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  • Letters to the Editor: It's the right thing to do Published 2/7/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 0 comments

    So, what do you do with a brand, spanking new $88 million dollar, 150-room veterans residential care facility you can’t afford to open? Although 98 percent complete, the veterans home in Redding probably won’t open until around January 2014, if ...

  • The updated American Creed Published 2/7/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 1 comment

    At the beginning of the 20th Century, Americans truly believed in the goodness of our government. William Tyler Page, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, expressed this when he wrote “The American’s Creed” in 1917. It was accepted ...

  • Homelessness on rise in north state Published 2/7/2012 at 6:00 a.m. 1 comment

    Driving around town these days, I’ve noticed a lot more bicycles and foot traffic along the roadways. Hmmm … Maybe high gas prices are catching up or maybe the homeless rate is increasing? I see different people holding “PLEASE HELP” ...

  • Regelin family receives Patriot Guard Riders Updated 2/7/2012 at 10:05 a.m. 0 comments

    At least two dozen Patriot Guard Riders of Northern California, led by Ride Captain Jeff Nelson, gathered shortly before noon Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Veterans Memorial garden in Anderson River Park. Two by two, with American flags unfurled and ...

  • My circle of life keeps changing Published 1/31/2012 at 10:20 a.m. 0 comments

    My life now consists of books, tuition, part-time work shifts, and classes although it isn’t just the simple circle that it seems. The books involve reading, learning, and studying that fill up much of my brain and physical time and ...

  • My beloved Bessie was a special dog Published 1/31/2012 at 10:19 a.m. 0 comments

    On Nov. 28, I lost a good friend. She was 12 years old and the sweetest but best watchdog around. Bessie could read people — the good the bad and the ugly — giving out a friendly welcoming bark or ...

  • An open letter to California business leaders, organizations Published 1/31/2012 at 10:17 a.m. 0 comments

    We all agree that California faces fundamental problems. These include a $15 billion budget deficit, $500 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, a tax and regulatory climate that drives businesses away, wasteful and ineffective use of our tax dollars and a ...

  • Weather is here and ever present Published 1/24/2012 at 9:51 a.m. 1 comment

    ‘Drought, Drought, Drought” We kept hearing this dire prediction for the future through the mild. sunny days of November, December and spring-like New Year. I remember years in the past when we heard the same moans and groans that became ...

  • It proves tough to get (seat) belted Published 1/24/2012 at 9:50 a.m. 0 comments

    My old Chevy truck still gets around like a lot of old work trucks do. No need to replace it if it’s running good, passes smog tests and is safe. But, Heaven forbid anything fails because we are at the ...

  • Reunion brings back many fond memories Updated 1/25/2012 at 12:13 p.m. 0 comments

    While visiting my mother recently in Spokane, Wash., I enjoyed a brief reunion with my fifth-grade teacher. We each enjoyed trading memories and stories that afternoon in the living room and kitchen of a comfortable home that Bruce Anthony, now ...

  • Brown’s budget — more taxes, spending Published 1/18/2012 at 2:25 p.m. 1 comment

    Last week, Governor Brown released his 2012-13 budget — a full five days ahead of schedule. While I had hoped that the Governor would put forward an honest plan that would help the state continue to make progress in closing ...

  • Freedom is what’s great about America, but even freedom can be abused Published 1/18/2012 at 2:22 p.m. 1 comment

    This past weekend, Petty Officer First Class Chad Regelin was laid to rest. And though this column has been written prior to Regelin’s funeral, word has already spread that a certain church group with tenuous connections to God would be ...

  • Get off the sofa and get moving Published 1/18/2012 at 2:21 p.m. 0 comments

    I used to nag at my grandsons to get up off the sofa and get some kind of action going. There isn’t much activity happening by sitting on the sofa. Of course there is reading, watching TV, playing on the ...

  • Letter to the Editor: Jan. 18, 2012 Published 1/18/2012 at 2:19 p.m. 1 comment

    War is a too commonplace scene around the world. Some of us have been spared, even though the mass media bring closer this remoteness, which hurts those who live there, but images on a full stomach are always painless. As ...

  • Letters to the Editor: Thank you, Kevin Snyder Physical Therapy Published 1/10/2012 at 10:22 a.m. 0 comments

    I have struggled with multiple sclerosis (MS) for two years. When my order for physical therapy ended, Kevin allowed me to continue using the facility for a small monthly fee any time I needed. The entire staff has kind of ...

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