Challenger Missy McArthur and incumbent Dick Dickerson have officially claimed the two Redding City Council seats up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.

Video of city council meeting available here (you can skip to the part you want) later on Wednesday. — In a unilateral display of determination, the Redding City Council and senior staff on Tuesday night discussed pointedly the imp

Challenger Missy McArthur and incumbent Dick Dickerson have officially claimed the two Redding City Council seats up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.

  President-elect Barack Obama cannot appoint Sen. Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state. Frankly, I think Sen. Clinton would do a good job. But her husband, President Bill Clinton, is too mu

Doni & Kelly note: We’re excited to announce our new alliance with the one and only Jennifer Jewell of Chico, who inspires and delights us with her regular feature, In a North State Garden.  Jennifer’s gardening profiles, careful explanations and beautiful photography will appear in our Great O

Little Filly's in Palo Cedro serves up some terrific pizza - and a nice selection of beers on tap. Every Saturday evening, they feature live music.We had a grand time at the venue a few weeks ago -- it was the perfect spot for ou

Jesus H. Christ, what is it with all this hero worship of Barack Obama? Bad enough that his election was a sham. Now we have to endure all the self flagellation by the Media over the one-sided coverage they gave to “The One”, right after they spent 18 months hand picking McCain to be his weakest challenger. Then they

I got the munchies while trying to develop a subject for today's post, but all I could find was some low-sodium, high-fiber crackers that taste like crispy cardboard. They seemed symbolic of how I feel while looking at the news. Blah!

My campoon for Redding City Council, despite a massive wave of public indifference, has sadly crashed on history’s harsh rocks and splintered into a million disconnected pixels on your computer’s monitor. I now concede that the “official” candidates who filed some sort of papers with the County Cl

North State Symphony performs a joyful Beethoven at 2 p.m. Sunday in Redding. It was an excellent time in the life of Beethoven, and his Fourth Symphony reflected it. The work is lively, happy, even playful. And when

I was tagged by dclarion.a. People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blog and replace any question that they dislike with a new, original question.b. Tag eight people. Don'

I don't know why the lady became so angry. All I was doing was praying my rosary outside the abortion clinic and a big ugly lady ran up to me and took my protest sign and swung it with all her force right into my ey

If there's a national FBI database of reader habits - and I'm not suggesting there is, or denying that there isn't - I'm probably flagged with a big, red star.Person of interest - with a bullet.I splurged at the bookstore, four titles and a cool 2009 calendar with old lithographs from the National Park Service.

Editor's note: This column was written before the Nov. 4 election.God willing, by the time you read this, the election will be over and we can all breathe a deep, national sigh of relief.

Stop believing liesIn response to Vollie V. Bisnett's Nov. 7 letter: It may well be that you will never accept Barack Obama as your president because it seems you have chosen to live in that far country of slander, lies and innuendo created by small-minded, mean-spirited, self-proclaimed patriots who spread the

Democrats came out of last week's elections with solid congressional majorities and ideally situated to repeat the mistakes of the Republicans they have displaced.

Shasta County was a firm fire-engine red on electoral maps interpreting the Nov. 4 presidential election results.But a look at precinct-level voting patterns in the county reveals a whole palette of scarlets, tomato reds and pinks of varying support for Republican John McCain.

The 2nd Saturday Art Hop is tonight. Remember “tonight” is actually here in a few hours, starting at 5 p.m. in front of the Cascade Theatre with a sneak preview of “A Cascade Christmas.” There’s always plenty going on, as can be seen by

The problem with election maps is that they make all acres of land look equally important -- especially if, as in Shasta County, much of the land is basically empty except for off-the-grid survivalists and dope growers (not that their...

No chance for normalcy after Prop. 8 lossC.W. NeviusSaturday, November 8, 2008Now that the election is over, there's a refrain coming from those who supported Proposition 8, the constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage:Well, they say, we're glad that's over. Now we ca

Yesterday, I ran into one of Erin’s young friends, Sarah. She said to me “Hey, how about Tuesday, huh?” I was taken aback. Most of Erin’s 20-something friends seem very unconnected to politics. I found it hopeful that this young woman was excited enough about how the presidential election played out

ow. Wednesday was a record historical postelection down day on Wall Street. I guess that "redistribution of wealth" thing is getting a head start. Of course this has nothing to do with Barack Obama; in fact, I think it’s George Bush’s fault.

More maps to come, perhaps, but here's a look at the presidential vote in the city of Redding....

During the final presidential debate, Bob Schieffer asked both McCain and Obama which of their campaign promises (cut taxes, invest in renewable energy research, institute universal health care, etc.) they would have to delay

Below from The National Press Photographers Association web site. And this. Stay tuned. Scripps Layoffs At California, Florida, Newspapers VENTURA, CA (November 6, 2008) - Waiting only two days after their election coverage wrapped up, E.W. Scripps announced layoffs at...

Marshall Fritz, creator of the "World's Smallest Political Quiz," died on Election Day, of pancreatic cancer. He was 65....

