Editorial

When I go fishing, half or more of the fun is preparing for the trip and the trip to the fishing spot itself.Okay, I'm going to have to dig deep for the 30 some dollar fishing license this year. Can't ...

Is it hopeless to trust? How do we know whom to trust?Do you ever see those homeless people on the corner of the streets with bent and folded signs, pleaded for money?

There is a Bible quote, "Ye shall know them by their fruits." Matthew 7:20All Americans should remember this verse.It is so appropriate with politicians who feather their political nests rather than in serving our country and citizens.

Kim Chamberlain and I had the pleasure of joining with hundreds of others Saturday night at Fusaro Hall in Anderson for the 31st annual Festa Italia, a gathering at which The Sons of Italy present their most prestigious Italian of ...

I've always hated cigarette smoke. In fact, I used to avoid being near a person who was smoking mainly because I hate the smell cigarettes leave behind.

Editor: Apparently there aren't enough criminals in the City of Anderson, Redding and Shasta County. Why else are police more interested in creating criminals out of medical marijuana users rather than focusing on the crime problems that already exist?

Among the many wonders of our very creation are the special gifts that each of us have been endowed. At even a young age, we grow starting off with these qualities. Slowly, we tighten our hold, growing into each individual ...

Food and love go together.Deny it if you wish, but it's a fact of life.Baby robins or eaglets in their nests, coyote or bear cubs in their dens - all babies need the love of parents, especially the mother. This ...

How far do you think you would get in your career if you informed your boss that you would do 26 percent of your job?Ludicrous! Ridiculous! You would most certainly be laughed out of the room, if you managed to ...

There's something for everyone at the Nor-Cal Productions Sports and RV Show that is happening this weekend at the Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson.

New legislation by Anthony Portantino, a California Democrat from La Canada, endeavors to create more harmony in the state by cleaning up our spoken language.

I wasn't prepared to be impressed.Ho hum. Another Winter Olympics, I thought.Wow, was I ever wrong.The last two weeks of NBC telecasts from Vancouver, B.C., Whistler, Cypress Mountain Resort and other venues in and around Vancouver have proven to be ...

Letters to the Editor: Mar. 3, 2010

The Valley Post story of romancing skunks brought memories of our Skunk Ranch, (named for multitudes of the critters). At first there was only perfumed night air, then a quick glimpse of a black and white "kitty" vanishing around a ...

What are life's most important qualities? Why must we struggle everyday just to find that the best things we are given can be ripped away from our grasp so easily? Why is it that it rains so hard on such ...