Community

Stories of American Heroes

May 26, 2026
I lived about 15 miles from Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 1994 to 2012, in a rural area where many Army officers and members of the various Special Forces groups based there made their home. After 9/11 our community was immediately impacted as Fort Bragg forces were some of the first deployed in the War on Terror. We were reminded daily of the sacrifices these families were making – the dad who wasn’t there to participate in Little League with the kids or read a bedtime story or attend awards ceremonies at the elementary school, or any of the hundreds of little things that make up family life. Unfortunately, some of the dads never made it home.

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Community

Thank God for These Two Men Who Show Us How It’s Done on Memorial Day

May 25, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C–Here are Iwo Jima veterans Billy Byrd (100) and Don Graves (101), who first met as 19-year-old Marines during World War II when they served in the 28th Marine Regiment. They were tasked with capturing Mount Suribachi, and they watched as their compatriots famously raised the American flag. What was the first thing they did when they got together again? They started talking trash.

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Community

Memorial Day Events Honor Fallen Heroes

May 25, 2026
As Americans prepare to honor the nation’s fallen heroes this Memorial Day, communities across the country are gathering for tributes that blend patriotism, remembrance, and renewed support for veterans and military families.

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Community

Larmour’s Latest Legal Mess

May 13, 2026
Shasta County taxpayers are once again footing the bill for County Counsel Joseph Larmour’s questionable legal maneuvers — and this time, fresh allegations in a high-profile wrongful termination lawsuit paint an even darker picture of what’s happening inside the County Counsel’s office.

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Legislation

Shasta County Republican Assembly Endorses Measure B

May 12, 2026
REDDING–A four-member panel of the Shasta County Republican Assembly spoke their support of Measure B which seeks Voter ID, same day results, hand counted ballots, and clean voter rolls while claiming that the “Board of Supervisors refused to enact meaningful election reform.”

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Church

“We The People” Petitions Oxnard District to Let Jesus Back into Schools

April 18, 2026
OXNARD, CA–“We The People” activists Mary Keyser, Gloria Massey Chinea and Rolando Chinea are bringing signed petitions to the Wednesday, April 22 (5 p.m). Oxnard Union High School District board meeting asking the district to let Jesus back into the public schools making requests that include: Bible Clubs, library resources (Bibles in every school library) and Christian supplemental curriculum (such as Ben Carson’s “Little Patriots” and David Barton’s “Wall Builders”) for teaching U.S. history.

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Community

Los Angeles Is Letting Its Streets Crumble — Here’s Why

April 18, 2026
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions.  In Los Angeles, the problem is that the roads aren’t getting paved at all. Last summer, the city essentially stopped repaving its streets. In the past nine months, Los Angeles has resurfaced just 9 miles of roadway — in a city with more than 7,500 miles of streets, many of them cracked, potholed, and crumbling.

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