Judge Cara Beatty (left) talks about the successes of Addicted Offender Program graduates Ashley Kuhns-McCain (center), Ilena Barreau, Raymond Byrd, Donna Miller, Julie Roseann Pico and Savannah McCoey during their commencement ceremony Friday at the Shasta County Courthouse.

John McCain was resurrected from the dead by the national media. He was the easiest candidate for Obama to beat, in my opinion.

My vote in the 2012 presidential election is pretty locked in. I will continue only to vote for true conservatives, i.e., Ronald Reagan. I didn't vote for John McCain, and I won't vote for Mitt Romney. Fortunately, Gov. Rick Perry has thrown his hat in the ring. To try to evaluate the contenders in this upcoming bou

Let's get our facts straight. First of all, your vehicle license fees (VLF) did not go up by $12.

Only 19 days remain before the elections, but that is enough time for you to have an impact on the outcome. According to Nate Silver at the Five Thirty Eight Blog (recently annexed by t

It is taken as gospel among politicians of both parties that small business is the engine of job creation. “We’re starting with small businesses because that’s where most of the new jobs do,” President Obama said earlier this year. “Small businesses are the job generator of America,” e

NOW WHO'S DAMAGED? I remember when Bush was considered "damaged goods" and kept off the McCain campaign. After the Tea Party II results in Massachusetts, Obama must be considered "radioactive."

Today Senator John McCain joined the Republican chorus, led by Republican Nationa