Dept. of Education needs someone new at the helm
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” — Benjamin Franklin It’s no secret I have no love for…
Read moreMy Turn
Something powerful is going on at Lassen High
I adore children. Right up until the age of 12. If you ask me, 13-year-olds are probably the reason boarding…
Read moreIt’s always nice when you can help someone
Many of you that know me are aware that I personally am not a huge believer in the positive attributes…
Read moreMore lessons in perspective — two scenarios
Disaster Thinking My first great love committed suicide when he was 28 and I was 34. After coming out of…
Read moreHappy Valentine’s Day to the loves of my life
It’s Valentine’s Day and I have eyes for only one man — OK maybe three men if I am being…
Read moreFinding passion for something outside yourself
Going into 2020 as a whole, I have had a lot to reflect upon from the past year, and as…
Read moreTalking to each other across the divide
Well, we’re in it now, folks. The political season is in full swing, and like a giant pendulum, our views,…
Read moreI’m grateful for communities like ours
In small communities like ours here in Plumas County, you know just about everyone. You greet the postal workers by…
Read moreA happy reunion thanks to Facebook
I spend too much time on Facebook. “I’m a reader,” I tell myself. “What am I doing on here? I…
Read moreMaking 2020 complete with the help of a doll
At 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day I finished my first project of 2020. That’s a lie, actually. I’d started…
Read moreA never-ending process if I want to eat
It’s the first of the year; I should be happy — thrilled to be alive — right? While I’m excited…
Read moreAre we becoming a ‘virtual’ society?
Have you ever noticed how social media seems to be changing the American society from a nation of doers to…
Read moreMeet Megan Belafonte: San Francisco’s poster child for the homeless
As our community seeks to resolve issues surrounding the homeless dilemma, I encourage everyone to research proposed solutions. Because things…
Read morePartisanship aside, we should avoid being duped into another pointless war
The United States has been at war for going on 19 years now in the Middle East. That’s well over…
Read moreFrom our family to yours: Have a very healthy and safe New Year!
It’s been several years since Keri and I bragged about our Feather Publishing “family” that we have grown to know…
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