ahead of undefeated Foothill atop the Division I points.
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The Panthers did exactly what champions are supposed to do: Once the goal is in sight, close the deal.
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The Shasta High School volleyball team lost in four sets to host Paradise 26-24, 26-28, 27-25, 24-26 on Thursday.
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ANDERSON — This fall’s run of chinook salmon into Battle Creek has already surpassed last year’s, and there are signs that next year could be even better.
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Redding’s financial condition remains guarded despite a few recent positive signs, the city’s top fiscal officer said.
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Redding Electric Utility ratepayers may not see much relief next year from escalating electricity costs despite a brimful Lake Shasta.
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Redding’s financial condition remains guarded despite a few recent positive signs, the city’s top fiscal officer said.
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Accidents happen. Just ask Redding resident Eddy Brown.
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SHASTA LAKE -- North state veterans, especially those who served in the Korean War, will be getting a lot of attention starting Saturday.
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North state in brief: Nov. 5, 2010
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More than seven months after a popular outdoor writer was arrested at his Weed home on suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale, no charges have been filed against him.
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The Enterprise Lions Club’s campaign “Take it to the Top” will hold a fund drive on Veterans Day — Nov. 11.
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A Redding teen is dead after his brother accidentally shot him Thursday, police said.
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What: Lucero New Store Grand Opening!
When: Nov 6, 9:55 a.m.
Where: 2120 Loleta Avenue, Corning
Come check out the expanded selection of oils, vinegars, tapenades, mustards and table olives.
This year’s Olio Novello will be available, fresh off the presses.
Ribbon cutting
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Loomis Corners is at the intersection of Old Oregon Trail and Old Alturas Road, Redding.
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Several events are scheduled for this weekend.
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To the guy who said I was "overly sensitive" and was miffed because I deleted his comment: To paraphrase Garrison Keillor, the person who steps in the dog shit gets to decide how they feel about it. Telling someone else they are over-sensitive is the m.o. of the abuser, putting the onus on the person who was
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I don't exactly see many signs that Redding's economy is rebounding, but here are two factoids that caught my eye today. No. 1, from Bill Fulton: Out of all the local sales tax declines since 2005, 40 percent are due...
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After the disastrous mid-terms for the Dems, one of the big questions everyone seems to be asking is, “Does Obama get it?” That was essentially the main question asked by reporters at Obama’s first p
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David Gallo, the Chico State economist known around the north state for his economic projections, put out a study -- on behalf of CalTrout -- in October that touted the economic benefits to Siskiyou and other affected counties of the...
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Evidently, you don’t need me to remind you that the Dana to Downtown bike path has reopened.
Caltrans’ conducted a grand opening for the bike path alongside Highway 44 in Redding in late September, then promptly closed the bike path so contractors could finish it. That was awkward. But the 12-foot-wid
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If commenter "Minnerva," below, in any way represents the mood of the rank and file...well, Bette Davis said it best (above) in "All About Eve." "Stomp your feet, have your tantrums, threaten all you want. City Employees are in...
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1. M*A*S*H
7 p.m. today through Saturday at McLaughlin Auditorium, Sequoia Middle School, Redding. Based on the book by Richard Hooker and adapted by Tim Kelly. Tickets are $12 to $15; available at the Cascade Theatre box office or online at www.cascadetheatre.org. Hosted b
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From the SJMerc: Support for police officers and firefighters once seemed boundless to a nation wounded by 9/11. But on Tuesday, voters throughout California declared there is a limit to their loyalty. In a stinging revolt against six-figure public safety...
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John Stewart started creating art when he was 5. He remembers doing a scrolling ornament in pencil. Next it was horses, faces and figures.His parents were very supportive and bought Stewart lots of drawing books by Walter E. Foster and Andrew Loomis. This month, Stewart mounts an exhibition that’s a far cry from his first
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From an opinion piece on JPR's plans to renovate a second theater in Medford: In 2004, the (JPR) foundation reopened the Cascade Theatre in Redding after spending millions to renovate it. The theater has been a big hit in that...
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I'm not totally surprised that Proposition 23 failed. Californians --- liberal Californians especially -- like their environment. But I am surprised by the margin and by the utter failure of the argument that now -- in this economy -- is...
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The driver of the truck that overturned Wednesday and spilled at least 40 gallons of gasoline was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, said Officer Tim Larios with the California Highway Patrol.
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It may be the best burger in Redding. Without a doubt, it’s the freshest and healthiest.
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Tim Herdt of the Ventura County Star parses the numbers and shows just how truly disastrous Meg Whitman's bid for governor turned out to be: How disastrous was it? Consider these two sets of numbers: $195,000 and 35 percent; $180...
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Nobody knows Italian like Gironda’s. In 2002, Penny and James “Jimmy G” Gironda opened Gironda’s Italian restaurant and, having spanned the better part of the decade, the restaurant has been successful. Despite the authentic Chicago-style menu, the place called for something a little more, which is why the couple de
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Just in time for the holiday season, tickets for the Broadway in Redding series will go on sale at 9 a.m. Nov. 12. The series is presented by U.S. Bank, and all shows are staged at the Redding Convention Center.
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Because the ballot directed voters to "vote for 3" candidates in the Redding City Council race, the results are more than a little confusing to interpret, as reflected in some of the discussion in comments on this story. The winner...
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A Redding teen is dead after his brother accidentally shot him Thursday, police said.
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Running errands, a legitimate reason to be out taking a break from stitching led to photos of early November in Redding. Here are some photos taken on the drive out to the college this morning. The trees are turning lovely colors — gold, red, magenta. The clouds covered most of the sky. The sun wasn’t [...]
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Supposedly "herds" of grizzlies occupied a range on Battle Creek across the Sacramento River from Major Reading's adobe in the early days. Nearby Bear Creek was named for the many grizzlies who lived in the vicinity of that creek and...
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From the Bee: A curious thing happened in California on Tuesday. As voters rejected Proposition 19, a statewide initiative that promised to tax marijuana, they voted overwhelmingly for local measures to tax marijuana. Voters in nine California cities passed measures...
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Did you ever need to cry so badly that it hurt? I kind of feel like that right now. I am probably just too tired and emotionally drained, but today was just too hard. I have mentioned that Honey Bandit's...
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Firefighters with the Redding Fire Department contained a small vegetation fire near the Del Taco restaurant on East Cypress Avenue around 9:00 this morning, dispatchers said.
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Prairie Elementary School in Anderson is no longer on lockdown after a neighborhood resident was injured in a nearby theft attempt around 8:00 a.m., said Superintendent Steve Mitrovitch.
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Here’s a Cape Cod sort of looking home in Shasta Lake City, about a half block from what will be the new City Hall and Police Station. Its good sized too
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Redding police are looking for a man who they say has several arrest warrants and burglarized a home in southeast Redding this morning around 6:00.
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Temperatures are expected to reach around 72 degrees today, and skies should be mostly sunny.
The low tonight will be about 55 degrees.
Tomorrow should be slightly cooler, with a high of 70 degrees and a low of 52 degrees.
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What I have NOT been doing: Blogging, cleaning my house, organizing my nightmare of a closet, dealing with garage vermin.....What I have been doing is listening. Intently. I'm wrapping up the mixing and mastering of ten songs for our CD. I can see the finish line from here, and I'm ready to sprint for
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You know your house is a bona fide construction zone when it has a porta potty on the front yard, and when subcontractors hang their signs from your palm tree, and when your contractors’ truc
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What: Advance Health Care Directive Class Offered
When: Monday (Nov. 8), 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Mercy Medical Center Redding, Lower Level Auditoriums
Cost: Free
Making health care decisions can be a complex process. It is important that families and health care providers are aware of
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What: City of Redding and City of Anderson invite the public to attend the 91st Annual Christmas Tree Cutting Event
When: Sunday (Nov. 7), 9 a.m.
Where: Click here for directions
Complimentary cof
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Nearly three years ago I posted this and this and also this.I thought that jerk was out of my life forever. Not so.
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What: Cypress School Kitchen Celebrates Grand Opening
When: Friday (Nov. 5), 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Cypress School
Cypress School parents, students, and staff celebrate the opening of the school’s new kitchen on Friday, November 5th from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Parents are invited to di
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What: Be part of the Iconic Bike Ride, From Dam 2 Bridge
When: Saturday (Nov. 6), 9 a.m.
Where: Turtle Bay parking lot
The Redding Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is partnering with Turtle Bay, City of Redding, Bureau of Reclamation, McConnell Foundation and Sierra Pacific Industries to offer
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Nov. 2, 2010 election results
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Cynics derided him as Gov. Moonbeam, reviving the tag applied in 1977 by the late Chicago columnist Mike Royko, who later apologized for it. They said he was too old at 72 to become governor again. Jerry Brown’s critics said he waged too passive of a campaign and didn’t hire enough campaign staff. (When the g
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Was Tuesday’s election about the bad economy? Then California — with the third worst unemployment rate of the 50 states — should have been ripe for change.
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Rachel McManus, Shasta Lake
Victims of violence, help is available
A friend of mine was recently violently killed in front of her two small children. The man accused of murdering her is Tyrone Pitts. This man was her boyfriend and the father of their 2-year-old son.
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Even in good years, the Knights have been a better tournament wrestling team than a duel-meet wrestling team.
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COTTONWOOD — Stephanie Rasmussen held back some — but not too much — preferring to save some of her energy for a bigger meet next week.
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Domenic D’Acquisto captured the boys title at the Eastern Athletic League cross country championships in Chico on Wednesday.
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Months of work by parents and school boosters paid off Tuesday when voters in the Junction Elementary School District in Palo Cedro narrowly approved a construction bond.
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Housing starts hit rock bottom last month.
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With an unofficial count of 57.02 percent of votes in all 24 precincts, Les Baugh is getting ready to take on his second term as Shasta County District 5 supervisor.
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Voters in the Intermountain area of eastern Shasta County overwhelmingly showed their support for their financially troubled and crumbling hospital Tuesday night by agreeing to open up their pocketbooks to keep it running.
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Led by an off-duty U.S. Postal Service worker Wednesday afternoon, a group of residents in a north Redding neighborhood chased down and detained a shirtless, tattooed teen who police say the postman caught trying to break into his backyard shed.
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DUNSMUIR -- Voters swept four council members out of office this week, recalling the mayor and vice mayor and re-electing one incumbent.
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The recall effort for two board members on the Mountain Gate Community Services District is still too close to call as some of Shasta County’s 16,200 outstanding ballots could reverse the results.
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CORNING — A Corning man died early Wednesday in a collision after he tried to chase down two quad riders who may have been trespassing on his family’s property, said officer Dave Madrigal with the California Highway Patrol.
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Today in History: Nov. 4, 2010
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Redding’s employee unions will soon begin labor negotiations with a City Council majority emboldened by Tuesday’s election results.
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Bill Drew started playing tennis in his late 50s.
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Redding police and California Highway Patrol officers are responding this evening to an overturned tanker trailer on the South Bonnyview on-ramp on southbound Interstate 5.
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Have I mentioned that the pre-election flood of mail comes to a near-complete halt after Election Day? Have I mentioned that we still have an Opinion page each and every day? I'm not begging or anything, but if you've got...
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I unfortunately, at the moment, lack the software needed to put this data to its best use, but the Shasta County Elections Department does make some precinct vote counts mappable at least in a simple way. Check out this map...
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An excavator fell into a private neighborhood pond this morning in south Redding.
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August 2010 Lee & Dorothy Gitchel along with their daughter Sheila & son-in-law Dana Ramsey along with their pets "Molly & Misty" celebrated Lee & Dorothy's 50th wedding anniversary together with Sheila & Dana's 25th on a RV road trip starting in Prospect, Ore., the town that Lee & Dorothy first met
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Shasta Blood Center announced this week it is in need of O- blood.
BloodSource is currently in need of O- and B- donors as well as all blood types.
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ho needs a flu shot? You do, and so does your family. Flu is a contagious disease that can be very serious. Sick people can spread flu to others, so it's important for all of us to protect ourselves, our families and others.
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The Simpson University music department invites the public to a chorale concert.
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I am certainly many other things, but I am a runner. In elementary school where I lived a half mile from the school, I ran. In junior high, I ran.
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November is National Alzheimer's Month. Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disease that slowly destroys brain cells, causing memory loss, harming the ability to think, and causing a decline of the senses until bodily functions are lost, ultimately leading to death. It affects primarily the elderly, but is not an inevitab
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“I purposely chose to have my first symphony be influenced by the works of 20th-century composer, Dmitri Shostakovich” said Pinkston. “His symphonies were well received and enjoyed by average, every day people and not just by the connoisseurs of the music world. My hope is that my music connects with, and appeals to,
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November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Lung cancer kills more people than breast, colorectal and prostate cancer combined. A local group is working to raise awareness about lung cancer and funds to establish a lung cancer screening clinic.
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Local professional baseball player Marco Grifantini had a successful year in both Italy and Asia. His league and Italian national teams won trophies in Italy, German, and Taiwan. His next step--The World Baseball Classic
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I'm just not sure I believe this, but honest-to-goodness Forest Service scientists -- who I am sure are familiar with the difference between correlation and causation -- say it's so. Big trees cut a neighborhood's crime rate: " We believe...
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Q. How, if at all, has your practice or understanding of your religion changed over time? When I was young, the Buddha was a happy fat guy and Buddhists sat around contemplating their belly buttons. At that time, my Western faith tradition rejected anything that wasn’t of that particular faith and so I learned little of o
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Jerry Brown, that is. At least, he's one of the many California homeowners who' overpaid for his home. The L.A. Times reports on a news conference, which included his explanation of why he won't move to Sacramento: "I'm not selling...
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Is there anything else to be made of the fact that Proposition 19 failed even in Mendocino and Humboldt counties?...
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Answers to your questions: Thank you for taking the time to write me your concerns and questions. I have chosen letters that I know will resonate with many others. Please keep your letters coming, as I’d like to offer this format more often. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
From Gamer
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A group of residents this afternoon in a north Redding neighborhood -- led by an off-duty U.S. Postal worker -- chased down and detained a shirtless, tattooed teen who police say the postman caught trying to break into his backyard shed.
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Kevin Drum is wise. On Tuesday, following our habit of the past few decades, we approved Proposition 22, which limits the ways the legislature can allocate property tax funds, and Proposition 26, which essentially eliminates the legislature's ability to levy...
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A Corning man died early this morning in a collision that resulted after he tried to chase down two quad riders who may have been trespassing on his family’s property, said Officer Dave Madrigal with the California Highway Patrol.
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Sometime in the 1940s when the Shasta Historical Society owned Major Reading's adobe site, members began a tree-planting program on both sides of Adobe Lane in Cottonwood leading to Major Reading's adobe. The first planting consisted of six canyon live...
Posted on Darcy Arts Weblog at 9:40 am
Still so busy sewing my donuts. I’m totally on schedule and am feeling no pain, no strain. My hands love fiddling and fussing with the Big Donuts. I am trying to reset my mind, stay calm about the changes that happened election day. Dumb Ass tried to made a big splash but I think the [...]
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Once again, I am listening to Honey Bandit munching away. It is cold, but not too bad. I think it is supposed to be in the 40's tonight. In the back ground I can also hear the radio interview we...
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From the AP: LOS ANGELES - Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneger says welfare recipients can no longer use state-issued debit cards at medical marijuana shops, psychics and other businesses whose services have been deemed "inconsistent with the intent" of the program. The...
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In the overwhelming majority of House districts, there was a strong change in vote toward the Republicans, according to a very cool graphic on the home page of The New York Times. (I can't link straight to it, so run...
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The public employee union rep, in an Oct. 20 letter to members of the chamber of commerce (here), warned, darkly, that city, county, state, federal and local school employees, retired union members and their families represented a potential bloc of...
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The words over at Three Word Wednesday are abrupt, kernel and wield. AppreciationThere’s no be
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With so m
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Today’s high temperature should be about 83 degrees with sunshine all around.
Expect calm winds during the day that should continue into the night.
Tomorrow’s high is supposed to be around 78 degrees, and temperatures will most likely decline gradually toward the weekend.
Expect a 20 percent chance of showers on Sa
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What: Fossil Day: Kids Can Dig It!
When: Saturday (Nov. 6), 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: Turtle Bay Museum
Join museum docent Mike “The Fossil Hunter” Higley Saturday, November 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as he prepares fossils and exposes their secrets before your very eyes! See his cool
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What: Art on the Wild Side - Artists Benefiting Wildlife
When: Saturday (Nov. 6), noon to 6 p.m.
Where: Win-River Casino Events Center
Cost: $10
Tickets available at Premier West Bank (Anderson), Tri Counties Bank and Graphic Emporium.
All proceeds benfit Shasta Wildlife Rescue
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Most of the results are in, and I’m out of both gin and vodka. I ran out of mixer about two hours ago and since then I have been mixing citrus vodka with sugar free, orange Metamucil in a drink I call the Republican victory. It’s hard to swallow and will give me the runs later.
My wife just managed to
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In a Redding City Council election that centered around the retirement and health benefits of city workers, two council incumbents who have taken a hard line against unions were victorious Tuesday night.
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The final results aren't in yet for all 435 House seats, of course, but as of this moment the Bee is projecting a 66-seat pickup for the Republicans. If that holds, it's a historic blowout. The NY Times reports that...
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Interesting choice the voters of California have made tonight on some of the less sexy ballot initiatives. Bucking the business lobby, which was urging a No on 25 and a Yes on 26, as well as major liberal newspapers like...
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Elections, by their nature, are divisive.
