Over the course of the last several months, in town hall meetings and in other venues, I have repeatedly been asked whether the United Nations is playing a role in land-management decisions by federal agencies. Many people have specifically referenced "Agenda 21," referring to a document that was developed at a Unit

Former State Sen. Sam Aanestad hasn't yet decided whether he'll run for congress in the race to be left vacant by retiring U.S. Rep. Wally Herger.

I read with amusement your articles on the increasingly crowded Republican field to replace Wally Herger in Congress. I also read with amusement that the Republican Party in California stands to earn less than one-third representation in the state Legislature.

It didn't get online, apparently, but this Op-Ed by Rep. Wally Herger about "Agenda 21" was published in Yreka's Siskiyou Daily News this week. Apparently I'm not the only one hearing more than I can understand about a 20-year-old U.N....

With plans in the state budget to further delay the opening of the Redding (and Fresno) veterans homes, veterans advocates are predictably -- and justifiably -- angry. But is there any leverage to force the issue? Maybe. Rep. Wally Herger...

Sam Aanestad, a 65-year-old former state senator and assemblyman from Penn Valley, said Tuesday he's pondering jumping into the race for the congressional seat to be left vacant by retiring U.S. Rep. Wally Herger.

Sam Aanestad, a 65-year-old former state senator and assemblyman from Penn Valley, said today he’s pondering jumping into the race for the congressional seat to be left vacant by retiring U.S. Rep. Wally Herger

Four bedroom homes are always in demand. According to the mort

In a story last week, Democrat Jim Reed expressed confidence that he could raise some money to give a serious challenge to Sen. Doug LaMalfa in the race to replace Rep. Wally Herger -- even as outside consultants from both...

I read the survey about Wally Herger's retirement. Sixty-three percent say good riddance to him.

Special interests are manipulating the government to impose censorship on the internet. Do you trust the government to control what you can and cannot find on the web? We don’t. Since you are reading this online, neither should you.

As a long-time veteran in Shasta County, I am writing to enter my thanks to Congressman Wally Herger.

The political reshuffling after U.S. Rep. Wally Herger announced his retirement late last week has revealed a divide among north state Republicans.

Rep. Wally Herger, Sen. Doug LaMalfa and Assemblyman Jim Nielsen are all very popular north state politicians whom the voters have overwhelmingly elected and re-elected to their offices.

A pair of strategists on opposite sides of the political spectrum said Thursday it's unlikely statewide Democratic interests would choose to fund the campaign of Fall River Mills attorney Jim Reed, even though he's facing a new candidate this year in Doug LaMalfa, the presumed front-runner among a trio of local Repu

Fallout from Congressman Wally Herger's official retirement announcement Tuesday echoed through north state Republican circles as politicians moved quickly to adjust their campaign plans.

Talking this afternoon with Rep. Wally Herger about some of the highs and lows of his 25 years in Congress, I asked him how thing had changed from 1980s --- when it was possible for a Democratic Congress and Republican...

I haven't verified this stuff myself, but Jon Fleischman is a plugged-in Republican, and here's his description of the "north state kabuki" touched off by Rep. Wally Herger's retirement. So to recap this confusing North State kabuki dance -- Herger...

The persistent rap on Congressman Wally Herger was that, despite his experience in Cnogress, he didn't have much by way of legislative accomplishments. I'm not sure if there's a benchmark for this sort of thing -- and it's the nature...

Assemblyman Jim Nielsen on the decision by the Sacramento Valley's congressman to step down: "Wally Herger has served the people of northern California with dedication and honor for more than 35 years. I'm grateful for his steadfast commitment to our...

After a quarter century representing the north state, U.S. Rep. Wally Herger will announce today he is planning to retire at the end of his current term and state Sen. Doug LaMalfa will be running for his seat.

It must be the most widely trafficked and persistent rumor in north state politics, especially at the beginning of the election cycle: Rep. Wally Herger is retiring. Well, here's Placer County GOP activist Aaron Park saying it is true: The...

A plea to Rep. Wally Herger: You have not been legislating responsibly within the Constitution.

In Congress, that is. This New York Times piece explains how members of Congress have gotten richer as most of their constituents have struggled financially in recent decades. (Herger's wealth is estimated at between $3 million and $12 million.) Excerpt:...

