I watched an interview of the author of What the Fon Smerconish, a news show that airs on CNN Saturday mornings. Leading up to the interview, a video was shown of supporters of Illinois’ &nb...
The Moon was New on the 17th, and an annular eclipse was visible in remote Antarctica. An annular eclipse is also called a “ring of fire.” The Moon will be further from Earth and will cast a smaller s...
The Moon will be New on the 17th, and an annular eclipse will be visible in remote Antarctica. An annular eclipse is also called a “ring of fire.” The Moon will be further from Earth and will cast a s...
Not knowing what ‘Siskiyou Progressive FB Group’ was, I did some research and investigation. I found out it was a group of democrats that focused on what they call ‘progressive values’… supporting fo...
When Discovery Channel Took on Cannabis: “Weed Country” and the Evolution of Mainstream Drug Coverage In the early 2010s, Discovery Channel aired “Weed Country,” a six-part doc...
And the Case for Capitalism I asked myself what’s the difference between socialism and communism, and I couldn’t come up with a convincing answer, so I googled the question. After looking...
Part III of III: From Turf to Ideology, The conversion of gangs to movements. 2004 Special Opinion for the Pioneer Press The good old days of narcotics’ trafficking solely operated by profit-dri...
On January 31, 2026, a peaceful sidewalk anti-ICE, anti-Trump protest was held for a couple of hours in front of the Health and Human Services building on Main Street in Yreka. We had about 45 p...
The Moon will be full on February 1, early in the afternoon. This is one of my favorite times of the year; the seed catalogs are here and Groundhog Day was Monday. This may be the first opportunity to...
Always on the console, between the front seats of my vehicle, sit a pair of binoculars. I never know when I might see an unusual bird, or one that I cannot identify quickly while driving. ...