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Diane Hawthorne, Shingletown
Education storm is still gathering
For those who believe we are still competitive in the global economy, Google “Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5.” This is a bipartisan report by the National Academies. Given its content,
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Guess who said the following: “We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work.” Was it Sarah Palin? Rush Limbaugh? Karl Rove?
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Q: When I'm in a bad mood, what can I eat that will make me feel better?
A: Feeling stressed? Sleepy? What you eat could help you feel better. Food is not the only answer to improving your mood, but getting the right balance of carbohydrates and proteins in your meals could help you stay on an even keel.
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The West Valley volleyball team swept Central Valley 25, 17, 25-18, 25-13, to remain unbeaten in Northern Athletic League play.
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With all of the mail-in ballots counted, Jon Lopey, veteran and retired California Highway Patrol, leads Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Capt. James Betts.
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Jonathan Virgen scored the game's only goal to lift Enterprise past Pleasant Valley in an EAL Cup semifinal match.
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Enterprise's Rockelle Sande shot an 82 to win the Northern Section girls golf title while Chico won the team title. Shasta finished third to miss advancing to the Northern California golf tournament next week. Two of Shasta's golfers did advance individually.
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With all precincts reporting, Trinity County Marshal Bruce Haney beat out district attorney’s chief investigator Dave Cox to become the next Trinity County Sheriff.
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An unprecedented marijuana-legalization measure in California trailed in early returns Tuesday after a spirited campaign that pitted the political and law enforcement establishment against well-funded activists seeking to end the prohibition of pot.
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Republican Doug LaMalfa won handily over upstart Democrat lawyer Lathe Gill, putting the former assemblyman from Richvale on track to head to Sacramento for a four-year term as the 4th District’s State Senator.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic rising star Gavin Newsom had a narrow lead Tuesday in his bid for California lieutenant governor, while Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley was ahead in the attorney general's race.
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In our over-polled world, nobody really has a clue -- not quite yet anyway -- just how the Redding City Council election will turn out. Little suspense on Election Day for anyone who pays even modest attention to the opinion...
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U.S. Rep. Wally Herger appeared to be victorious over Democrat challenger Jim Reed, sending the Chico Republican back to Washington, D.C. for his 13th consecutive two-year term.
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U.S. Rep. Wally Herger is victorious over Democrat challenger Jim Reed, sending the Chico Republican back to Washington, D.C. for his 13th consecutive two-year term.
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With all precincts reporting, change is coming to the Mountain Gate Community Services District Board in the second recall election in two years.
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Redding voters retained the fiscal conservative majority Tuesday after one of the most polarizing City Council contests in recent memory.
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Incumbent Keith Webster and John Day, a registered nurse and paramedic, remain as the front-runners in a tight race for the Anderson City Council.
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Incumbent Les Baugh is currently leading in votes for the Shasta County Board of Supervisors District 5 race.
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Rick Bosetti, Patrick Jones and Francie Sullivan led the race for three seats on the Redding City Council as of 10:19 tonight, after a second round of election night results were posted on the Shas
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Musician Dick Turner — performing with “FEVER!” at 7 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 7) in Old City Hall — came to Redding after an illustrious musical career in San Francisco. It was quickly very clear to the local jazz musicians that Dick was quite different from all of the other jazz composers and arrange
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The final week of the Northern Section football season will provide all of the answers, however many fans may still be left scratching their heads at the final playoff rankings.
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Construction has started on the California Veterans Home on Knighton Road, halfway between Redding and Anderson.
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The Trinity County Fair will be featured on an episode of the "California's Golden Fairs" series on PBS. The episode will air at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 on KIXE.
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A free pre-diabetes screening will be held from 6 to 10 a.m. Nov. 10 at Shasta Regional Medical in downtown Redding.
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After nearly 30 years of trying, a Jones Valley subdivision will be getting a county water system.
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My Liberal Identity:You are a Reality-Based Intellectualist, also known as the liberal elite. You are a proud member of what’s known as the reality-based community, where science, reason, and non-Jesus-based thought reign supreme.Take the quiz at
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Republican Doug LaMalfa appears to have won handily over upstart Democrat lawyer Lathe Gill, putting the former assemblyman from Richvale on track to head to Sacramento for a four-year term as the 4th District’s State Senator.
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According to the McClatchy account Republican Rand Paul has “swamped” Jack Conway, his Democratic rival for the Senate in Kentucky. I am trying to avoid name calling and other histrionics. But this is so mind numbingly dumb, it makes me want to go skull fuck a rat. (I see that it was also just announced that
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Initial results from mail-in balloting are expected to be available shortly after the close of polls at 8 p.m.
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A tally of vote-by-mail ballots shows Daniele Jackson, incumbent Wayne Brown and Robert Schmid leading for three seats on the City Council.
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Last night, in response to Jon Stewart’s highlighting of his sometimes extreme rhetoric, Keith Olbermann suspended his “Worst Persons” segment. I say hooray to Keith for this. Stung by Stewart’s criticism, Olbermann initially tweeted that Stewart had “jumped the shark” by equating him,
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Reports are compiled by Western Outdoor News. Go to www.wonews.com or subscribe at wonsubs.com. Call 800-290-2929. BEST BITES SMITH RIVER — The river is open and it’s red hot salmon fishing, with the average king running about 30 pounds, but some to 40- and even a few in the 50-pound range. According to guides Phil Desa
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A current NBC New/Wall Street Journal poll found that 58% of respondents believe that the Republicans if they take over congress will bring “different ideas” in to shape economic policy—
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A Burney woman will have to wait another month - maybe longer - to learn when she will be retried for the shooting death of her husband 18 years ago.
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Get your holiday cookies, fudge and candy recipes dusted off and ready for the annual Record Searchlight Holiday Cookie Contest.
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In celebration of the Taste of Greece event slated for Nov. 13, members of St. George Greek Orthodox Church share some of their favorite recipes.
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What: Free Flu, Whooping Cough and Pneumonia Vaccine Offered at Special Weekend Clinic
When: Saturday (Nov. 6), 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson
Free flu, whooping cough and pneumonia vaccine will be offered at a special clinic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 6 at
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It’s a busy election day at the voting booths around Redding.
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My family has started a new bike club named after my Dad and our love of everything Irish - The "TommyShamrock Bike Club."
You guys are just too cool. I hope to join you soon. I have begun to train and will hopefully be able to buy one of those "not so cheap" bikes in the spring!
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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) cites a recent report from the US Government Accountability Office which found numerous schemes perpetrated by scam artists to profit from distressed homeowners. In their desperation to save their homes, borrowers are falling for two popular foreclosure avoidance schemes:
Adv
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On the radio this morning coming to work, I caught a few minutes of the Dennis Miller show on KCNR, and Miller was on a rant about how Americans had to vote against the D's because they were the ones...
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After twenty years of trying, a Jones Valley subdivision will be getting a county water system.
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And some are bringing the technology, drive and business acumen of Silicon Valley to the cultivation of medical marijuana. Check out this video. Turn-key operations in a self-contained semi-trailer ($70K)? Adjust your PH balances with a touch of your iPhone....
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This gem of a newspaper article is from the Myra Giles scrapbook in the Boggs Collection at the Redding Library:...
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The Santa Rosa Press Democrat ran a fine analysis this weekend about the difficulties of reforming costly pension systems. There's not just the painful union haggling, though that's part of it. Even when you successfully clinch a deal on a...
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A Gerber man riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle was killed Monday night after he rear-ended a sedan that was stopped at an intersection near Red Bluff.
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Police and medical personnel are responding this morning to a traffic collision between a vehicle and motorcycle on Dana Drive near Outback Steakhouse in Redding.
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The California Highway Patrol is responding to a non-injury, three-vehicle traffic collision this morning on northbound Interstate 5 in Anderson north of Deschutes Road.
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An overturned vehicle on Highway 299 in the Trinity River area is partially blocking the westbound lane this morning.
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Today’s FDotD is a luxurious home in west Redding, perched in a signature location. We’ve seen it before. Here’s a description from a prior listing: “Rare opportunity for a view on a greenbelt lot in prestigious
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A blast of summer-like weather will make its way to the north state today as high pressure dominates the West Coast.
The National Weather Service calls for highs in the low 80s with sunny skies in Redding.
Expect much of the same for Wednesday with a high of 80 degrees.
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Check back to anewscafe.com after polls close at 8 p.m. tonight for the first round of election results and complete results later. Listen live on your computer to KCHO/KFPR’s Northstate Public Radio for more election cover
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It’s finally Election Day, and that means an end to the robo-calls and campaign phone banks. I know, most people find those calls annoying. But the phone keeps ringing, so the technique must translate into votes.
I actually find the calls quite entertaining. Just the other day, I got a call from Lt. Bri
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A few months ago Femme de Joie was searching the shelves at Winco for a decent loaf of whole-wheat sandwich bread without high-fructose corn syrup, when she chanced upon Dave’s Killer Blues Bread. Attracted by the catchy graphics and healthy ingredients, she bought a loaf on impulse. After Amico del Signore
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For the fifth-straight year, a record number of Shasta County’s voters have chosen to vote by mail.
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When just one-third of California’s 16.8 million registered voters turned out for last June’s primary election (only 24 percent of those actually eligible to vote), loud bleating ensued from so-called experts claiming that most potential voters feel the act of casting a ballot has become passe.
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The rhetoric in the run-up to today’s election, which is widely expected to sweep Republicans into at least partial control of Congress, has been long on criticism of big government and out-of-control spending.
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Don Farrell, Redding
Who wins the race? The ad-rich media
Who’s the real winner in every election that takes place across this nation? It’s the media. Especially in these elections, billions of dollars going into their bank accounts. Why do you suppose they enjoy tight races? More money gets s
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Foothill’s Bethany Duval and Rylee Theodore both advanced to the girls tennis NSCIF singles quarterfinals with wins on Monday at the Chico Racquet Club and Resort.
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Two Redding residents have been charged in connection with a Friday burglary at a Shasta Union High School District’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) classroom on Eastside Road in Redding, police said Monday.
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>Goat Education Day is coming to the Tehama District Fair grounds Saturday.
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In 1910: Nightengale Lean of Redding captured the three first prizes for accurate marksmanship and received prizes totaling more than $100 in a shooting contest at Corning. He is a youth who understands a gun and perhaps will make a record for himself in the pursuit of wild game.
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The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program is seeking individuals who would be interested in assisting low-income citizens and seniors with preparing and filing their income taxes.
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One man died Monday morning after a head-on wreck with a fully-loaded logging truck weighing about 79,000 pounds near the Tehama and Butte county line.
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MediCann, which has seen nearly a quarter-million patients and bills itself as the nation’s largest network of medical marijuana physicians, is coming to Redding.
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DUNSMUIR — On the eve of an election that could unseat all five Dunsmuir City Council members, the council called a special meeting Monday to double the severance settlement that would be paid the city manager they hired only six months ago.
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The Redding Peace Officers Association has poured nearly $28,000 into campaigns to elect three City Council challengers and defeat a pair of ballot measures curtailing retirement benefits for city workers.
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The prize that eluded Willie and Barry at long last belongs to the San Francisco Giants, thanks to a band of self-described castoffs and misfits and their shaggy-haired ace.
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SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS WIN THE 2010 WORLD SERIES!!!!!!
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he California Highway Patrol is reporting this evening a fatal traffic accident on Highway 99W at Finnel Avenue north of Corning.
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On the eve of an election that could unseat all five Dunsmuir City Council members, the council called a special meeting Monday to double the severance settlement that would be paid the city manager they hired only six months ago.
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Who was at what recent event.
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Karen Kelly stepped outside on her sun-soaked property northeast of Redding, carrying a bucket of feed in one hand and cooing, "Come here, girls. Time to eat."
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Worried about voter fraud and illegal immigrants sneaking in to vote at the polls, members of north state tea party groups are going to be watching and working at Shasta County polling places Tuesday, prompting Democrats to say they’re alarmed the conservative activists may be trying to intimidate minority voters or other
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What: Interactive Art Reception, Group Exhibit, Live Music & After Party
When: Friday (Nov. 5), 5-8 p.m.
Where: Red Bluff Art Gallery, 601 Walnut Street, Red Bluff
Two new art exhibits open at the Red Bluff Art Gallery on Friday, November 5, from 5-8 PM. The Opening Reception coincides wi
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Two Redding residents have been arrested in connection with a Friday burglary at a Shasta Union High School District’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) classroom on Eastside Road in Redding, police announced today.
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What: Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers two workshops: Best Practices in Online Marketing and Getting Started with “Constant Contact”
When: Thursday (Nov. 4), Best Practices in Online Marketing will be from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and Getting Started with “Constant Contact” is fro
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Fire crews are responding this afternoon to the report of an escaped control burn near Shingletown.
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On the radio this morning Ken Murray was truly steamed at host Carl Bott. For some off-hand remark Bott apparently made during a broadcast "town hall" on Friday with reps of city labor unions. It had to do with the...
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The boy dispatchers thought may have been hit by a car this morning was found uninjured at North Valley High School around 2:30 this afternoon, said Deputy Jon Ruiz with the Shasta County Sheriff's Office.
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How do you measure ocean temperatures under the Arctic sea ice if you're just a humble professor with a budget the size of the U.S. Navy? Recruit the right research assistants. From ScienceDaily: Temperatures in the study were collected by...
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 11:24 am
It looks as though we'll get lucky this Friday night for our Parkville Cemetery Tour. We're all ready to give it another try and we hope you are too! Parkville Cemetery Tour Friday, Nov. 5, 2010 - 7:00 pm to...
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 11:06 am
From the newspaper serving Rutgers University: Martial arts Professor Jane Carr, one of the highest-ranking black belts in the world, came from Redding, Calif., to be an instructor at the seminar for the fourth year. "I like teaching in New...
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 11:03 am
This resolution to be part of the "Let's Move" childhood obesity push is on the city council's agenda Election Night....
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Sunday Gulch is located in southwestern Shasta County near Knob and Harrison Gulch. It was supposedly named by employees of the nearby Midas Mine and other mines in the area who sniped for gold dust and small nuggets on their...
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Good morning everyone! Sitting here listening to the horses munch their hay, there is a definite chill in the air. It is going to be a cold one tonight. After the rain, it always seems to get cold so fast....
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The Paradise Bobcats football team vaulted to the No. 1 spot in the Division I playoff rankings with the latest points standings released by the Northern Section office today.
The 8-1 Bobcats totaled 24.09 points and jumped over the 9-0 Foothill Cougars with 23.90 points.
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"I'm optimistic, for reasons that are not totally clear." That's likely future Gov. Jerry Brown, as reported by the Chronicle's Carla Marinucci, who's following on his final barn-storming tour of the state....
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A Los Molinos man Friday reported $23,000 in stolen goods to the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department, said Sheriff Clay D. Parker.
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The image above captures it all for me; the lunacy, the hypocrisy. I know Proposition 19 is not the perfect answer, but what we are doing now is worse. It’s not about encouraging drug use. That happens whether we like it or not. It’s about enabling organized crime, and training young people to ignore our laws
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One man died this morning after a collision with a fully-loaded logging truck that occurred around 6:48 a.m. near the Tehama and Butte county line, said California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Phillip Mackintosh..
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We can be sure that the photographer at least drove by today’s FDotD, since we can plainly see their car window in the single provided marketing image. The door is unlocked, so presumably it’s a good neighborhood. Actually
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There are signs that I may have fallen down the rabbit hole of holiday sales season 2010. It’s a rush and at the same time that it is just a little bit frightening. I am well into fulfilling an order for 11 big double chocolate donuts and I’ve got a Stevie Wonder doll to start. [...]
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Today should be mostly sunny with a high around 73 degrees.
Temperatures will drop down to around 52 degrees tonight, and there will be some calm winds.
Expect more warmth tomorrow, with a high of around 81 degrees and wind gusting up to 21 mph.
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Somebody asked me recently what I thought was the biggest problem facing America. A lot of things occurred to me: The Debt, Unemployment, the Wars Without End and so forth and so on. But there has to be a root ca
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Press Release - For Immediate ReleaseDate: October 31, 2010Contact: Chris Darker, CEO Business ManagerPhone: 530-245-1890 / cdarker@charterinternet.comUnion Leader Says Bosetti Ad is Dishonest and HypocriticalREDDING - A union that represents several
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Tuesday, Nov. 2, is election day. If you’re still staring down a blank ballot, here’s a refresher on the candidates and columnists who shared their goals — and gripes — on A News Cafe, plus some election
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Jan Stone, Palo Cedro
Parents, what are you teaching yours?
I’m nearly 80 and very upset. As I was leaving Office Max on a recent day I was nearly mowed down by four young boys. They wore sloppy clothes and untied shoes. The way they walked showed no pride in themselves or anything else. Shoulder-to
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What’s the worth of a sense of ownership? It’s hard to tally, especially when the value is in the money you don’t spend.
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One thing all Americans agree upon is that we should be a meritocracy where virtue and enterprise are rewarded, “a system in which advancement is based on individual ability or achievement.” (American Heritage Dictionary). The second thing that most Americans agree upon is that even when some come up short in
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LOS ANGELES — An arrest has been made in a Southern California cold-case murder that has ties to Redding.
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The north state’s rainy season is off to its wettest start in years, thanks to a soggy October finale.
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A dinosaur. A frog costume. A bee. A ladybug get-up. One came as a bagel. Another was a pirate.
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Today in History: Nov. 1, 2010
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LOS ANGELES — An arrest has been made in a Southern California cold case murder whose victim has family ties in Redding.