After months of rollercoaster emotions and pell-mell activity that included a highly charged presidential election, joining this upstart start-up’s first (and very successful) year, researching and reporting a difficult series of news stories, my charming mother-in-law’s breast cancer recovery (hi, B

We had the election, right? It’s over, isn’t it? I’ve been napping and I haven’t called the Clerk’s office yet, does anybody know if I was swept into office with the Dust-broom of Destiny? What sort of mandate will I have when I take my big, comfy seat on the Council (out the back door)?

Column is breath of fresh airThank you, Alana Marie Burke, for your honest contribution (column, Sunday) to this year's presidential election. By the time this is posted the nonsense will be over, but whether my guy wins or loses, it was a breath of fresh air to see a credible commentary spoken with conviction a

truly historic: The citizens of the Untied States can truly be proud of their selection on election night 2008. By electing Barack Obama, they have taken "one giant step forward for America and one giant leap for mankind." I am truly proud to be an American.

A moral victory plus five bucks might get a candidate a breakfast special the morning after Election Day, but Democrat Jeff Morris notched a notable one this Tuesday.

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama pivoted quickly to begin filling out his new administration Wednesday, selecting hard-charging Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel as White House chief of staff while aides stepped up the pace of transition work that had been cloaked in pre-election secrecy.

Meet the Obamas: Barack, Sasha, Malia and Michelle, our country’s next First Family, so full of firsts. Barack Obama will be our first African American president. 

U.S. Rep. Wally Herger may have come away the victor in Tuesday's election, but the impressive showing by his relatively unknown opponent, Jeff Morris, is being touted as a victory in and of itself by Herger's Democratic rivals.

Soon to be flush with new cash, four Shasta County school districts began talking on Wednesday about how to spend the bond money approved by voters in Tuesday's election.

I suspect there were few dry eyes in America last night. I know mine weren’t. We saw history, some of it ending, and some just beginning. I’ll leave the political commentary to the other bloggers, however. If you are near my age, you have seen many changes in the way we consider race. Sometimes the [...]

I confess I had never met Missy McArthur until this past weekend, when I was standing in Lee & Judy Salter's incredibly beautiful

In past elections, the secretary of state's Web site has been a fabulous, up-to-date, easy-to-use data repository. It was easy to look up and compare results by county and by district. It had maps to put the results in visual...

Dropping in on Shasta County Republicans last night as the election returns came in, I found the crowd subdued. It was a bad night for Republicans, but it not for Assemblyman-elect Jim Nielsen, who said he's seen up and down...

With the majority of precincts reporting, four of the five school districts seeking bonds in Tuesday night’s election appear to have percentages large enough to pass.

The AP reports from Honolulu on the state's most famous native son: For many, Obama's election is a source of deep pride -- whether ethnic, ideological or geographic. Some see business opportunities. Others believe Hawaii is in line for even...

So we held our breaths for twenty-two months, twenty-two months of an election that everyone claimed would bore us witless. The exact opposite turned out to be true: it was riveting. It was difficult for the candidates who ran for office and for the operatives who masterminded the campaigns and for the journalis

With the victories of Barack Obama, William “Cold Cash” Jefferson, smear merchant--John Murtha and maybe even Home Improvement King--Ted Stevens, how can law enforcement ever look down upon common citizens and charge them with lying, cheating or stealing, ever again. The laws broken during this election cycle didn’t

The words over at Three Word Wednesday are hope, gravity and nuance. Still in that post-election, no-sleep haze. This came out dark, wasn't sure where it would go when I wrote the first sentence in my notebook in the dark. It ended up at 100 words.Gravitatio

Gay marriage and parental notification before teen abortions proved to be the magnet issues that drew many Shasta County voters to the polls, several said Tuesday. Jodi Lyford, 24, lost work and drove up from Chico to drop off her ballot at the Shasta County Elections Office in Redding, she said.

In local election news, I'm happy to see that Missy McArthur will be taking a seat on Redding's City Council. It looks like Philbert, though, may have to make-do with recliner from the Salvation Army.But mostly, I'm glad it's over. Hope the signs come down and people can come together.President-ele

Shasta County Elections Clerk Cathy Darling has said her office will probably not release any more election results until well after 11 p.m. and perhaps close to midnight.

At Angelo’s Pizza Parlor in Redding, about 70 Democrats erupted in cheers when TV networks called the election in favor of Barack Obama, the next president of the United States.

Election Leaders Redding City Council &38226; Gary Cadd 0 = 0% &38226; Dick Dickerson 0 = 0% Anderson City Council • Phil Burnett 0 = 0% • Norma R. Comnick 0 = 0% • Melissa Hunt 0 = 0% State Assembly, District 2

ABC News just said they wouldn't call the election until one candidate clinches 270 electoral votes, but if Obama's won Ohio -- and it appears he has -- then the rest is commentary. Maybe McCain should have picked Lieberman after...