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Saturday, April 27, 2024
In 2023 there were 340 school shootings, 656 mass shootings and 42,987-gun deaths in our country. The basic truth about guns is that more guns equal more gun deaths The American gun culture is the story of how the 2nd Amendment has been manipulated by a culture of acceptable gun […]
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines woke as being aware of important facts and issues, especially regarding racial and social justice. This tells us that “woke” people are informed people who are compassionate, committed to getting rid of all forms of discrimination, and making the world a better place for all. Would the messages Jesus preached qualify as being […]
Racism has been alive in California since the arrival of the Spanish in 1769. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, California was home to an Indigenous population of around 300,000 people. Spanish and Mexican rule (1769-1848) was devastating for California’s Indigenous population. It has been estimated that the pre-contact […]
Why did Hamas kill 1,300 and wound 3,300 Israelis on October 7th? Hamas said it was motivated to launch the attack because of long-term anger over Israeli treatment of Palestinians, expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and recent violent encounters at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque (cbsnews.com). Israel’s deliberate policies […]
As a soil scientist for 33 years, I never really thought about the long history of soils on earth. I just focused on Siskiyou County’s forest soils. Siskiyou County has the most soil diversity compared to anywhere else in the United States. This is because our soil forming factors are […]
Last October 31, Congressman Doug LaMalfa posted on Facebook: “No government should pick and choose which freedoms it will preserve and protect and which it will not.” Republicans believe in our constitutional rights, but if it’s not mentioned in the Constitution, then it’s not a right. This is one reason […]
What motivates rural people to choose to be a Democrat or a Republican? Is it based on their beliefs, values and attitudes that formed primarily by family, friends, culture, and life experiences? Beliefs are ideas that we accept as true without any supporting facts. Values are a set of principles, […]
We celebrate July 4th because it was the day that the Continental Congress finally approved all the changes and edits to the July 2nd draft Declaration of Independence. Officially, the Continental Congress declared its freedom from Great Britain on July 2, 1776, when it voted to approve a resolution of […]
Congressman Doug LaMalfa celebrated Pride Month by posting on Facebook: “There are no standards of care in transgender “medicine”, only the opinions of ideologues. Gender reassignment surgery is institutionalized medical malpractice and is barbaric. Any medical professional who pushes this on children should see the inside of a prison cell.” […]
What am I? My brain tells me I am a boy but my body tells me I am a girl. I’ve known since I was seven that I was a boy. I didn’t ask to be this way. Why can’t I be like other kids? Why can’t I be normal? […]