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Hello, God? Do you think you could arrange to space out the really shitty stuff instead of having it all happen at once?Love,Barbara
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Two wore dinosaur and frog costumes. Two more were dressed in a bee and ladybug getup. One came as a bagel. Another was a pirate.
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From the Marysville Appeal-Democrat: That peculiar race between Wally Herger and Jim Reed took another odd twist last week when the Redding Record-Searchlight paper penned an editorial announcing its endorsement in the majestic 2nd Congressional District. Who would get the...
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The Vatican has condemned Hallowe'en as anti-Christian, saying it is based on a sinister and dangerous "undercurrent of occultism".
The Roman Catholic Church has become alarmed in recent
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Whatever you need, we're there.
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Von Allen's new book ([stargazer.vonallan.com]) will be listed in the comic industry's main/only distributor's catalogue, Diamond's Previews, starting October 27th...and he needs to get as many comic retailer orders/sales as possible, not only so that he actually makes a few buck
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It's going to be a relatively dark and gloomy Halloween today, but don't expect such conditions to last much longer.
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Supposedly the ghosts are still around. But you can't prove it by me because I've never seen one - only heard about them. Our most popular ghost is claimed to reside at Pine Street School. She is a young girl...
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 9:25 am
Honey Bandit has been a tad "under the weather". He almost seems to have the "blues". He is eating all the time and his bodily functions are working well, but he is just a little off. His energy level is...
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 6:58 am
November in the Northstate Garden sums up everything I love about living and gardening here – richness, abundance and diversity.
November mornings are crisp and dark, November afternoons often offer a warming sun. Light is
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Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wetter b
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Joan Manning, Shasta Lake
End futile drug war: Yes on Proposition 19
If the drug war was winnable, we would have won it by now.
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I’ve been flying more for work lately, but it’s been months since I’ve been inside the Redding airport.
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From Cypress Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue, the talk in politics this year was all about money.
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As I helped quiz Redding City Council candidates last week for a televised debate, their last major forum before Election Day, the most striking thing was not anything the would-be councilors said about local politics. By this point, I’ve heard their pitches — in individual interviews, at candidate nights, vi
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Dear Straight Talk: How can I help my younger sister deal with cyberbullying? We share a room so I know how torn up she is and hear her crying every night.
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The evening started out innocently enough. We rented "Cheaper by the Dozen" with Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt and settled on the couch with our kids piled around us. I knew there were lots of pranks and food fight scenes that the kids would enjoy and indeed they did. I could see Jonah mentally taking notes, and I wondered
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Downtown Portland is a walker's paradise. Everywhere you look there are treats for the eye. Stroll down Burnside Street in the city's center and off to one side you'll see the ornate, imposing statue of an elephant replicated from the Shang Dynasty. Walk a few blocks farther and you'll come across an odd tumble of kids' bi
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Are you all geared up for fairies, goblins, witches and the ever-dreaded grim reaper? Let's take pleasure from the kids in their costumes; we were one of those children long ago in a land that time has almost forgotten. We would trick or treat for a handful of candy, maybe a cupcake or two?
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Selene Watkins and Tyler Cooper, both of Cottonwood, were married Sept. 4, 2010, at the Lake California Clubhouse in Cottonwood.
The bride is the daughter of Kent Watkins of Redding and Ken and Phyllis Wood of Dunsmuir. She is a radiological technologist in Redding.
The groom is the son of Jerry and Ladora Cooper of Reddi
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Halloween is here again, complete with ghosts, ghouls and goblins. Fran fixed up the inside of our house with some colored leaves and decorating do-dads collected through the years. We don't go trick-or-treating any more but we do buy some of the candy, hoping to eat most of it ourselves. It has much to do with the guilty
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Dan and Sandra Elsemore of Anderson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 15, 2010, with a an Amtrak trip and a weekend stay in Reno.
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The Day of the Dead is the most misunderstood Mexican holiday by many living north of border, unless they have Mexican heritage. For those of us who have been fortunate enough to share this celebration, it's a day -- that extends into nearly a week -- of fun, music, wonder, tears, singing and remembrance.
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A lot of myths surrounding bats lurk in the human mind, especially around Halloween. Many believe bats are blind, ugly, suck human blood and are a type of rodent.
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The Shasta College football team got a game effort from its defense, but still fell to visiting College of the Siskiyous 26-17 at Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
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Dear Babe: Enclosed is a copy of what appears to a very historic letter. It is from Jackie Robinson, written on Chock Full of Nuts letterhead, informing the N.Y. Giants that he was retiring. There is an endorsement from the Giants in purple ink. In red along the side is a stamp of receipt from the baseball commissioner’s
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What prompted you to start your own business? I made floral wreaths and sold them to boutiques in the Bay Area. I loved the charm of those shops and thought that was something I could do.
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A Red Bluff man was arrested Friday after he ran from police and tried to put an officer in a headlock once he was caught, police said.
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Q: I have been an educator/school administrator for over 40 years. Thus, I have dealt with many issues related to student transportation: cars, buses, walkers, bicycles, etc. The recently built “roundabout” on Shasta View across from Lema Ranch concerns me greatly. Approaching traffic from either the north or the south
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:17 pm
There are a lot of new things happening in the kitchen at Cypress Elementary School in Redding.
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The playoff picture is sorting itself out, bit by bit, but Friday’s action left all sorts of impressions at the tail end of the prep football season.
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COTTONWOOD — What started as two young football players’ tribute to teachers who have fought breast cancer snowballed recently into several hundred student-athletes showing support for breast-cancer awareness.
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Last month in this column, I covered the Petzl ULTRA headlamp, a $450 product that rivals the brightness level of an automobile headlight.
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California’s business tax climate continues to be downright inhospitable.
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You’d think an organization whose roots date back to the Eisenhower administration would not have an identity problem within the community it serves.
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The blended family has become a common event in our social structure. The divorce rate in the 50 percent range results in many younger individuals finding a second spouse.
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There’s a lot of garbage in our oceans.
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Ray Ozzie is a smart man.
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I am having my paychecks garnished from my creditor. I followed the advice of a credit adviser I had signed up with. How do I get the creditor to renegotiate — or is it too late? How far can the creditor go in taking my income?
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The holidays are a great time to reconnect with friends and family. Often, that involves the opportunity to travel to visit loved ones we may not see but once every year or so.
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A recent rise in mountain lion sightings is a reminder that the north state is cougar country, but game wardens say the big cats rarely pose a danger to people.
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The long-awaited Elk Trail water system may be one step closer to moving forward after the Shasta County Board of Supervisors decides Tuesday whether to approve a loan for the project.
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The Red Hawks took care of business on Saturday, which sets up the Simpson University volleyball team for a big weekend.
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A weekly drop-in basketball open gym will be available at the Alta Mesa Elementary School Gym, beginning on Monday. It will run through Nov. 22. The gym will be open from 6 to 8 p.m. The cost is $1 per visit.
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Art...History...Recreation, that's what comes to mind when I think of Weaverville, a small gem of a town! Did you know that this quaint little town is on the National Register of Historic Places? And it was also recently designated a "
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 7:01 pm
Doni’s home from abroad and she’s lined up radio guest Willy Ames, an iconic downtown Redding character who sits most days at Placer and Market streets in all kinds of weather. Listen to their conversation on her radio show, KCNR’s ‘Doni &
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 6:58 pm
Nothing like history to make you feel better about today's political climate....
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Enterprise High School may have emerged from the gridiron Friday night with a new team identity as the Hornets clashed with EAL rival Pleasant Valley and came out on top 21-7.
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Firefighters in Burney are at the scene of a fire that started in a garage at a duplex this afternoon.
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The following was written by Benjamin Loomis in a newspaper article (unknown newspaper name) titled "History of the Early Day Lumbering Industry" dated April 10, 1930: "...In the earlier days of saw milling a large part of their lumber was...
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Leah Gitter and Howard Selig Jr. were married July 31 at Anderson VFW Hall in Anderson.
Pastor Al Rountree officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Richard and Michalene Kilbury of Bend, Ore. She works in Redding.
The groom is the son of Howard and Barbara Selig. He works in Anderson.
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An old fashioned "barn dance" and "pumpkin stomp" at the old schoolhouse in Shasta. Free line dance lessons taught by Ann and Bob Reed at 5 o'clock. Food and music by the Muletown String Band starting at 6. Come...
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On the day before the election they'll be debating one last time. If you're so inclined, tune to KCNR1460 AM at 8 o'clock Monday morning. Carl and Linda Bott's "Free Fire Radio" show also has an online chat room if...
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A Red Bluff man was arrested Friday after he ran from police and tried to put an officer in a headlock once he was caught.
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The cloudy, cool, sometimes wet weather that's hung around the northern Sacramento Valley the past couple of days will continue through the weekend.
The Redding area will see mostly cloudy skies today with a 40 percent chance of showers, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures won't change
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Many of you have asked when our book will be finished.
Thank you for asking.
We hope to have it finalized and printed for Christmas.
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Will the politics of envy trump the politics of personal destruction? That seems to be what the Redding City Council race has come down to in its final week.
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Mary Stegall, Redding
Sullivan, Murray can move forward
I am compelled to write this because I am deeply concerned about the state of our community. It pains me to see our city and our City Council divided so deeply that progress forward is almost impossible. That’s why I have decided to support the
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At City Hall, the debate over Redding’s utility late fees ended long ago. Some critics, however, still have a light burning for the cause.
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The West Valley High School football team clinched a share of the Northern Athletic League title by beating rival Anderson 14-0 on Friday.
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PARADISE -- Shasta’s dynamic offensive attack finally met its match.
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PALO CEDRO — The Tevin Slaton-Zach Ray Show may be the best entertainment money can buy on a Friday night in the north state.
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The Knights shouldn’t have a problem getting up for their next game.
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Sixty-six-year-old Phillip Ray of Redding wasn’t even born when his cousin’s B-24 Liberator was reported missing during World War II.
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ANDERSON — Medical marijuana supporters will want to check out Harvest Fest 2010 at the Shasta District Fair grounds this weekend, but Mary Jane isn’t invited.
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A neighbor beat firefighters to the hose and extinguished a blaze reported at an apartment complex near Waterworks Park on Friday morning.
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Did anybody notice that the NBA regular season began this week?
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Redding has sent a letter to the Governor’s Office of Economic Development requesting assistance for Southwest Paper USA, which is negotiating for a chunk of Stillwater Business Park.
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Today in History: Oct. 30, 2010
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Veteran Redding City Councilwoman Mary Stegall has endorsed challengers Ken Murray and Francie Sullivan for two of the three seats on the dais up for grabs Tuesday.
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Three north state banks reported their earnings this week.
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Redding’s police chief and the leader of an agency that helps refugees and immigrants will be honored next Saturday at the annual banquet put on by an anti-racism group.
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Q: I have noticed a lot of motorcycles that have been converted to a trike with two rear wheels. There is also a new style where there are two front wheels and one rear wheel. My question is that when operating one of these vehicles, do you need a motorcycle endorsement on your license or is the standard class M good enoug
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Shasta County sheriff’s deputies are continuing to seek leads in a Thursday night robbery at a Burney gas station.
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Prep football capsules
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City can balance cost cuts, visionAll candidates running for City Council are aware of the city’s scarce financial resources. A number of them have the skills necessary to negotiate fiscal changes in a manner that will end the divisiveness that plagues our community. I would encourage voters to choose candidat
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Public workers don’t deserve scapegoatingWith more than a decade of service with modest or no raises, one city worker I know of now wears a city of Redding shirt inside-out off-duty after the logo provoked a confrontation at a school meeting. Why are workers who have given years of service to our community bei
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The photo is Mae Loomis, the person the museum at Lassen Volcanic National Park was named for. She is also featured in today's Travelin' in Time story in the newspaper. Bob Parker is our winner who guessed her correctly at...
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Bob and Claudia Jensen like the clean lines, natural look and energy efficiency of their Redding home, which will be featured on the AAUW home tour.
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Master Gardeners answer a question about grape leafhoppers.
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Farm Dreams columnist Casey Schurig shares tips on growing eggplant.
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Reviewing the comments to some news story, I ran into a conservative reader’s complaint about the tax burden placed on corporate America. This is familiar Republican cant and a frequent non sequitur rebuttal to any progressive charges—as in:
Democrat, “Your supporter stepped on my supporter&rsquo
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Given the way the issues have played out in this year's election, I don't find it all that surprising that Mary Stegall is backing her former fellow Councilor Ken Murray, but this endorsement letter is making the digital rounds this...
Posted on Blogging About Redding at 1:14 pm
What are your plans the morning of Thanksgiving? Cooking, football, visiting with relatives?
How about, well...running!
Don't miss out on Redding's biggest and longest standing tradition, Turkey Trot 2010. With just a few weeks away, it's important you get your
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I am not a real Fan of Dolly, but the song speaks words of wisdom.
. With so much pain and suffering in the world, the holiday time should be set aside for families to gather, rejoice in their bonds, love each other, and share in their common experiences. There are many families who have fought, who have not act
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A neighbor extinguished a blaze reported at an apartment complex near Waterworks Park late this morning before firefighters arrived.
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Next week's agenda for the Redding City Council meeting, taking place the evening of Election Day, is as light as they come, but one small item caught my eye. Mayor Patrick Jones is re-appointing Patte Jelavich to the library advisory...
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"I did not view it as that serious. I viewed it as that blockheaded." So Industrial Welding owner Rocky Largent told Scott Mobley for today's story. His sense of perspective is admirable. Maybe Largent should run for council....
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Did I hear former Assemblyman and likely future state Sen. Doug LaMalfa on a radio ad this morning, pitching the candidacy of Gary Cadd? Why, yes I did. Interesting that a state pol who is well-regarded but lives a few...
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GERBER - Sheriff’s deputies are investigating today the theft of more than $11,000 worth of items from a Tehama County man.
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It looks like the builder of this home was planning to add-on to it to make it larger. T
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Who is she? Welcome to the weekly History Mystery Photo Contest! All you need to do to win today's contest is tell us who she is. If you're the first person to correctly guess, you'll win a $10 gift certificate...
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Hi ya'll We have a new addition, a little baby mini is now in Patches' stall while we take care of a very serious eye injury. So, now Patches is hanging out with Honey Bandit pretty much 24/7. If that...
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A Pacific storm system could bring heavy rain to Redding today and snow to the higher elevations, meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Sacramento say.
They are also warning drivers to be aware of potential hazards, such as the ponding of water on roads and dangerous travel conditions over mountain
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Shasta County sheriff’s deputies are continuing today to seek leads in connection to a Thursday evening robbery at Burney gas station.
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CA Protective Parents Association ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Friends, Fabulous news! Kathleen Russell of Center for Judicial Excellence was invited to and attended a r
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What: Floral Design for Autumn Special Occasions
When: Starting Wednesday (Nov. 3), and continuing Nov. 10, 17 and 24; 6 to 7 p.m.
Where: TBA
Materials fee: $60 due to instructor on first day of class
Fee: $60 for 4 classes
Sign up at Redding Recreation, 530-225-4095, 1250 Parkv
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Annette Faurote, Redding
Ask an Alaskan; warming is real
Contrary to recent letters to the editor, climate change is real. According to the Oct. 22 issue of The Week, “prominent conservatives the world over fully accept the ‘widespread scientific conviction’ that climate change is rea
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In a radio interview that aired Monday on Univision, President Obama chided Latinos who “sit out the election instead of saying, ‘We’re gonna punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends who stand with us on issues that are important to us.’” Quite a uniter, urging Hispanics t
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The perennial passel of misleading or misguided initiatives on California ballots has left many citizens with the rough-and-ready philosophy “When in doubt, vote no.”
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It was probably just a big misunderstanding.
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In 1910: A remarkable apple display was seen in the windows of the chamber of commerce in Redding. The fruit — of a great variety of color, size and high quality — was from Manton.
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Former Mountain Gate Community Services manager Ken Mariette began his job this week as interim manager for another rural water district, the Shasta Community Services District.
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Whiskeytown Environmental School officials got a promise for help this week from a unique source: the owners of an apartment complex.
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The Redding area got another round of early-season rain Thursday morning and could see more showers today and Saturday.
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Since River Bowl is about pride in the community and the game is rich in tradition, I became curious about finding out a few interesting and significant statistics on the history of the games.
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The deadline is approaching for nominating young leaders in the 20 Under 40 Program.
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On a cold, windy day in January 2009 Michael Rubin trekked over deep snow to make the photo that would win him the annual Lassen Volcanic National Park pass photo contest.
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The West Valley High School boys and girls swim teams won another Division 2 championship Thursday at Anderson High School.
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Paul Ogden likes fast cars. Really fast cars.
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Firefighters extinguished a fire Thursday night on Echo Road in Redding.
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The Eastern Athletic League team and individual girls golf standings could not be any more different.
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A televised candidate forum will give voters a few more chances to size up Redding’s City Council candidates before Election Day.
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Roughly a week ago, the annual South County Collision game between area rivals Anderson and West Valley seemed like another blip on the football schedule radar.
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American Association of University Women (AAUW)
40th Annual Home Tour & Art Show
Saturday, November 6, 2010 10am - 3:30pm
Each year for the past forty years, AAUW Redding Branch, Inc. and its Home Selection Committee hea
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 12:09 am
A private investigator’s report proved inconclusive as to whether city of Redding employees attempted to threaten a local business with boycotts based on how its owners vote in Tuesday’s
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A USA gas station in Burney was robbed this evening, sheriff's deputies said.
