Political Sign Snatching and Sign ‘Musical Chairs’ is… Theft

Do you cast your votes based solely upon the sentiment of a political sign proudly displayed on your favorite neighbor’s yard?

I didn’t think so.

Despite the idea that political lawn signs are more a celebration of one’s choice in an election…

No bad deed goes unpublished

Tuesday’s Record Searchlight front page headline was about a particularly ‘incendiary’ editorial (vagueness intended) that was written by the Shasta High School newspaper.

After I read the article and all of the offended and/or inflammatory comments that resulted in the Web…

Big tip: There’s power in your gratuity,
By Rocky Slaughter

Recall the last time you had horrible service at a restaurant.  You probably found yourself wondering how the waitstaff could sustain themselves by treating their customers so poorly.  Didn’t they want future business?  Didn’t they want a big tip?  Didn’t…

Shasta County is super-powered on Super Tuesday, By Rocky Slaughter

Redding has always enjoyed being different. Our election results are typically ‘unique’ in comparison to those coming from other parts of the state. Unfortunately, our ‘uniqueness’ is quickly trumped by the voting attitudes of the massive urban south. Lucky for us, a new…