Ericka Morrow and Todd James, both of Redding, are engaged to be married June 23, 2012, at the Morrow family home in Round Mountain. The bride-elect is the daughter of Dan and Ann-Marie Morrow of Redding. She is a 2002 graduate of Enterprise High School. She graduated from Simpson University and holds a master's of art in

The 2010 Citizens United 5 to 4 Supreme Court decision declared that big money interests, like unions and corporations, are officially people. It also deemed that money is equivalent to speech, protected by the First Amendment. It proclaimed that attempts by the American people to limit big money in politics are unconstitut

In his recent opinion piece, "Where I stand on the Klamath dams," Congressman Wally Herger demonstrates he understands that the Klamath agreements are not just about dams.

Having lived up here in Redding for a long time now, it has amazed me through the years how Wally Herger keeps getting "automatically" re elected. The only thing I can figure is he has got an (R) by his name so its guaranteed!

I have always been — and continue to be — a fervent supporter of dams. I believe we need more dams, not fewer. They are invaluable because of their many benefits, including as a source of abundant and cheap electricity, protection from flooding, and recreational opportunities (including the economic benefits the

Social Security is a critical issue for our district. Our congressional district has a high poverty rate and a high percentage of older people who depend on Social Security for their retirement. What are Rep. Wally Herger's beliefs regarding Social Security?

It is generally accepted that small businesses create the majority of new jobs in the economy. In Shasta County, as well as other rural economies around the United States, small and medium-size businesses are the backbone of our future economic hope. Congressman Wally Herger understands this and has decided to do something

North state Congressman Wally Herger is co-sponsoring a bill that would help small businesses in economically depressed areas such as Shasta County.

The Romney campaign actually announced Northern California's our own Rep. Wally Herger had endorsed the former Massachussetts governor back in September, but I missed the announcement until the AP compiled this list of who in Congress is backing which GOP...

Wally Herger does not want tax dollars to go for health care, education or jobs.

The county supervisors are rightly calling attention to school and road funding in our rural areas.

"Nothing we do in Congress is easy." So says the north state's own Rep. Wally Herger, in a Washington Post story about a tax bill sponsored by the congressman that has universal support but still cannot pass. Republicans support the...

A retired Air Force colonel from Cottonwood is once again challenging U.S. Rep. Wally Herger, this time in the new 2012 open primary.

In launching his second campaign against Republican incumbent Rep. Wally Herger, Democrat Jim Reed has embraced the cause of raising Shasta Dam by 18.5 feet --- an idea that the Bureau of Reclamation has been studying for years through an...

Is it some kind of record that there are three -- yes, three -- Republicans who are challenging the north state's longtime incumbent Rep. Wally Herger in next year's primary? For those keeping score at home, Gregory Cheadle announced his...

Is our own Rep. Wally Herger among the GOP members of Congress who want to stop the construction of the high-speed rail line in California? Or at least to stop federal funding for it? Why yes he is, according to...

Some 60 people lined Hemsted Drive in front of Wally Herger's office in Redding on Tuesday to ask the congressman to support saving the U.S. Postal Service.

Gordon B. Greb, Mount Shasta

A day after Congressman Wally Herger testified before Congress that creating new national monuments would reduce jobs, a new study was released saying the areas improve local economies.

Our Congressman-for-Life Wally Herger has had one decade after another in which to make friends and make even more money, entrenched seemingly for good there in Washington.

A correspondent who I believe is a fan of Rep. Wally Herger's 2010 GOP primary rival, "Col Pete" Stiglich of Cottonwood, writes asking if he's running again. Maybe. The Colonel, who has not held any political office but did manage...

Rep. Wally Herger argues that it should in a congressional hearing today considering a passel of different GOP-sponsored bills to restrict national monument designations. His prepared remarks in support of his own bill, HR 817, are here. Actually, Herger doesn't...

Anticipating President Obama's speech on jobs tonight, Rep. Wally Herger's office sends out the congressman's own plan for jobs. The meat: "We need to restore certainty for small businesses and rebuild the confidence of consumers. In order to do so,...

I read, with great interest, about Rep. Wally Herger's recent Town Hall meeting.

That's the Chico Enterprise-Record's bottom line in an editorial about the Democrat's announcement that he'll seek a rematch against Wally Herger, though the paper suggests he clean up his act and not spend his campaign repeating the suggestion that the...

"I don't like the term 'cut.' I like the term 'preserve.'" So Rep. Wally Herger told the AP in a story that focuses on his Democratic colleague Rep. Xavier Becerra and his role on the "Gang of 12" deficit panel....