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Firefighters extinguished a fire tonight on Echo Road in Redding.
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The former Loomis home and the Loomis Visitor Center, formerly known as the Mae Loomis Memorial Museum, are both a short distance inside the Lassen Volcanic National Park north entrance off Highway 44.
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Fiddling group the Runaways will perform tonight at The Back Room at Bernie's Guitar.
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Imagine being able to make a living traveling with a pair of harps, an electric piano, a wild sense of adventure and the one person in the world you love the most. That is how Bronn and Katherine Journey make their living and they will be showcasing that on Nov. 4 in Redding.
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Q. Does your house of worship have a dress code? If so, is it enforced? Zen monks and nuns will wear the robes traditional with their order, usually with subdued colors and minimal adornment. During a dharma teaching or retreat, lay Zen Buddhists are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes that are respectful and not wear cl
Posted on DIAKONIA (Pat Kearns) MY EVER-EVOLVING LIFE at 4:12 pm
Many Catholics have betrayed their Faith......
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Bill Gross, head of the massive bond fund PIMCO, is dyspeptic, to say the least, on the eve of the election: They say a country gets the politicians it deserves or perhaps it deserves the politicians it gets. Whatever the...
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 2:42 pm
What: Bill Cosby in Concert Tickets on Sale Now
When: Feb. 11, 7 and 9 p.m.
Where: Cascade Theatre
Ticket Prices: $65-$75
The Cascade Theatre has had a very well received start to our 2010-11 season so far this year.
Thank you for your support. We are happy to announce that we h
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 2:33 pm
Cartoonist Ted Rall shoots and scores....
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A private investigator was unable to confirm or refute a complaint city of Redding workers threatened a local business for supporting certain candidates for City Council.
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1. M*A*S*H
7 p.m. today through Saturday and Nov. 4 and 5, 2 p.m. Sunday at McLaughlin Auditorium, Sequoia Middle School, Redding. Based on the book by Richard Hooker and adapted by Tim Kelly. Tickets are $12 to $15; available at the Cascade Theatre box office or online at www.c
Posted on David Benda's blog at 11:33 am
ReLeaf Herbal Center in San Francisco is abuzz about the Giants.
The medical marijuana dispensary will give patients free joints every time a Giant goes deep in the World Series.
Juan Uribe hit a monster blast in the fifth inning of last night's 11-7 victory over the Texas Rangers. No word on how many jo
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 11:33 am
Photographer Lynette Penick jumped ship seven years ago from a 10-year job as an insurance adjuster and pursued her passion for photography. Photography is the perfect medium for Penick, allowing her to connect with people and witness some of life’s most intimate moments. Her goal is to evoke feelings of connection throug
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 11:29 am
Two reasons the Piemont Italian restaurant in Mount Shasta is a north state landmark: Joan and Mike Buter of Redding, who have been regular patrons for more than 40 years. The Buters, sitting in a booth at the Piemont Saturday evening with daughter Kari Buter Ives of Redding, favor the fried chicken with ravioli.
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 11:27 am
Thought all you deer hunters would enjoy reading this:...
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In his latest radio spot, released a week before the election, he claims he's won the war of ideas, that "even the union candidates" agree that city employees must pay their portion of their retirement. He goes on to say...
Posted on Redding Homes Blog at 10:29 am
"What hasn't been said about the foreclosure mess?" was the first question I received on a call from David Benda. I reflected on my answer with a familiar queasy mix of emotions, pleasure and dread. Pleased that the longtime RS business reporter regarded my opinion worthy of a few words, and dread that I'm gonna say some
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Johnny’s Cathouse has become a staple of the downtown scene. The bar has live music, comedy, games and dancing. For those looking for a good time, what else can you ask for?
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Magic, music and majesty will collide when Anderson and West Valley high schools stage Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” opening next week.
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A 39-year-old Anderson man was convicted Wednesday of molesting a young girl, electronic Shasta County Superior Court records show.
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Emergency personnel are being sent this morning to a reported vehicle rollover on southbound Interstate 5 about a mile north of Packers Bay.
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 8:24 am
From the Capitol Weekly: But Schaupp, a longtime Nielsen foe, and his fellow conservative activists announced they will be filing complaints this week against Nielsen with the grand juries in at least four counties -- Yolo, Sutter, Siskiyou and Shasta...
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A storm system will bring moderate rainfall across the northern Sacramento Valley, including Redding, today with a threat of showers likely to continue throughoutthe weekend, meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Sacramento say.
Today’s high temperature should be near 56 degrees with calm winds al
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As some of you know, there has been an ongoing struggle to get Democracy Now (DN) back on KIXE, our local PBS station. The new manager, Phil Smith, has now put it to a vote by the members of KIXE.
This doesn’t consider those who paid to have it aired for years, or those who can’t afford members
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:17 am
Regular visitors to A News Café know that we’re strong promoters of locally sourced food. A session during the Great Valley Center’s Sacramento Valley Forum on Wednesday reminded me just how far Shasta County has to go with its local food movement. But the session also hinted at the possibilities.
Mu
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:10 am
What: Join KIXE-TV for our 3rd Annual National Family Literacy Day Event
When: Saturday (Oct. 30), 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.; Different activities throughout the day
Where: Redding Library, 1100 Parkview Ave. Redding, Ca, 96001
Healthy snacks, games, prizes, crafts, storytelling, animals, KIXE charact
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:08 am
With Halloween close at hand, I’m reminded of Ichabod Crane and his dismal ride through a lonely stretch of road darkened by an enormous tulip tree on the outskirts of Sleepy Hollow. Trees often evoke in us a sense of strength and security. However, if we let our imaginations run, they can also make a perfectly s
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:00 am
In 1962 at age 28, Warren Hellman became the youngest member of Lehman Brothers. Since then, he has co-founded Matrix Partners, Hellman & Friedman in 1984, helped take Levi Strauss private for $1.8 billion in 1985, placed $224 million into ad company Young & Rubicam in 1996, and bought into Formula One Racing f
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 4:44 am
Get outta town this weekend for “Nightmare.” It’s “a haunted house of epic proportions,” according to the folks at Tehama County’s Barestage Theater. Here’s a bit about ̶
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The election is less than a week away. Democratic control of the House is in jeopardy. So it’s not too soon to start worrying about Darrell Issa.
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Proposition 23, the initiative on next week’s ballot that would suspend California’s key anti-global-warming law, has revived the debate over jobs and the environment, setting “dirty energy” against “green jobs.”
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Patrick Moriarty, Redding
Give cooks credit for Soup Kitchen
I’m recently back from vacation and catching up on my newspapers. Thank you for the editorial — and article by Janet O’Neill — encouraging people to support the Power to Seniors Celebrity Soup Kitchen.
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California communities dominate RealtyTrac’s latest 2010 foreclosure market report.
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The section champions in Division 1 varsity prep swimming were decided Wednesday with the Chico boys and girls teams coming in first, Pleasant Valley’s boys and girls placing second and the Shasta boys and girls teams coming in third place. Jackson Williams of Enterprise was the lone double winner among local swimmer
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The Hornets nearly were in another tie soccer match — only Jonathan Virgen wasn’t going to allow that to happen.
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Two symphonies in Redding have become one.
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CORNING -- Two Red Bluff men will stand trial on charges of cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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A Redding man who saw a marijuana cultivation case against him dismissed in March following a state Supreme Court ruling is suing the Redding Police Department for allegedly violating his constitutional rights when they searched his property last year and seized 19 pot plants.
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SHASTA LAKE — A Native American Cultural Resource Center in Shasta Lake is a step closer to completion as the City Council voted Wednesday to add $175,000 of redevelopment funds to the project.
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Drivers on Highway 44 east of Redding should expect a construction delay today from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Today in History: Oct. 28, 2010
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Two north state teens have gone nationwide, using their friend’s death in 2008 to get the message out about the dangers of binge drinking.
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The Small Business Development Center and the Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce will host two business workshops Nov. 4 at the Shasta College Health Science and University Center at 1400 Market St.
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SHASTA LAKE — A Native American Cultural Resource Center in Shasta Lake is a step closer to completion as the City Council voted Wednesday to add $175,000 of redevelopment funds to the project.
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Shasta Blood Center announced this week it is in need of AB- blood.
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At the end of a long run recently, Marge Dunlap approached me about writing some articles regarding my marathon experience and preparations for the Redding Marathon. She asked me whether I was training to qualify for Boston, one of the definitive races in the marathon world due to its qualifying times, or whether I was try
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the No. 1 cause of death among babies between the ages of one month and one year. However there are ways to lower a baby's risk of dying from SIDS.
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How do we prevent being taken advantage of and becoming the victim of a scam? Fraud is everywhere: E-mail fraud, phone scams, banking scams, credit card theft, checks in the mail. You name it and it seems to be happening in all areas of our lives. Someone uses your identity to make purchases and defames your identity, maki
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Twenty six and two-tenth miles. Who would run that far unless they were forced or desperate? That was my thought growing up near Boston in the early 1950s. In my wildest dreams I could never imagine that 50 years later I would be running that historic course from Hopkinton to Boston.
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This time of year we start thinking of cold and flu season and remedies to prevent or minimize the misery.
In my practice, we get wild about olive leaf extract. What? Olive leaf? Do I mean the leaf of the olive tree ground into a capsule? You bet.
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Reuters reports: Oct 27 (Reuters) - Pattern Energy Group LP has completed construction of the 101-megawatt Hatchet Ridge Wind project in California, the company said on Wednesday. The 44-turbine project was completed in one year and represents the only large-scale...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 6:48 pm
OK, since you asked, there was a notable moment at the Redding Tea Party meeting Monday night, where Assemblyman Jim Nielsen gave a rousing pre-election get-out-the-vote pep talk to the conservative crowd and Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 6:31 pm
I don't recall ever seeing a newspaper's editor write a signed endorsement that directly contradicted his own paper's "official stance," but Len La Barth of the Marysville Appeal-Democrat did just that today, calling the Proposition 21 park tax money well...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 6:17 pm
Most of the Redding City Council candidates, who are getting downright exhausted after the campaign, are ready to be done -- but if you haven't heard their pitches, you can tonight at 8 p.m. on KFPR, 88.9 FM. KFPR will...
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SACRAMENTO – The head of a Mexican drug trafficking family was sentenced today to more than 23 years in prison in connection with a sophisticated methamphetamine distribution operation that once included a methamphetamine laboratory in Corning.
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I'm constantly surprised by the amount of jealousy and hate that BIG AGRICULTURE has for the little guy in America. I repeatedly get e-mails that sound like this. Got this one today. Hi Dr. Trudi, Morningland Dairy, a small dairy...
Posted on Blogging About Redding at 4:43 pm
As of Wednesday, October 27, 2010 the real estate market in Sunset Terrace- Redding, CA shows:
•· Four homes for sale ranging from $215,000 to $329,000
•· Three homes are in escrow
•· Three homes have sold (closed escrow) in the last 12 months
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With the Giants in the World Series, bars will be buzzing with the faithful hoping to see their team bring its first title to San Francisco.
That means lots of pitchers of beer, tequila shots (every time the Giants hit into a doubl
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plans to “hold my [her] nose and vote Republican, only for this race.”
"Why?" I ask and fight the urge to go pour myself a glass of straight 96 proof gin.
"The economy," is the response the voter gave to CNN, “I have grave concerns about the bills that have been passed and h
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 4:04 pm
For Samira Kawash, a writer who lives in Brooklyn, the Jelly Bean Incident provided the spark.
Five years ago, her daughter, then 3, was invited to play at the home of a new friend. A
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Phil Fountain is a cartoonist, writer and occasional bed-wette
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The words over at Three Word Wednesday are fragile, rampant and tremor. This is short and tense, as I got my stuff Monday and I’m still unpacking. TremorsBent awkwardly in the mid-section, he rests his ass on a chipped metal gate, but the puke won’t come. The tremors started hours ago, and
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Drivers on Highway 44 east of Redding should expect a construction delay today until 3 p.m. and Thursday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Power was restored this morning for 675 Redding Electric Utility customers in downtown after a 35-minute outage.
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Family doctors apparently are up in arms about a little-known physicians group that reportedly has a huge amount of influence on how Medicare pays doctors.
"The members of this powerful panel are not employed by the federal government. Instead, the group is comprised almost exclusively of physicians themselve
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An underage decoy was sold alcohol Tuesday from two different Redding gas stations when officers with the Redding Police Department conducted a Minor Decoy Compliance Check.
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Dispatchers reported at around 8:11 a.m. that a Suburban had overturned on Green Valley Acres Drive in Red Bluff.
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Ad sheets for Bed, Bath and Beyond feature a baking container that allows one to create Giant Donuts! I bet they sell a few of these. There are also containers that make Giant Oreo-style cakes and giant cupcakes. Here is one of my first donut with chocolate icing and sprinkles. This weekend I made a [...]
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Several parties reported to Redding police Monday around 11 p.m. that a man wearing a Snuggie was exposing himself to passersby outside of the Smoke Tree Apartments.
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George Albro was a very unique man in a lot of ways. One of his claims to fame was to work 75 long years at the Shasta County Courthouse! He began his career in Shasta then moved to Redding when...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 10:03 am
No, growers tell California Watch. At least, not on its own. California Watch spoke with more than a dozen growers, from big illegal players to small-scale cultivators, and they agreed that the black market would persist, unless marijuana is legalized...
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A suburban with five occupants overturned near the Green Valley Acres RV Park in Redding at around 8:11 a.m. today, dispatchers reported.
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Multiple damages from a burglary occurred sometime in the night at the Tehama County Fairgrounds, dispatchers reported at 6:57 a.m.
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No. More like Grape Soda. It’s comf
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Today’s high should be around 62 degrees with somewhat cloudy skies.
The low for tonight is expected to be around 44 degrees, and there is a 60 percent chance of precipitation.
Tomorrow there will be a 70 percent chance of rain and a high of around 58 degrees.
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What: Learn a Strengths-Based Group Approach to Promote Boys’ Healthy Adolescent Development
When: Nov. 3 and 4, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Win River Casino, Eagle Room, 2100 Redding Rancheria Road, Redding, CA 96001
Cost: $350 (full 2-day attendance required)
A workshop for serv
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:00 am
Typically, I would have provided you an article that came from one of the national or local news sources, however, the last several days the market projections for real estate have changed as often as the wind.
Even last week, much talk was focused on how the stoppage of foreclosures will impact the real estate m
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 1:55 am
Craig Graham happily hauled his groceries more than three miles across Redding this week without a car.
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Q: I love sweets, but I know that too much sugar is bad for me. Can I have my sweets and my health, too?
A: There is nothing wrong with a little sugar once in a while. After all, it makes food taste delicious. What would a bowl of oatmeal be without a swirl of brown sugar? The problem is, most people go so far ov
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Classic songs from years past are sometimes referred to as “golden oldies.” There are political fallacies that have been around for a long time as well. These might be called brass oldies. It certainly takes a lot of brass to keep repeating fallacies that were refuted long ago.
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Pat Waldron, Redding
A few campaign rules would clean up pigpen
Normally I don’t care much for political cartoons, but Sunday’s struck me as entirely appropriate, and exactly the way I feel about the disgustingly dirty political mess “We the People” are being exposed to ad nauseam
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If Redding city employees really did threaten Industrial Welding owner Rocky Largent with the loss of city business because his wife, Kerrie, donated to Mayor Patrick Jones’ re-election campaign, they picked the wrong guy to threaten.
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PROBERTA - Firefighters were sent late Tuesday night to a reported residential structure fire near here.
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PROBERTA - Firefighters were sent late Tuesday night to a reported residential structure fire near here.
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The Panthers weren’t about to become the Patriots’ latest upset victim.
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The Quincy Trojans and the Esparto Spartans played in one of the more amazing games in Northern Section history Friday when the underdog Spartans defeated the first-place Trojans 66-60 in five overtimes.
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The Spartans got a set, but couldn’t bump the Vikings express off track.
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The Shasta volleyball team knows with the postseason nearing, every game is crucial for playoff seeding.
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COTTONWOOD - The debt-plagued Cottonwood Creek Watershed Group may have some life left in it.
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Turtle Bay Exploration Park has chosen Gifford Construction to build a Sheraton hotel on its campus.
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RED BLUFF - Ten to 15 service positions at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital in Red Bluff are being eliminated because they are no longer needed, said hospital president Jon Halfhide.
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Jim Reed, the Democratic challenger for Congress, piloted a supporter across the Second District on Tuesday.
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Emilee Knoell, 9, was fast off the start in the 400-meter race Tuesday at Central Valley High School.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:26 pm
Like a Tim Lincecum fastball or Cody Ross home run, the San Francisco Giants’ run to the World Series has meant money to many north state businesses.
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RED BLUFF — Neither a contingent of Tea Party Patriots nor a local business group Tuesday could stop the adoption of fees meant to reduce air pollution.
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 10:21 pm
Now here’s how you celebrate the completion of a bike path. On November 6, the Bureau of Land Management and a bunch of other entities will host an “Iconic Bike Ride” from Shasta Dam to the Sundial Bridge on the newly paved Sacramento River Rail Trail. Tour organizers from BLM and other agencies will lead
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 9:40 pm
Pot harvest time has brought out thieves and some long-time residents no longer feel safe in their neighborhoods. From a disturbing article in the Anderson Valley Post: "Three weeks ago, about 11 p.m., (Pat Harris, 65) heard a knock on...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 8:07 pm
Should candidates pledge not to run negative ads? Judging by the massive applause in the room when the idea came up in this video, it'd be hugely popular. And yet, campaign managers know what they're doing. Going negative works. I'm...
