Redding Waste Division employees investigated, disciplined

Solid Waste Division actions taken

A comprehensive investigation by the City of Redding into improper conduct by some Solid Waste Division employees has resulted in disciplinary action against nine employees and “counseling memos” about City policy for 19 others.

The wide-ranging investigation…

New disclosure rules for franchisers

The Federal Trade Commission’s new disclosure rules for franchisers should help would-be franchisees make more-informed investment decisions.

The revisions, which took effect July 1, bring the regulations into the electronic age. Now franchisers can file disclosure documents online, eliminating…

Buzzing outside the box

America loves business, and business loves buzzwords.

These days, with the Internet economy booming right along, new words buzz their way into the language every day. Even people who have no connection with dot-coms find themselves spewing the geekspeak of computers…

Thom G: The fun is in the fly

Dusk falls and the surface of a high-mountain lake is vivid with concentric circles as trout rise to pluck off the evening hatch.

It might not feel like it just yet, but August marks the midway point for the general trout…

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“Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.”  ~ Epictetus

City chooses Deputy Fire Chief/ Fire Marshal

Phil Paige of Vista, California has been chosen as the Deputy Fire Chief/ Fire Marshal for the City of Redding Fire Department. He begins his duties Monday, July 28.

Paige held the same position in Vista, a city of approximately 96,000…

Shannon Calder: The bookworm is in

Books fly at us often. We bibliophiles are barraged with new releases, paperbacks, beach reads and novels that have been on our nightstand for a month. Or six.

We stress ourselves out and wish we read faster. Even the speed readers among…

Shock-and-awe customer service

A sunflower-decorated Nugget blew me away this week.

I’m talking about the Nugget Market in Elk Grove. We saw it last weekend when visited our good friends and yours, Food for Thought tech genius Jim Gore and reality-checker idea-machine Darcie Gore.

I hadn’t been to Elk…

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“It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.” ~ Richard Whately

Dugan Barr: Way-cool coffeemaker

First, a disclaimer. I do not have any stock or other financial interest in the product I am about to describe. I stumbled onto it while in France last spring and thought it was the coolest thing I had seen…