My Turn

California in the last few years has seen some of the worst wildfires on record and its largest utility company,…

If someone asks me “What’s happening in your life?” I seem to be pressed to respond with anything that’s exciting….

I am not a fan of conflict. I know people who enjoy rising to the challenge of diffusing a situation…

I sometimes find it amusing how young people (under the age of 50) reflect or bemoan how much things have…

This week, the sun will rise around 7 a.m. instead of eight. Doesn’t that seem more natural for a November…

I felt a little bittersweet when I learned about the retirement of Tom St. Jacques as Lassen High School’s head…

We are almost at the end of 2019 year and heading into 2020 where we again as Americans will head…

Homelessness has become a thorny issue with some folks these days right here in good old Susanville. At last count…

Veterans Day 2019 — Monday, Nov. 11. While Memorial Day is the day we honor veterans who died in service…

The power outage this past weekend was no fun for anyone. Millions of residents throughout the state were drenched in…

I’d rather text than talk on the phone. I like that I can edit what I want to convey, plus…

Believe it or not, when I joined the Susanville Rotary Club a few years back, some of the biggest naysayers…

When I was a child, my mother would read to my sisters, brother and me before bedtime. Some of my…

Make no mistake, as regular citizens are battling the pollution, crime and illness brought down like a firestorm upon various…

The Fresno I grew up in during the middle to late 1960s was a market city, meaning if a musical…