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HOLISTIC SERVICES, reasonable rates, open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 to 4, Wednesdays till 7, and by appointment.
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Do you want hope for a bright today and hopeful tomorrow? Come to His Way of Hope at the Redding Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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Plans purchased from catalogs or the internet are most likely not engineered for California!
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Olive oil milling and merriment. Pick olives and make olive oil. Talk to the producers and taste their wares. Sample local wines and relax with great music. Experience Love at First Crush on November 6th at Pacific Farms & Orchards in Gerber, CA. It's fun for the whole family!
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Recording singer/songwriters - Hook Jaw Brown at the French Gulch Hotel
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What kind of creep likes to scare people?
Meet the characters behind the characters in America’s best haunts
At the Dreams of Darkness in Redding, there are employees who can range from corporate account managers, teachers, ministers to accountants, ranchers, engineers and bankers by day. But by the light of the moon, th
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More than 150,000 troops are serving overseas and are away from their families. Cell Phones for Soldiers, and Wireless Connections are calling on all Americans to support for these brave men and women by donating your unused cell phones.
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There is going to be a Carnival and Haunted House at Indian Springs School in Big Bend Friday the 29th and Saturday the 30th of October starting at 5 p.m.
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An olive crate on Highway 273 near Rhonda Road slowed rush-hour traffic.
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Reports compiled by Western Outdoor News. Go to www.wonews.com or subscribe at wonsubs.com. Call 800-290-2929. BEST BITES SMITH RIVER — Open to fishing, and this is where to be, but keep an eye on the flows and the low flow closures, although those should not be forthcoming with the forecast for on and off rain all week.
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Two men who live off Keswick Dam Road got in a dispute this afternoon, and one of them struck the other in the face with an ax, dispatchers reported.
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18668 Bay Meadows Cottonwood 96022
Today’s FDotD is in the Sunset Hills development in Cottonwood
Posted on DIAKONIA (Pat Kearns) MY EVER-EVOLVING LIFE at 2:32 pm
The world is full of talented failures -- people who either didn't live up to their abilities, or who did, but in a way that diminished their humanity and their character.
God made u
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 1:53 pm
The American Legislative Exchange Council -- a conservative group of state legislators -- has released its third annual report on various states business climates offering what it calls "a clear roadmap to prosperity." In an announcement, it stresses California's low...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 1:30 pm
A number of comments on today's editorial liken the tax break farmers and ranchers can get under the Williamson Act to some kind of welfare for the ag set. That's just a strange point of view. The Williamson Act locks...
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Shasta High School graduate Juli McGowan will share about her life as a nurse practitioner among the sick and poor in Kenya, Africa.
Posted on DIAKONIA (Pat Kearns) MY EVER-EVOLVING LIFE at 1:18 pm
What does an Irish Deacon Pray For? Good Beer and close to home.
Our local Trappist Monastery is teaming up with a local brewery to produce that heavenly brew.
Here are the headlines:New C
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The fish was caught by 5' 7" Victor Seamans sometime around 1910 in the Sacramento River. Considering Victor's height, it was estimated this sturgeon was between 12 and 14 ft. long. The information and photo comes out of an undated...
Posted on Blogging About Redding at 12:24 pm
Every year for the last three years local businesses in Redding get all decked out for the Holidays and open their doors for Redding's Annual Holiday Shop Hop, an organization made up of small business owners whose mission is to raise the level of awareness of locally-owned "mom and pop" places while offering our communi
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 11:46 am
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As a mother, I made mistakes, but few that I regret as much as failing to take my children more often to visit my family and the place where I grew up.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 11:45 am
California Department of Transportation crews have cleared a gravel spill that closed two of three southbound Interstate 5 lanes in Shasta Lake this morning.
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"Having a Sister Makes You Happier": that was the headline on a recent article about a study finding that adolescents who have a sister are less likely to report such feelings as "I am unhappy, sad or depressed" and "I feel like no one loves me."
These findings are no fluke; other studies have come to similar conclusions.
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 10:52 am
What: Bats: Good Creatures of the Night
When: Oct 30, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Special shows at noon & 2 p.m.
Where: Turtle Bay Museum
Learn about the only mammals who know how to fly!
Corky Quirk from NorCal Bats Rescue joins us for two special shows celebrating these amazing
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 10:28 am
Congrats to A News Cafe’s free ticket winners, Pauline Earls and Lyn Regan. They’re going to the AAUW Home Tour and the Shasta Wildlife Rescue’s
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 9:39 am
From the tail end of an LA Times piece headlined "Money bolsters both sides of Prop. 19 debate:" The No on 19 campaign has spent $10,000 to run a similar ad in Redding and Chico. "Prop. 19 would allow big-rig...
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A Red Bluff woman got back nearly $500 worth of merchandise stolen from her unlocked car this morning when a Tehama County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic enforcement stop and arrested the alleged burglars, Sheriff Clay D. Parker said.
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It's good to have personal stuff. As I write this, I'm sitting at my desk, in my chair, with music playing and the dog curled up at my feet. Still have some unpacking to do, so I've gone over to OneWord to get their prompt.The word is "shore." As always, you get 60 seconds to write.
Posted on Really Redding at 7:09 am
“Dude, you’re making Pruno. That’s what they drink in jail,” he said with a smirk.
I shook my head. “No man, it’s Federweißer. I looked it up in
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 7:08 am
Temperatures today should reach a high of about 65 degrees, with slightly foggy skies before 11 a.m.
Sunshine is expected for the rest of the day, and light winds are expected to pick up to 7 to 10 mph tonight.
The low for tonight should be around 41 degrees.
Expect more clouds tomorrow and a 50 percent chance of rain
Posted on DIAKONIA (Pat Kearns) MY EVER-EVOLVING LIFE at 5:54 am
If Catholics and Christians actually used the commandments as their guide for voting, if fact, a guide for living, what a different world this would be.
Posted on DIAKONIA (Pat Kearns) MY EVER-EVOLVING LIFE at 5:47 am
I like the old translation of Ephesians 5:22-24 better than the new one. What is the difference? Instead of “subordinate,” the old translation says “wives should be submissive to their husbands…”Now be
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:42 am
What: A Night of Worship and Information About Mission Work in Kenya
When: Friday (Oct. 29), 7 p.m.
Where: Little Country Church, 873 Canby Road, Redding
Living Room Ministries International is hosting the evening’s events. Juli McGowan, a 1997 graduate of Shasta High School, will be speaking a
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:00 am
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Need a reason to vote no on Proposition 25, the majority-vote budget initiative? How about 10 million of them?
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No one can doubt the low opinion most Californians have about the politicians they send to Sacramento. Favorable ratings for legislators in most polls run barely over 30 percent.
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Pam Hughes, Redding
Not voting looks best on Measures A and B
After studying information on the pamphlet provided with my vote-by-mail ballot, I believe the only vote that will communicate my opinion to is abstain altogether on Redding Measures A and B. A vote either way will simply be used by one party
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:26 am
Corning’s Victoria Owens captures the Northern Athletic League girls tennis singles championship with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Anderson’s Yui Gabriele on Monday.
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Lake Shasta is again on the rise following a wet weekend in the north state.
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After a couple of stints in the Navy working on jet fighters, Larry Kelly turned himself into a self-made electrical engineer with a promising career.
It was a career that would be cut short, but from tragedy’s depths Kelly found inspiration.
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Sometimes pack ratting pays.
Dan Cannon, Redding parks superintendent, has warehoused every one of the roughly 50 Sundial Bridge glass deck panels broken since the span opened in mid-2004.
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Shasta County’s two-month string of declining home sales snapped in September.
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An Anderson police officer whose partner is accused of raping a woman he was transporting to jail was fired Monday, Anderson police said.
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A 43-year-old Burney man convicted last month of molesting three children was sentenced Monday to three life terms, plus an additional 20 years.
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In 1910: The Cottonwood Ladies Aid Tea Socials were quite popular. Mrs. T.R. Lafffoon entertained at her home, where social chatting and games formed the principle pastimes. The proceeds of her social amounted to $4. A spelling contest took place, and the winner took home a large lemon tied with bows of blue ribbon. Mr
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:16 am
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Two Tehama County women driving through a rain-swollen creek had to be rescued Monday morning after their sport utility vehicles got stuck and one was swept about 100 feet downstream, sheriff deputies reported.
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Turtle Bay Exploration Park has received a $10,000 grant from U.S. Bank, the Redding-based educational institution announced Monday.
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 4:45 pm
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange walked off the set of a CNN interview when the questions got personal. Here's the clip....
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 4:20 pm
Thought of his much-ridiculed battle against ice cream trucks in the Parkview neighborhood while reading this hilarious New Yorker piece about the blower war that has divided upscale Orinda....
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 3:37 pm
Two Tehama County women driving through a rain-swollen creek had to be rescued this morning after their sport utility vehicles got stuck with one being swept about 100 feet downstream, sheriff deputies reported.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 3:32 pm
It's no secret that the Redding City Council is trying to rein in benefit costs, but I hadn't heard -- in so many words -- what Patrick Jones says in this video clip from a recent town-hall. Namely, that a...
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According to a recent article in Smart Money, the minimum credit score to get the best rates and terms on a mortgage just increased by 40 points. A FICO score of 680 use to be the break-point between great credit and good credit. Now the line has been upped to 720, according to Smart Money author AnnaMaria And
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 2:42 pm
Since NPR's sacking of Juan Williams (who seems to have fallen upward into a generous contract with Fox News) last week, the right's been calling for the de-funding of public broadcasting. Now, first of all, I think NPR made a...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 1:36 pm
It appears Jon Coupal, president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers' Association, and Assemblyman Jim Nielsen will be speaking at this evening's meeting of the Redding Tea Party: Time: October 25, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm Location: Bonneyview Baptist/Destiny Fellowship [2570...
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A four-year Anderson police officer whose partner is accused of raping a woman he was transporting to jail was fired today, Anderson police announced this morning.
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The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office released today the names of two people it believes were killed earlier this month in a fire near Hayfork.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 12:05 pm
For senior citizens choosing their Medicare drug plan for next year, there will be somewhat fewer options thanks to new rules. Republicans (including Rep. Wally Herger) argue it's misguided paternalism. A coalition of liberal-leaning groups say simplification of a dizzying...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 11:55 am
NOAA offers a winter La Nina forecast: Another Winter of Extremes in Store for U.S. as La Niña Strengthens The Pacific Northwest should brace for a colder and wetter than average winter, while most of the South and Southeast will...
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 11:16 am
The Foothill High School football team edged out Paradise for the top spot in the first Northern Section Division I playoff points standings released this morning by the section office.
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 11:04 am
I've known where some of the historic bricks from the abandoned and deteriorating brick buildings at Shasta have ended up. Many were used to build buildings on California and Market Streets in Redding. When those buildings were demolished to make...
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 10:52 am
It is 4:00 a.m. As I sit here listening to the rain pouring down, we are in the middle of one of the worst storms I have ever seen. Every now and then you hear a big crash as the...
Posted on DIAKONIA (Pat Kearns) MY EVER-EVOLVING LIFE at 10:40 am
Here is the Re-Mix from the ministry faire Video.
The presentation has been shortened and contains a narration of who we are, and a invitation to join our special community..... I know, I know, We are just way too cool!
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2945 Sporting Ct Redding CA 96001
According to records, today’s FDotD is an unwanted asset of the Bank of America. One presumes they didn’t
Posted on Darcy Arts Weblog at 9:46 am
My first batch of small curly stars, made in the lovely cotton cloth chosen by Etsian Scootercrafty, are finished. Here they are without their Kawaii faces. I really like the pattern on the material. It has soft curl patterns so perfect for the star design. Here they are with their little eyes and mouths. I [...]
Posted on Redding Homes Blog at 9:11 am
Northstatehomes.com recently went through a massive makeover. One interesting new feature is the Homeshow view. You pick out some search parameters, and the resulting homes are presented as a video slideshow. Much like watching a custom made TV show of homes in your desired range of location and price. It's unique, and i
Posted on Trudi Pratt's blog at 7:41 am
If there are so many preservatives in your food that it looks the same years later, I think we've got a problem. Click here...
Posted on Really Redding at 7:39 am
That’s the claim of Spike Your Juice. We’re going to find out if it works. For $10 usd, you get an airlock that fits a 64 oz bottle of grape juice, and some packets of the wine yeast.
I bought some Welches C
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 6:41 am
The north state will get a chance to dry off today after this past weekend’s rainstorms, but more rain is likely to fall later this week, officials with the National Weather Service in Sacramento say. Mostly sunny skies, calm winds and a high temperature near 59 are in Redding’s forecast for today, but there’s also a
Posted on DIAKONIA (Pat Kearns) MY EVER-EVOLVING LIFE at 5:26 am
Luke 12: 51-53
Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.
From now on a househo
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:04 am
What: Come Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos!
When: Saturday (Oct. 30), 6 to 9 p.m.
Where: Vintage Wine Bar & Restaurant
The evening includes a Reception for Dia De Los Muertos-Inspired Work by Joan Pechanec, Kathleen Patton, Gay Bawanan, Lynette Penick, Sean Randall, Troy Hawkins, Elliott Rog
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:00 am
If we had been in Redding, in August, I could never have convinced my partner, Troy, to walk anywhere. Let alone walk in an unfamiliar neighborhood, to a loosely recommended restaurant, an unknown distance away.
But it was 70 degrees when we arrived in Portland after a long, hot drive from Boise, and he got caught up in my
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 4:57 am
President Obama and an out-of-touch Congress have overseen an unprecedented growth in government that is hurting our economy, killing jobs, has driven us further into debt, and has put our future prosperity and our freedoms at risk.
Today, forty one cents out of every dollar spent at the federal level is borrowed
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I was very disappointed to read Dr. Richard Malotky’s two recent articles regarding global warming. One of the most distressing things was Dr. Malotky’s need to disparage the motives of scientists doing research in this field and mock the intelligence of people who disagree with him. To be fair, there have al
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 1:00 am
Camp Latieze stands as a warning for any family that might want to leave a legacy: It’s not just the thought that counts, but the money too.
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Carolyn Hemelt, Redding
Stop socialism; vote Republican
What in the world is happening to our country?
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:00 am
A record rain fell on Redding, making for a soggy Sunday.
The rain gauge at Redding Municipal Airport read 3.1 inches as of 5:30 p.m. Sunday, with more rain expected to trickle in after sundown, said Drew Peterson, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office. The rainfall total sank the old rec
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:00 am
Permit costs for operating privately owned houseboats on a pair of north state lakes are going up for the first time in about 12 years.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:00 am
Three years to the month after it opened in Redding, regional discount retailer BIMORE Spend Less announced that it’s closing.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 11:23 pm
Two burglary suspects were arrested Sunday night after police found them hiding in the attic of a Redding home.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 10:54 pm
"It's not true that bipartisanship is dead in Washington. There's a perfect bipartisan conspiracy to bankrupt the country." So says Will Marshall. The context is here....
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 5:16 pm
A rock slide this afternoon spilled onto Highway 36 at its junction with Platina Road in Western Shasta County.
Posted on Just Passin' Through... at 2:52 pm
MEN: Be warned, this blog post contains content that may not be suitable for you. Feel free to return to your Giants victory celebration. It may be safer for your tender souls.Ladies, I know you’ll get what I’m saying here.Yesterday, I shopped. Til I dropped. Y’all know by now I’m not m
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 12:34 pm
The story of the first two inmates at the Anderson Jail needs to be told the way it was written. Rewriting it would diminish it. This is the newspaper article: Back in 2008 I wrote a Travelin' in Time story...
Posted on Today's memoirs at 12:15 pm
Way back in September, Gary & I bought tickets to the Bridge School Benefit Concert, held this weekend in Mountain View, CA (about 250 miles south of here, south of San Francisco). We lined up a hotel, a rental car, had our maps, and were totally organized.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 12:05 pm
I don't watch enough television, apparently, as I hadn't caught this ad until someone sent a link today: That's a devastating little mashup (one with which Tom McClintock would agree), but beyond the dynamics of this particular race, the sad...
Posted on Just Passin' Through... at 10:47 am
I went to Wal-Mart yesterday. I’ll admit it. I do try to stay out of there—shop local, all that. However, one of the things I’ve learned this year is that Wal-Mart’s pharmacy is darn hard to beat on prescription drugs—especially some of the ridiculously expensive ones I’ve been burning through lately.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:13 am
Three people suffered minor injuries in a wreck involving a small Nissan pickup and a small Toyota truck on Riverside Avenue near Loop Street in Anderson this morning that partially blocked the roadway.
Posted on DIAKONIA (Pat Kearns) MY EVER-EVOLVING LIFE at 10:07 am
Here is the Video that was played along with the Sermon at today's Mass on Stewardship.
What a great turnout for the Ministry Faire that was held in the Parish hall after all the Masses this weekend
Posted on Trudi Pratt's blog at 9:47 am
Candace Watson reminded me of this popular song/poem last night while driving to Mt. Shasta for dinner. Sure was a big part of my childhood. We had a framed print of it in our family home....
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 9:24 am
Steady moderate to heavy rain and strong winds are easing across the north state early this afternoon as a record-breaking early season storm slogs out of the area.
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:00 am
Confessions of A Callous Cartoonist, or How To Cheese-Off Your Editor, Most of the City and Your Dog Without Really Trying Very Hard:
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Jim Reed, Fall River Mills
Shasta County is badly shortchanged
Monday’s editorial questioned the figures I have been using in my campaign and suggested that the north state is only slightly below average in receiving federal spending. I disagree and believe the editorial misled readers on the compar
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 1:00 am
In the evening chill of early fall, a shiver is intensified; old and new memories surface with the knowledge that October is designated as the national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is ironically appropriate as I can think of few things spookier than an intense altercation between intimate partners. Except the te
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 1:00 am
California’s 2nd Congressional District — which sprawls across 10 north-central California counties from the Oregon border to the northern suburbs of Sacramento — deserves better representation in Washington, D.C.
Posted on Redding POA News at 12:48 am
Workers ceded pay to win benefits Incumbent City Council candidate Rick Bosetti’s campaign is based on a half truth. He states in numerous campaign ads that the city of Redding pays the entire cost of employees’ PERS contribution, which is technically true. Only employers can make these payments. He wants yo
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 11:36 pm
Premier Solutions is a new specialized vocational agency dedicated to providing employment services for developmentally disabled adults.
Posted on Larry Winter's blog at 11:30 pm
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SHASTA LAKE — Some Shasta Lake neighborhoods have gone to pot.
Just take a big whiff outside.
It’s pretty obvious that pungent smell isn’t coming from zucchini gardens.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
North state Catholic schools are changing the way they do business.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
Halloween is the time to embrace your inner ghoul, and enjoy your little ghoulie while he or she frolics the neighborhood collecting goodies. The Internet can help you get even more fun out of the festivities.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
Even when you’ve had a virtual flock of fledglings with your mate, there’s got to be some romance to woo her back into the nest.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
ANDERSON — Forty-five-year-old John Nyberg of Redding was in a pretty good mood Saturday, despite being homeless and having a tooth pulled.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
A popular family carnival that promotes literacy and good health will be held for the third time Saturday at the Redding Library.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
The Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) will present information on Medicare 2011 and health care reform.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection investigators have yet to pin down the cause of a 16-acre fire in Oak Run last month.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
I recently was visiting our local DMV, and two things were brought to my attention.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
In 1910: The city of Redding lost to P. Kill, the Calaboose Creek property owner who resisted city workmen by force of arms when an attempt was made to blow up the earthworks he had constructed. Mayor Gronwoldt declared Kill was acting within his rights in building up his land to keep his land free of the floodwaters.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 10:36 pm
Ice chest? Check.
Water mister? Check.
Sunscreen? Check.
Hat? Check
Injury and illness plan outlined in employee manual? Oh-oh.
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For many investors the first 10 years of our new millennium the market basically ended where it started thanks to the technology wreck and financial crisis. We now refer to this period as the “lost decade” because it stole 10 years of needed growth from personal financial plans and left pensions dangerously underfunded
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In the pre-Industrial age, people went to bed early and were up with the sun, following the sun cycle.
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The Shasta College football team couldn’t muster up one final scoring drive and fell to College of the Redwoods 26-21 in Eureka on Saturday.
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Dear Babe: I have a color photo of George Foreman’s knockout punch of Michael Moorer. I got the photo from The Associated Press. George signed it for me on a cruise.
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I recently took a walk in the woods near Dunsmuir with Bob Powers, a professional forester who’s been hanging out in the woods for over half a century. I was hoping he could teach me something about the forests that surround our town.
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Q: Sometimes when I’m fishing at night from shore off the coast, I can’t always tell exactly what I’ve caught. Figuring out the difference in the dark between the perches that have different size restrictions can also be hard. I don’t want to break any laws, but I usually like to take one fish home to eat. If I do
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They cost hundreds of dollars. Their use is limited to cold-water scenarios where you may have to swim. But for many outdoors enthusiasts — including sea kayakers, divers, and sailors in cold climates — a dry suit is an essential, life-preserving piece of gear.
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The Redding Missfits Bandits girls travel soccer team beat the River City Select Red Raiders 2-0 at Tanzanite Park on Saturday.
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For the first time since 2007, the River Bowl Trophy is on the west side of the Sacramento River after the Shasta High School football team beat Enterprise 53-20 at Thompson Field on Friday.
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@Gr-body 8/9 bold lede SA:Bicycle Community Potluck Lunch: Noon to 3 p.m. at Carpet Mart, 905 Locust St., Redding. This is a post-ride carbo fest. Information: 246-0203.
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I thought it was about time to perhaps start writing about steelhead.
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Getting high the old fashioned way, one step at a time, can make your day quite memorable. Take it from me, a semi-young guy with semi-old lungs and wobbly legs and a heart that still beats now and then. Add a tireless friend named Ed, a late start in the day and a road that ends at Black Butte.
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We flew into Ankara, the capital of Turkey. From there we were under the direction of the Maupin Touring Agency, and we were loaded on a Mercedes bus with about 30 others. We first saw the Atatürk Memorial, which honored Turkey’s first president. He succeeded in turning the country toward a more western ideology
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Want to eat healthier? Every boxed, canned and packaged food item contains nutrition facts that can help you make healthier choices for your family. Knowing how to read a nutrition label is important for choosing foods with healthy ingredients. Understanding food labels can also help you avoid selecting foods with hidden f
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Just the other morning my mind turned back in time, as it often does. Do you recall the days when your little ones would be glued to the TV set watching “Romper Room”? Our sons Jim and Tim appeared on one of the nationwide shows with Miss Rosemary for a few weeks. The productions were in Hollywood: Living in So
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We are currently in the throes of soccer season in our family. We spend our Saturdays sitting on astro turf in triple digit heat faithfully cheering on our three players. It’s been a blast watching our kids grow in their skills and enjoy the game.
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Dear Straight Talk,
I don’t like my stepsister and have to share a room with her when she stays with us. I was so mad at her I secretly took a picture of her when she was naked. It seemed funny at the time even though I knew it was wrong. I sent it to my boyfriend because he doesn’t like her either, even though he thi
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What: Mercy Hospice Offers Coping with the Holidays Grief Workshop
When: Tuesday, (Oct. 26), 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Mercy Oaks - Shasta Senior Nutrition Programs, 100 Mercy Oaks Drive
Cost: Free
Mercy Medical Center Redding Hospice Services will be hosting the annual “Coping with the Ho
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The Spooky Lagoon haunted house at the Redding Aquatic Center has been canceled tonight due to bad weather.
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I found the following small newspaper article and this photo dated July 15, 1947. It must have been a well known tree at the time. My first thought was, "Does it still exist"? Does anyone remember it? Was it burned...
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Remember this classic VW Beetle spot from the late Sixties?...
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Here’s an Eagle Ridge beauty, resplendent in foreclosure glory. Ready for new owners to take a chance on the future. This home is listed as a 2493 sq ft 4/3 built in 2002. Those were the days. This is a nice neighborhood. There
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Emergency personnel were sent this morning to a two-vehicle traffic accident on Highway 299 near the Buckhorn Summit.
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 9:25 am
Regretably Mother Nature is not cooperating and will rain on our tour. With much regret, we are cancelling. Not all is lost though. We've changed the date to Friday, November 5th. Same time, same place. A few things will be...
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 9:00 am
To be honest, I don't have much. All I have is a postcard in mint condition with the photo on the front and a little bit of history information on the back. Here it is in its entirety:...
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 8:52 am
Bridgette Brick-Wells, founder of the Healthy Lunch & Lifestyles Project working in Shasta, Tehama and Butte Counties; Gina Sims, Garden Coordinator at Chico Country Day Charter School a
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A series of Pacific storms will move through the north state this weekend with about a quarter-inch of rain expected to fall in the Redding area today and up to a half-inch in the high elevations, officials with the National Weather Service in Sacramento say. South to southeast winds today should be between 11 mph to 14 mph
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Turns out Clay Cavender is perfectly fine. The Wolves' female kicker Ellie Oliver? She was simply perfect.
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As the rain began to pour down in the second half, the metaphorical rain also began to fall on the 5-3 West Valley Eagles as they lost 53-13 to the Wheatland Pirates on Saturday night in Cottonwood.
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Throw out the records when Anderson High’s football team plays Central Valley, because in the past four seasons, it doesn’t even matter.
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Fresh off getting their first win of the season, the Knights are now seeking ... revenge?
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Jerry Brown has had plenty of good teams since he took over as Shasta College head women’s basketball coach back in 1994.
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For the fourth time in its history, the River Bowl returned to the west side of the river.
Shasta scored on eight of its first nine possessions to cruise to a 53-20 win over crosstown rival Enterprise in River Bowl XVIII at Thompson Field on Friday.
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Ken Archuleta, Burney
Her proven skill? Repeating herself
So, the Record Searchlight prefers a “dynamic and proven executive” (and proven non-voter) over a two-term governor who was notoriously stingy with state money, who was elected twice, and left a surplus in the treasury, because of her s
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Aside from their political views, it’s striking how much Sen. Barbara Boxer and her Republican opponent, Carly Fiorina, have in common.
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The U.S. Forest Service has notified owners of private houseboats on Lake Shasta and Trinity Lake that their permit fees will increase by more than 80 percent.
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Today in History: Oct. 23, 2010
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For many local folks who rarely travel more than 100 miles out of Redding, let alone into some of the big cities such as Sacramento, San Francisco or L.A., we are about to experience the metering light. The lamps were installed a couple of weeks ago, but have not yet gone active.
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Shasta County’s unemployment rate rose to 15.2 percent in September, the state Employment Development Department reports, while California as a whole saw the jobless rate hold steady even as the number of nonfarm payroll jobs dropped by 63,600.
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Two candidates, both with extensive law enforcements backgrounds, face off in the Nov. 2 runoff for Siskiyou County sheriff.
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Redding is investigating a complaint three of its employees threatened a local business with an election-related boycott.
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DUNSMUIR — As Election Day approaches, no one can say Dunsmuir’s denizens don’t get involved.
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Area businesses and labor unions are making the majority of campaign contributions to both candidates in the Shasta County Board of Supervisors District 5 race.
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What started nearly 30 years ago as a way to help schools and other groups has turned into a full-time business.
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The Shasta Wolves football team reclaimed the River Bowl trophy tonight with a 53-20 win over their crosstown rival, the Enterprise Hornets.
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Police officers, medics and tow trucks are responding this evening to Churn Creek Road near Commercial Way for a three-vehicle accident.
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That particular issue has become a big one in the race for governor, with Meg Whitman making a tax cut a key part of her game plan and Jerry Brown denouncing it as an unaffordable giveaway to the rich. But...
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Redding is investigating a complaint three of its employees threatened a local business with an election-related boycott.
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Last week Record Searchlight Editor Silas Lyons e-mailed to ask if I’d write a few words about my former “Buzz on the Street” colleague David Benda, who that afternoon was being feted for his 20 years of service at the paper. I happily obliged.
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Chris Darker, head of the Redding-based United Public Employees of California local, apparently isn't too impressed with the Greater Redding Chamber's endorsement of Gary Cadd. This lengthy letter went out today to Chamber members. The conclusion: Other labor leaders and...
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 5:11 pm
Here I thought this one would be difficult. Not so! "toe2toe" was the first to post a guess, and the guess was a winner! The motel was located at 2915 Market Street, Redding. Congratulations toe2toe! You win yourself a $10...
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Joe Unger has knack for growing tomatoes in Redding.
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Home and garden events include an interactive children's exhibit and a floral design class.
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Winter squash should keep for months.
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Redding gardener Bill Keep shares his thoughts about the book, "Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web."
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Blake Dorsey turned his Redding backyard into a meditative garden with a Zen rake garden as the centerpiece.
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Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul—From Youth by Samuel Ullman
I will address this to all of you who voted for President Obama in 2008, but are not committed to voting in th
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 3:07 pm
Our own, soon-to-be lame-ducked Arnold Schwarzenegger, reports the Bee. This year - Schwarzenegger's last as governor - he rejected 28.77 percent of the 1,029 regular session bills that reached his desk. He set the record for vetoes in 2008 by...
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Christmas season already? Must be, judging from this press release from the owners of South Coast Plaza, Orange County's famous shopping mall. Excerpt: South Coast Plaza's 96-foot holiday tree will arrive (Monday) with a "tweet" this year. The truck driver...
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When “M*A*S*H” opens on Thursday (Oct. 28) at McLaughlin Theatre in Redding, audiences will quickly discover that the production is far more than just a play.
Director Wade Riggs calls
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California Highway Patrol officers responded to southbound Interstate 5 at Diamond Avenue this afternoon in Red Bluff for a report of about 20 to 25 small cars racing down the busy freeway.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 1:22 pm
Jumping on the latest unemployment news -- which, hey, is what candidates do -- Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina's campaign blames Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer for California's persistent joblessness. A snippet from a statement Fiorina's people just sent out: Barbara...
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Shasta County's unemployment rate rose to 15.2 percent in September, say newly released figures from the state Employment Development Department.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 12:32 pm
These toons made my morning:...
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An Associated Press story published in the R-S today includes an astonishing number: Infrastructure spending in the U.S. stands at 2 percent of the country's gross domestic product- half what it was in 1960 - compared with approximately 9 percent...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 12:08 pm
The Wall St. Journal columnist diagnoses the nation's political mood very well today, but I can't help thinking about our own congressman when I read this paragraph: That establishment, composed largely of 50- to 75-year-olds who came to Washington during...
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 11:50 am
Erin Friedman -- a regular commenter in these parts -- tweets something wise: Purple envelope absentee ballots here in Shasta Co. require 61 cents postage. Why not print "Extra Postage Required" on the mail piece?...
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Highway 44 was closed this morning in Lassen County due to an overturned big rig
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 11:37 am
Here's an unhappy study out of Southern Oregon: Clear-cut logging and related road-building in the 1950s and 1960s in southern Oregon's Siskiyou Mountains disrupted soil stability and led to unprecedented soil erosion made worse during heavy rainstorms, report University of...
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 10:36 am
This guy's refreshingly candid. Unlike the guy who's sent me three mailers in the past fortnight imploring me to check out "his plan" for California....
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 10:26 am
Where was this motel located? Welcome to the weekly History Mystery Photo Contest! Okay, history people. To win today's contest, you'll have to name the street address and the street name of this Redding motel. If you're the first person...
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Today’s FDotD is a 2732 sq ft 4/3 on 10 acres built at the height of the bubble in 2005. According to records, it looks like it’s now a remainder asset of the failed IndyMac Bank, now a part of OneWest. There are a few more phot
Posted on Darcy Arts Weblog at 10:11 am
My stab at adhering to the Paleo diet is not going well. My common sense wants to squash it. I don’t eat red meat or pork. Love chickens and tuna and salmon. Love vegetables but dang, it will soon be way post-harvest, no more local veggies. Practicality is whispering in my ear – ”too expensive.” I
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 9:39 am
Despite delays, he's hopeful of a Big League Dreams park in Hercules. A park in Manteca is blamed for poaching business from the BLD park in Redding. Excerpt from the San Jose paper: Big League Dreams development consultant Pat Kight...
Posted on Redding Homes Blog at 9:34 am
It's hard to imagine anyone being surprised that multi-billion estimates of the eventual size Fannie/Freddie federal bailout would turn out to be wildly lower than reality. But even though this news about the tr
Posted on Really Redding at 9:14 am
Spotted this critter meditating under the porch light this morning.
An eye-catching line from the Wikipedia entry on Mantis behavior: “The reason for sexual cannibalism has been debated.” Really? Apparently, I missed those
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A mobile home burned to the ground this morning in the Anderson area.
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 9:10 am
We might get a few sprinkles, but the show will go on! Dress appropriate and bring an umbrella just in case. That area is known by the locals as being in the "Banana Belt" meaning that when it's raining in...
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A pair of Red Bluff men were arrested Thursday night on suspicion of possessing marijuana and concentrated cannabis after they were pulled over by deputies on Highway 36
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OK, yes, I've featured Social D on Video Friday before.But this t
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Anderson police and Shasta County sheriff's deputies arrested a 30-year-old parolee Thursday evening while serving a warrant at an Anderson home.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles Times/USC poll is showing that about half of the likely voters asked say they will vote against Proposition 19, the ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana use in California.
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If you live in the Redding area, you'd better get your umbrellas out. Today, the National Weather Service says to expect a 20 percent chance of showers. Otherwise, it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 66 degrees.
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What: 9th annual Celebrity Soup Kitchen
When: Thursday (Oct. 28), 4:30 - 8 p.m.
Where: Veteran’s Hall, 1605 Yuba St., Redding
Cost: $12
Rain and cooler weather are a welcome sight to many North State residents, but for seniors on a fixed income they are a sign of higher energy bi
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:00 am
• The older I get, the more modest my goals ... i.e., I would like to wash my hands without splashing the front of my pants.
• Idle thought while hanging out with idle people: They need to hang out with a better quality person.
• I'm not unobservant ... I'm just heavily medicated...
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Even with a close loss to Foothill, Shasta High School remained at No. 2 in the Northern Section prep football media poll among Division I schools.
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In an increasingly desperate attempt to develop a narrative for the coming Democratic collapse, the Democrats have indulged themselves in what for half a century they’ve habitually attributed to the American right — the paranoid style in American politics. The talk is of dark conspiracies — secret money
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In today’s economy, it stretches the boundaries of the imagination to foresee the state of California building a new university campus anywhere, let alone in little old, out-of-the-way Redding.
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Q. What do you think about the current controversy about building a mosque in New York City several blocks away from ground zero? First of all, it is a multi-culture center. The Masjid is only one part of the proposed plan which includes Christian and Jewish places of worship and cultural activities. We must remember that A
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Rhett Mann, Redding
Party politics is failing California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s having to battle Republicans on pension reform is another good example of why I’ve now registered independent, and support the tea party movement.
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Thomas Spear, Redding
What has become of our democracy?
Your editorial board recommends a No note on Proposition 25. A Yes vote would give the majority of our elected officials, as willed by the vote of the people, the ability to pass a budget for our great state, after legal negotiation and compromise.
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A 54-year-old Redding man was charged Thursday with 25 felony counts of fraud for allegedly swindling Bethel Church members out of an estimated $694,901 in a Ponzi-style scheme.
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It began as Western Star Lodge No. 98. It was later mistakenly changed to Western Star Lodge No. 2, when it really should have been No. 1.
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Today in History: Oct. 22, 2010
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Rather than call police when their drinking partner fell — or was pushed — off a nearly 200-foot cliff, two students at a Redding Bible school tried first to reach the severely wounded man and pray him back to life, a lawsuit alleges.
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Redding animal regulation officers Thursday took two pit bulls from an apartment after the dogs allegedly attacked a man in a wheelchair while he was taking his dog out.
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Sean Weaver could be considered a freak of nature in William Fruth’s world.
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A Dec. 7 trial date has been scheduled for a 21-year-old Redding man accused of vehicular manslaughter in connection with the death of a 21-year-old Redding woman last month.
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Getaways to Squaw Valley, Eureka, Mendocino, Disneyland, Legoland and Mt. Shasta are just a few of the featured attractions of KIXE’s annual holiday auction.
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Students at Grand Oaks Elementary School got to swing, pitch and dunk with Shasta College athletes Thursday at the Gateway Unified School District’s 12th annual Full Speed Day.
Whew! Our old host had become creaky and slow. So we moved FDotD to a new high speed server. In an effort to keep our site as fast and sleek as possible, we decided to archive the old posts and start anew. If you are looking for an older post, you can click on the link in the sidebar to the right. Meanwhile, lets
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The Enterprise Hornets and Shasta Wolves meet for their annual crosstown rivalry game dubbed "The River Bowl."
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All week, both Enterprise and Shasta players stressed what River Bowl XVIII means to them: the chance to play for the past, present and future teams of their respected schools and most importantly, the community. That and of course the desire to absolutely dismantle each other.
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Liberty Christian snapped Redding Christian's 10-game winning streak with a five-set home victory on Thursday, 25-23, 25-23, 14-25, 18-25, 15-7.
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The West Valley High boys swim team won every event while cruising to its 11th straight NAL Championship title Thursday.
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What: Muletown String Band Pumpkin Stomp Barn Dance
When: Oct. 30; 5-6 p.m. line dancing lesson; 6-9 p.m. dance and eat to the tunes of the Muletown string band.
Where: Old School in Old Shasta (299 West and French Alley)
Cost: $10, tickets are available at the door
Costume encouraged
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Tune in to ’Doni & Friends’ Sunday from 11 a.m. to noon on KCNR 1460 AM. This week’s show was pre-recorded, so you can’t call in. But you can hear Doni and her interior-design guest (and twin) Shelly Shively discuss how to decorate for the holidays.
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A mudslide on Highway 299 about 30 miles west of Weaverville is blocking both lanes of traffic.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 6:42 pm
The Economist reports on the trends in forest management across our southern border: Over 75% of Mexico's forests, which range from temperate spruce and fir to tropical rainforest, are controlled by local communities, either ejidos or indigenous groups. Most were...
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ROSEVILLE (AP) — A regional mall just outside Sacramento was ablaze Thursday after police arrested a man who had barricaded himself inside.
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 2:59 pm
Charles W. Wilcox was the first settler in the upper part of the Fall River Valley. In 1872 he purchased the rights to the land from an Indian that eventually became the Wilcox Ranch. Wilcox immediately set to work clearing...
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 2:58 pm
Two pit bulls were seized this afternoon by Redding Animal Regulations officers after they allegedly attacked a man in a wheelchair who was walking his dog.
Posted on Bruce Ross' blog at 2:21 pm
Here's a cool way to celebrate a accomplishment years in the making. On Nov. 6 The Bureau of Land Management is holding an "Iconic Bike Ride" from Shasta Dam along the freshly paved route all the way downstream to the...
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Business interests gave generously to three fiscally conservative Redding City Council candidates in an eleventh-hour campaign to combat a trio of challengers strongly supported by employee unions.
Posted on The Redding Real Estate Blog at 1:40 pm
Redding home prices slipped downward in the third quarter to $122/square foot on average for a 1500-2000 square foot home. That represents about $4/square foot less than the 2nd quarter of 2010. The number of homes listed for sale dropped from the August high-point of 1649 to 1521 this week.
Pending home sales
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A Dec. 7 trial date has been scheduled for a 21-year-old Redding man accused of vehicular manslaughter in connection with the death of a 21-year-old Redding woman last month.
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In an editorial, the Bee commemorates the 20th anniversary of "Sacramento Shade." Why doesn't Redding steal a good idea like that?...
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 11:05 am
One of the revelations in the Rolling Stones guitarist's just-published memoir, via the New York Times: Then there are the other health hazards that the book describes (besides drug abuse). Like electrocution. "My most spectacular one was in Sacramento....
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1. Jakob Martin’s “Leave The Light On”
8 p.m. tonight at Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant, 1790 Market St., Redding. Soul, blues, folk and acoustic repertoire. Call 229-9449. Go to www.vintagedowntown.com.
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This month, Redding photographer Paul Higley presents a series of photographs as a benefit for the Pablove Foundation to fight pediatric cancer. Today also marks the end of a cycling adventure for the foundation, from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles. I caught up with Paul to chat about his work and his cycling adventure.
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Expanding a business in a bad recession would seem counterintuitive. Not for Mike Dill, owner of Dill’s Deli, the popular breakfast and lunch spot on Caterpillar Road in north Redding.
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Go ahead, get your beer on. But with all the places in town, how does one choose a drinking establishment? Well, there are plenty of places in town to get a drink, but for those beer aficionados out there, check out the Ale House.
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Summer Schappell, Shasta County’s country singing sensation in the making, takes the next step on the road to stardom Friday at Win-River Casino in a performance to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
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DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — An activist who attends government meetings around California in a clown suit to criticize officials has been charged with making criminal threats against the city clerk in Bell.
Posted on Blogging About Redding at 9:40 am
If you didn't already know, Simpson University is now offering the Senior community affordable courses in the Redding Campus. This is an exciting opportunit
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 9:35 am
Wally's a hypocrite, Robert Speer writes in the Chico News & Review: One of the mantras House Republicans, including our own Rep. Wally Herger, have been repeating for months is that the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act--otherwise known as the...
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 7:26 am
The National Weather Service says that today in Redding it will be sunny with a high year 71 degrees. Tonight, a storm blows in bringing with it a 30 percent chance of showers and a low around 49 degrees.That 30 percent chance of showers carries in to Friday, where temperatures will dip to a high 67.
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What: Westside Performing Arts presents the play M*A*S*H
When: Oct. 28-31 and Nov. 4-5. Doors open at 6 p.m.; Showtime at 7 p.m. Sunday Matinee: doors open at 1 p.m., showtime at 2 p.m.
Where: McLaughlin Theatre, 1805 Sequoia Street, Redding
WE Multimedia, in conjunction with Westside Perfor
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Fall is here and it’s time for haunted houses, corn mazes and hay rides. It’s also a great time to head out for a drive and pick up a pumpkin to carve for Halloween.
Here’s a brief history of the jack-
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:17 am
This just might be the year. Yep, it just might be. The year that I get a flu shot.
Since my wife started getting an annual flu vaccine several years ago, she has hardly gotten sick at all. When I came down with some nasty virus that laid me low for the better part of a week last December (possibly H1N1),
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:00 am
Warren Spector says gaming must go mainstream to survive. As a girl gamer, I agree.
"The geeks have inherited the earth, now what are we going to do with it?" he asked a cheering audience at the annual Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.
Spector, who has been developing role-playing tabletop games...
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I have not picked on single candidates this year, beyond highlighting how a few typify the abuses evident in this years election. I am making this exception because Bill Miller, in Alaska, has shown himself to be beyond dumb.
On Sunday the Republican Senate candidate, Bill Miller, embraced the idea of turning the
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Rhett Mann, Redding
Party politics is failing California
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s having to battle Republicans on pension reform is another good example of why I’ve now registered independent, and support the tea party movement.
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As a wife, I understand where Ginni Thomas is coming from.
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For anyone who appreciates a feisty political contest or at least an honest choice on the ballot, the north state’s races for California Assembly and Senate are a let-down.
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Thomas Spear, Redding
What has become of our democracy?
Your editorial board recommends a No note on Proposition 25. A Yes vote would give the majority of our elected officials, as willed by the vote of the people, the ability to pass a budget for our great state, after legal negotiation and compromise.
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Two-way starters may be passé in college football and other parts of prep football.
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Shasta’s “Werewolf” defense has returned.
With no real standouts and an undersized bunch, Shasta prides itself on a team-defense mentality where players fly to the ball carrier.
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The Shasta County Board of Education is trying to learn if it can sell Camp Latieze.
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The Shasta and Enterprise boys soccer teams proved Wednesday that the rivalry between the two exists in more than just the River Bowl.
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The philanthropic McConnell Foundation has bought a tucked-away outdoor haven north of Shasta College known to those who have fished its bass ponds and even skied there.
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A 19-year-old Lake California man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of raping a 15-year-old girl.
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RED BLUFF — Tehama County won’t be adopting development impact fees anytime soon, the Board of Supervisors decided this week.
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RED BLUFF — Nearly a year after rejecting an initial proposal, Tehama County supervisors are poised to vote next week on a set of new-construction fees aimed at reducing air pollution.
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Domenic D’Acquisto won the boys race in 15:29 to lead the Hornets to a win.
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Rising over the Sacramento River, the bluffs that run through the middle of Redding are among the north state’s most pristine vistas, their brown, rubbly cliff faces greeting visitors who come to town along the Highway 44 corridor.
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The Williamson Act will receive a $10 million boost after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Senate Bill 683 on Tuesday to give it some much-needed funding.
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ANDERSON — Homeless veterans who have legal problems could get some much-needed help during this weekend’s Stand Down at the Shasta District Fair grounds.
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The Tehama District Fair grounds is hosting two full days of fiddling around this weekend for the 28th Annual Western Open Fiddle Championships.
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Today in History: Oct. 21, 2010
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Informed consent is a term we’ve all heard, but really do not completely understand. We hear it about a pending surgery, medical treatment, counseling, medications etc. But what does it mean?
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REDDING, Calif. – Simpson University announced today its partnership with the North State Symphony, which will be showcasing the world premiere of Dr. Dan Pinkston’s first full symphony—Symphony No. 1. The concert, Aspects of Enchantment, directed by Dr. Kyle Wiley Pickett, will also include excerpts from Mendelssohn
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Don't forget...
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 21, 2010 is Redding's Second Annual Think Pink Extravaganza at "Chop Chix" located at 2051 Hilltop Drive, Suite A-3.
For a minimum donation of $10, and from 10am - 6pm...receive any of the following services:
* Haircut
* Pink Rock Toes
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Sunday midafternoon, my wife and I were on a bike ride around the River Trail. I swear this guy was not me, this comment notwithstanding. --- UPDATE --- Oops, link fixed. Thanks for the heads-up....
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[Note: It is extraordinarily hard to find good figures on what the tax cuts will cost next year. Many like to talk about what it will cost over ten years, a figure so high most Americans cannot grasp its meaning. I am following the well researched and balanced figures used here:
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This road was also located in eastern Shasta County and is one that many of us have probably taken pictures of - at least the bridge portion (see photo) just downstream of the Pit River Falls. There is a great...
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Fire investigators haven't yet determined a cause of a fire that may have killed two people earlier this month near Hayfork
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A very strange YouTube video, posted by "LawMan49." Not sure what the take-away is supposed to be....
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The Tehama County Sheriff's Office is searching for suspects and missing property in connection with a Monday night burglary at an auto repair shop.
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A 19-year-old Lake California man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of raping a 15-year-old girl.
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When you travel as much as I do, you learn to pack fast and light. In five minutes flat, I can be out the door with a bag that will fit in an overhead bin already stuffed to capacity.
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An apple cut horizontally reveals a pretty little star. The apple looked especially nice on this orange trivet. The star points are highlighted by a circle of little dots. Nature is my favorite artist. We humans are driven to stitch together pretty little things. I have put up a pair of embroidered works in the [...]
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Liz and the kids were able to spend the weekend visiting friends and attended a multi-diocese event at 6 Flags in Vallejo.
Check out our Bishop (Bishop Jamie Soto) rocking out with Catholic Musician Matt Maher.
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Haven't had enough of bad budget news from state government? The Legislative Analyst's Office has your daily fix: California's Unemployment Insurance (UI) program became insolvent in 2009, ending that year with a shortfall of $6.2 billion. Absent corrective action, the...
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The editorial today seemed to call on Kurt Starman to "man up" and rise to the challenges of his job, providing the city with more leadership and vision. In my column this Saturday I take a look at how Starman's...
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Medics and fire crews were dispatched this morning to a report of an overturned car in the Happy Valley area.
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The Greater Redding Chamber of Commerce today announced it would be endorsing Gary Cadd for Redding City Council.
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From the LA Times: At the Black Bear Diner in Redding, Whitman was explaining her jobs plan to a customer when an aide leaned in and whispered: "Face the cameras." As Whitman turned, a throng of photographers snapped away. Aides...
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Police were called to The Capri Motel in Redding this morning after someone called 911 to report a woman on the motel's balcony screaming and exposing herself to passersby.
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The words over at Three Word Wednesday are effect, immense and shimmer. Sorry The Tension has been a little bleak these days for posts. No secure Interwebs connection. That all gets corrected this week. In TransitWhen it happens, I’m in the North Woods of Central Park, high on a grassy point
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My son, Stefan, was running in a half marathon in Philadelphia last month when he heard someone coming up behind him, breathing hard.
To his surprise, it was an elite runner, Kim Smith, a blond waif from New
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No one was hurt this morning in a two-car wreck on the South Bonnyview Road off ramp from southbound Interstate 5.
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Enjoy the the sunshine today, because it won't last.
The National Weather Service says today will be sunny with a high near 83. Thursday, it will begin to get cloudy and by Friday, there's a 30 percent chance of rain.
Rain is likely this weekend with more fall-like temperatures. Rain and wind gusts will be the norm.
Th
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Did you ever play the game Truth Or Dare? I did. I also recall being nervous, intimidated and a little excited by it. My husband and I invented a new version. It’s called Dance or Don’t Dance. Allow me to explain.
Have you ever posed a question to your partner and then got really mad at the a
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Did you know you can save about $700 in food costs if you grow your vegetables year-round in a 10-by-10-foot garden bed? Think of what your back yard could produce.
I know of an old man who has about a half-acre of sandy soil that he turned into great garden soil over several years. Recently he sold about
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In just 13 days, Redding’s voters will go to the polls and choose three new members — a majority — of their City Council.
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You would be hard pressed to find a politician who is less frank than Congressman Barney Frank. Even in an occupation where truth and candor are often lacking, Frank is in a class by himself when it comes to rewriting history in creative ways. Moreover, he has a lot of history to rewrite in his re-election campaign this
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Pete Stiglich, Cottonwood
Well, is Herger up to the job?
A Record Searchlight editorial last week took Democratic congressional candidate Jim Reed to the woodshed for spreading rumors Congressman Wally Herger might be showing signs of mental fatigue. Pulling no punches, the Record Searchlight accused Ree
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Call it a victory for ice cream truck drivers everywhere — with two scoops of preserving Americana tossed in at no charge.
The Redding City Council on Tuesday night voted to loosen restrictions on sound trucks, which influences the way ice cream truck businesses operate in the city. The ice cream tru
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Shasta's receiving corps of seniors Nate Stephens and Brock Callaway and juniors Steven Johnson and Danny Salazar make up the bunch that is one of the best in the Northern Section. And it's a hype the Wolves can live up to.
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Enterprise's 17-year playoff streak may be on the line when the Hornets take on the rival Shasta Wolves in River Bowl XVIII on Friday.
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The 2010 season has been disappointing for Red Bluff High School football fans. The Spartans, under first-year head coach John Miller, are off to an 0-7 start and face the unbeaten Foothill Cougars at home Friday.
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The West Valley volleyball team swept Anderson in three sets, 25-20, 25-6, 25-10 on Tuesday.
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A state appellate court this week denied an appeal filed by a former Shasta County jail inmate who was convicted last year of assaulting a corrections officer.
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SHASTA LAKE — A plan that would establish strict guidelines for cultivation of medical marijuana within city limits may be adopted Thursday by the Shasta Lake Planning Commission.
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RED BLUFF — Tehama County supervisors got an earful from neighbors opposing a proposed migrant farmworker camp Tuesday but delayed a ruling until the other side could be heard.
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After he angered local liberal groups earlier this summer when he canceled Democracy Now!, the general manager of KIXE is asking his station members to “practice a little democracy of our own” by voting whether to bring back the progressive news program.
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Nearly seven years ago, in a series of well-attended talks he gave in Redding, economic development consultant William Fruth criticized the area’s unhealthy reliance on government programs and service industry jobs.
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Ice cream trucks will be able to run 365 days a year until sundown in Redding, under a revised law approved this evening.
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It's getting chilly as I sit here writing this. There is something so soothing about hearing horses eating (or in this case, just listening to Honey Bandit munching steadily away). We took some cute video tonight that shows how smart...
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Two shows on Feb. 11, at 7 and 9 p.m. Tickets are $65 - $75. Especially loved Cosby's early standup stuff. A clip from YouTube, from the Tonight Show hosted by Jack Parr. And "Bill Cosby is a Very...
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Wanell Lou Stolz, the Redding School District librarian accused of embezzling and stealing from a school parent club, gave up her right today to have a preliminary hearing.
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Fire crews are responding this afternoon to a report of a mobile fire on Mule Town Road west of Redding.
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What: Women’s Fund invites you to a Community Forum on Teenage Pregnancy: Facts, Faces, and Implications
When: Tuesday (Oct. 26), noon to 1:15 p.m.; please RSVP by Friday (Oct. 22).
Where: Community Room, Redding Library
This event is part of an on-going series of forums presented by th
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What: Jakob Martin Performs at Vintage
When: Thursday (Oct. 21), 8 p.m.
Where: Vintage Wine Bar
Most comfortable with a harmonica in his pocket and a piano nearby, Los Angeles singer-songwriter Jakob Martin was hailed by former JVibe Magazine as “revolutionizing” acoustic music. O
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It was once located in eastern Shasta County between Fall River Mills and Burney Valley. It was sometimes referred to as Baker's Wagon Road. Today most of this old historic road is the Cassel Fall River Road. The road was...
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Welcome to Tuscany Villas!
~ Redding's Finest and Newest Active Adult Community ~
Tuscany Villas offers the finest in luxury senior living in a controlled access environment and convenient location (within minutes to Interstate 5). Homes are designed with a unique Italianate theme: stucc
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A 22-year-old Tehama County man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison after speeding away from Red Bluff police in late August year and smashing his car into a house, prosecutors announced today.
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What do you really think, congressman? The American people are about to give Republicans a second chance that we know we don't deserve, that we haven't earned. ... The American people have every right, and every reason, to blame a...
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No, people aren't reaching for that bottle of whiskey more when times are tough.
That's the conclusion from a state Board of Equalization report that looks at the connection between alcohol and the economy.
The board's November "Economic Perspective" notes that national spending patterns show that alcohol
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The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is set to light a prescribed burn this afternoon in eastern Shasta County.
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The Shasta County Coroner’s Office has identified the body found inside a north Redding home that was destroyed in a fire Wednesday.
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Joseph McNamara, a prominent spokesman for the Yes on 19 campaign, offers an interesting thought quoted in an OC Register editorial: "It's funny," Joseph McNamara, a Hoover Institution research fellow and former police chief of San Jose, told us. "When...
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The Chronicle reports on an interesting new study on public payrolls in California: Public workers in California earn 7 percent less on average than private sector employees, but make about the same amount after benefits and other compensation are factored...
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I had to go to the doctor this morning. Not a big deal. For those of you who know me well, you’ll understand that running a fever was a far lesser concern than getting halfway to my destination and realizing that I didn’t have my Droid. The doctor hooked me up with a prescription for some antibiotics, and a plethora of
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In response to a post yesterday, Assemblyman Dan Logue sends along a page from the Assembly Record to demonstrate that he did indeed vote to change state pension formulas. (So, according to the roster, did Jeff Miller, whom Gov. Scharzenegger...
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The Fishing Report — Oct. 22, 2010
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To consider adding beer and wine in order to boost traffic during the slower evening hours? Time describes the possible changes on tap here....
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Dear Lynne: Recipes that call for "white wine" or "red wine" started me thinking. Usually I use whatever I have opened; yet it occurs to me there must be optimum wines for cooking. True? If true, what are they? -- Mike in Minneapolis
Dear Mike: You want a wine that you like to drink that has lots of body, structu
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An acquaintance e-mails this excerpt from the latest KIXE newsletter, written by GM Phil Smith: "One of the first changes made since I arrived was the canceling of a program called "Democracy Now!" that aired at 5:00 a.m. I did...
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Emergency crews discovered a body in a car found submerged this morning in the Sacramento River.
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Ah, let me share the pleasure of evidence of another satisfied feline. Etsian plmoses10 shared these fabulous pix of his Kitty, Demi (love that name for a pretty black cat) getting familiar with the DarcyArts Giant Red Catnip Squid. That squid is in serious trouble. Get ‘em kitty. The wise crafter, as well as the w
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A state appellate court this week denied an appeal made by a former Shasta County jail inmate who was convicted last year of assaulting a corrections officer.
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Jailers stopped a 39-year-old Shasta County inmate from hanging himself this morning.
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It's going to be another warm one today, though the weather is going to take a turn for the cool side by the weekend.
Today, the National Weather Service predicts a high near 87 degrees. Tonight, it will drop to around 50.
Wednesday it will be sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday is when it will start to cool off a bit
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I have always thought that most of us are trapped in a life that is somewhat less than what we were created to be.
We were created in God's image and we just need to believe in God and in his power... with him we can transcend our own self-imposed limitations and live lives with such joy and love that it
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When a handful of Redding healthcare providers started “Think Pink Day” to raise awareness of breast cancer in 1997, they handed out 1,400 goodie bags full of educational material to women in R
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Even after surviving and leaving one abuser, Scarlett wouldn't escape a second cycle of domestic violence.
She had known Jason (not his real name) and his family for many years – “there was something about that that was very nice to have,” she said. She was drawn to his kindness and attracted to his ...
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I am Jim Reed, running against 24-year Republican incumbent Wally Herger for Congress in the California 2nd District. I am an attorney and small business owner with 10 employees. I live on a ranch in Fall River Mills (eastern Shasta Co.). I am a third generation Northern Californian.
I have prob
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One can't go on Redding.com without hearing that liberal policies have wrecked California's economy. In some cases, I'd have to agree. Oddly enough, however, Florida has the exact same unemployment rate as our fair state --- a grim 12.4 percent...
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Bob Wilkinson, Lake California
Government is not a business
Can a CEO of a for-profit corporation manage a complex governmental entity like the state of California? No, absolutely not! The CEO of a for-profit corporation manages through a board of directors. Both the CEO and the board have similar objec
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In headlines, California’s attorney general often wears the badge of “top cop,” responsible under the state constution for overseeing independent local district attorneys and sheriffs. But beyond simply busting bad guys, the attorney general has a broad duty to ensure all aspects of state law are unifor
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Just over seven years ago, as Arnold Schwarzenegger ran for governor in the 2003 recall election, he visited small business after small business over a period of weeks in September and October.
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"Optimism is tremendously inspiring. Accuracy, perhaps not so much." Dale Griffin, a professor of marketing at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business, to the Wall Street Journal...
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The Redding Colt .45s are teaming up with the California Waterfowl Association and the Major League Baseball Alumni Association to raise money for CWA Youth Programs and the Redding Stadium Project on Nov. 5-6.
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Denise Disney hoped to test Redding’s newest bike and pedestrian path Monday, only to find a locked gate with a “Keep Out” sign across the concrete.
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The Cottonwood man who was killed after crashing into a school bus had fallen a sleep at the wheel, his sister said Monday.
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A grass fire next to Shasta High School late Monday morning prompted school officials to evacuate students, but the fire was quickly contained and the students were ushered back to class.
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Two brothers told deputies different stories about how each suffered stab wounds Saturday afternoon in Tehama County.
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The Redding Area Assisted Living Association will present a free senior options seminar from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Redding Library at 1100 Parkview Ave.
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The Sundial Bridge will glow pink three nights this week to highlight breast cancer awareness.
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In 1910: S.P. Roller was arrested and charged with “hooking” chickens. The chickens in question were found under Roller’s bed, tied up in a gunny sack alive and making noise enough to attract the entire neighborhood.
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In a move to improve profits, Horizon Air is cutting daily flights to and from Los Angeles International Airport, leaving one daily flight each way.
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When a piece of hardware at the Fox affiliate in Chico broke during the seventh inning, blacking out televised coverage of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series Saturday night, thousands of north state Giants fans scrambled to find radios.
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When Shasta hosts cross-town rival Enterprise for River Bowl XVIII on Friday, players on both sides consider it the most important game of the year, no matter what.
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A Redding man today managed to subdue an attacker armed with a crowbar while avoiding injury outside a gas station on Pine Street.
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Craig Padilla told me there was going to be an extraordinary video concert simulcast yesterday on NPR, of all places. Jonsi is the lead singer of Sigur Ros, a big favorite of mine. The concert did not disappoint. Hey, it’s still available to see for today only, at
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Emergency personnel are responding this evening to a report of a vehicle spin out on southbound Interstate 5 at the westbound Highway 44 off ramp.
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Yesterday Sapphire was playing tossmouse with her toy mousie. I wasn't paying attention to her until I heard the CRASH.She had knocked over and broken a vase that supermatt41 gave me a few years ago.
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The Cottonwood man who was killed after crashing into a school bus had fallen a sleep at the wheel, his sister said today.
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On today's editorial, "Buzz_Fledderjohn" and "Stella_Artois" have an interesting exchange on the dynamics of federal spending in rural areas and the politics of so-called "rugged individualists" who in fact rely heavily on Big Government spending. Buzz lumps Shasta County in...
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Republican U.S. representatives who oppose the stimulus but fight for their districts' share -- hypocrites or pragmatists? Either way, they're not in short supply. Even as they openly criticized the federal stimulus program as a waste of money, several members...
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An interesting interview about the two-decade decline of creativity among children. I'd like to at least endorse this method: Be Less Clean and Organized: Parents of highly intelligent children focus on visible qualities such as right answers, cleanliness, and good...
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Ed Mendel, the go-to guy on state pension politics, follows up on Gov. Schwarzenegger's dig at fellow Republicans for holding up pension changes for state prison guards. This part is comical: After the pension bill passed, several Republicans, including Assemblymen...
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Maybe they can crack open a bottle in Sacramento and see if it helps them work together. The Half Moon Bay Brewing Company today sent its Budgetary Alement Ale to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Democratic and Republican leaders of...
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Three people called 911 Sunday afternoon to report seeing a man walking down Churn Creek Road in Redding with his pants around his ankles.
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The L.A. Times reports a strange-sounding moment as the Meg Whitman campaign hit Los Mo this weekend: Her toughest opposition came from a teenager who said her proposals would mean cuts to education. Whitman quickly explained that she wanted to...
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A grass fire adjacent to Shasta High School late this morning prompted school officials to evacuate students, but the fire was quickly contained and the students were ushered back to class.
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Interesting article by Forbes.com on "What $300,000 Buys in Homes Across America". By this article, it looks like it doesn't buy you much in San Diego where their median home price is
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Firefighters responded this morning to a structure fire at a Churn Creek Road home in Redding, but the cooking fire was quickly contained after flames spread to the home's attic.
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"Probably the biggest change in Internet media isn't the immediacy of it, or the low costs, but the measurability. Which is actually terrifying if you're a traditional journalist, and used to pushing what people ought to like, or what you...
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Ambulances responded to a single-car wreck on the Deschutes Road off ramp on Interstate 5 this morning in Anderson.
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The northbound lane of Highway 273 just north of Buenaventura is open again, a Caltrans spokeswoman reported about 10 a.m. A big rig was towing a backhoe that hit the overcrossing earlier today, spilling the backhoe into the roadway and blocking the fast lane.
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I finished my third Mick Jagger doll all except for the scarf. I’m waiting to hear from the uncle who will give this Soft Boy to his 4-year-old niece. I want to make the scarf in her favorite color. Mick is fun to do. His lips are time-consuming but it’s so worth it. The 4 [...]
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In 1890, one of the biggest highlights of the year was the turning on of the electric lights in the courthouse. It was worthy of a big celebration and people came from miles around for a big picnic and to...
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For the second time this year, Horizon Air is cutting service in Redding.
The airline will eliminate one of its two flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Los Angeles International in an effort to make the company more profitable, the Seattle-based carrier announced.
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Two brothers told deputies different stories about why they each suffered stab wounds Saturday afternoon in Tehama County.
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A backhoe fell off a big rig's trailer this morning on Highway 273 near Buenaventura Boulevard in Redding, blocking traffic for 2 1/2 hours during the middle of the morning commute.
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The showers that spattered Sunday won't be coming back for a while.
The National Weather Service says to expect Sunny skies today in Redding with a high near 85 degrees.
A similar forecast is in store for the rest of the week until Thursday. Temperatures will drop significantly and it's expected to hover around 70 degree
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The continuing economic downturn and funding cuts are creating a financial gap and putting pressure on Shasta Women’s Refuge’s ability to provide services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
For the price of one latte, or one lunch at a fast food restaurant, you can help Shasta
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What: Local Author Charlie Price coming to Shasta College
When: Nov. 4, 12:30 p.m.
Where: Campus Center Stage (Building 2000, Main Redding Campus)
Shasta College is pleased to announce that on Thursday, November 4, 2010, Charlie Price, award-winning and internationally acclaimed local author
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Can You Handle The Truth? Contraception and It's Devastating effects on Our Culture.
Why do people refuse to hear the truth?
EVIL at work!
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What: New Whodunnit Comedy “Death in the Dugout” to Benefit Local Little League
When: 6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday (Oct. 22 and 23) and Oct. 29
Where: October 22, 23: The Piemont Restaurant in Mount Shasta
October 29: The Yreka Elks Lodge
Cost: $49 includes the dinner, s
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Most readers will have heard of the mythical State of Jefferson, dreamed up by rural folk who wish they were represented in their state legislatures. It is a myth; a harmless fantasy.
More fantastic by far, though, is th
Posted on Doni Greenberg at 5:00 am
Meet Scarlett.
She’s a twenty-something north state woman with beautiful eyes and a smile that blows away shadows. She’d hang the moon – and a few planets, too – for her child. A single mom, she takes care of them both with her office job.
Scarlett loves to sing and dance. As a teenager, she ...
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Last week we took congressional candidate Jim Reed to task over his talk that Rep. Wally Herger might have Alzheimer’s disease. It’s a cheap shot in a race that ought to be about the issues.
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We are immersed in the day-to-day politics of whether we should have another stimulus package or not, whether we should extend the Bush tax cuts for all, and other contentious issues. Few realize that these are part of a larger crisis looming over our republic — whether, after 2012, we will be governed as a represe
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It’s been a rough time for many. The economy has tanked, putting thousands of north state residents out of work and, in some cases, out of their homes.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:06 am
Fearing that restrictions farther north soon may apply all over the state, Shasta County’s farmers and ranchers are closely watching a pair of pending lawsuits over agricultural water diversions in Siskiyou County.
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 12:06 am
All residents of Shasta County are encouraged to voice their opinions on regional transportation issues at the Shasta County Regional Government Forum at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Old City Hall Arts Center, 1313 Market St., Redding.
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Although the state budget was signed this month following a 100-day delay, the financial hurt for Shasta College isn’t quite over.
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WEAVERVILLE — Trinity High School’s Alumni Association will host its second Red-White Dinner and Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Hall in Weaverville.
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Today in History: Oct. 18, 2010
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Okay, so its not Really Redding. Really Coachella instead. Fascinating to watch though. This is a photographic effect with which I’ve experimented previously here. An artificial reduction in depth of field. It makes everything look miniaturized. They’ve combined that effect with a speed manipulation and the r
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 1:40 pm
A woman was taken to the hospital today after the vehicle she was driving struck a utility pole along Lake Boulevard, Redding police said.
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I'm pretty sure state-employed vets' methods have evolved in the past century. Good thing. From Today in History: In 1910: The lives of several men and six horses were endangered as Deputy State Veterinarian J.P. Iverson tried to kill a...
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Officially it is known as Western Star Lodge #98. It is the oldest chartered lodge of the Freemasons in the entire State of California in addition to being the first to meet and organize. The current brick building it calls...
Posted on Dottie Smith's blog at 10:51 am
Hi ya'll. Been a very long day. Started early this morning as we were fortunate enough to have a spot on BizTalk (www.biztalk1400.com) this morning. Marissa and the gang are awesome. Not sure who listens to the radio that early...
Posted on Marc Beauchamp's blog at 10:40 am
From David Benda's "Buzz on the Street" column today: Six years ago, economic development guru Larry Kosmont came to Redding to headline the Shasta County EDC luncheon. Former "Buzz" partner Marc Beauchamp and I had some fun in this space...
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The weather today should remain partly sunny, with a high near 76 this afternoon. The low tonight should be around 54, according to the National Weather Service.
Sunny skies are expected to return Monday, with a high near 84. Mostly clear Monday night, with a low around 53.
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Phil Fountain is a carto
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If you don’t have a vision of where you’re going, you’ll never get anywhere in particular.
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Having listened to a debate among the 10 Redding City Council candidates, I am worried. With one or two exceptions, most have limited understanding of city finances. Plus most lack a clearly articulated vision of Redding’s future and the role city government would play in that future.
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Boyce Muse, Redding
Latest union ad
is pure slander
The politics of personal destruction has come to Redding, and it is the public employee unions of Redding that have brought it here. The latest radio ad stating that Councilman Rick Bosetti has diverted federal stimulus money to build a road to
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In a recent piece, Michael Michalak of the Fly Shop accused American Whitewater of wanting to turn the McCloud River into an “amusement park.”
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The biggest problem voters have when considering how to use their votes in a meaningful way is misinformation. After reading Dick Dickerson’s opinion in Monday’s Record Searchlight, I thought it would serve our community to know the facts as opposed to opinions and beliefs about Proposition 19. I have no doubt that C
Posted on Record Searchlight News at 1:00 am
Good day to you! With the fall weather upon us these cooler days are totally to our liking and our spacious yard is certainly taking a sigh of relief.