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Gavin Newsom's California House of Cards
An opinion piece critical of Gavin Newsom's policies that have resulted in $Billions spent to solve homelessness but that have yielded only increaases.

Rex Ballard
Dec 8, 20254 min read


Trump Dismantling the Administrative State – Department of Justice
One year into President Trump’s second term, the American people are witnessing the most sweeping and successful accountability operation in the history of the federal government. The two-tiered justice system is being dismantled agency by agency, courtroom by courtroom, and field office by field office through the simple, ruthless expedient of removing the ideologically captured personnel who built and sustained it.

Rex Ballard
Dec 6, 20255 min read


THE GREAT MINNESOTA HEIST
Picture this: a state famous for its delicious hotdish casseroles, ice fishing, and “Minnesota Nice” suddenly becomes the scene of the largest welfare fraud in American history. Over $1 billion — gone. Phantom daycares that never fed a single child. Fake autism clinics. Ghost housing programs. And in the middle of it all, a cultural bombshell dropped by one of the most respected Somali intellectuals in America: “Somali culture is built atop stealing from dysfunctional governm

Rex Ballard
Dec 4, 20254 min read


Thinking Thankful Thoughts
Gratitude is the best antidote for disquieting feelings of all kinds. Disturbing developments on the news can't upset you. Even personal challenges easier to bear when you are feeling grateful.

Gary Peyrot
Nov 28, 20252 min read


Letters to the Editor
Redding Sports Park (RSP) opened as Big League Dreams (BLD) in 2004. Built with a 20 million dollar grant from the state, it didn't cost Redding a dime. The city leased our new sports park to BLD for 32 years, the first 4 rent free and 6% of the gross thereafter. BLD was responsible for the upkeep. That didn't happen so, where do we go from here? No one seemed to notice that our sports park fell into disarray. It is my opinion the head of recreation and the city managers fell
Nick Gardner, Redding
Nov 24, 20251 min read


Letters To The Editor
Dare I Say
Thank You America
Veterans Day is observed annually on November 11th of each year. This year it falls on a
Tuesday.
The federal holiday honors all U.S. military veterans—those who served in wartime or peacetime, living or deceased. The date commemorates the armistice that ended World War I, which took effect November 11, 1918.
Pete Stiglish - Guest Writer
Nov 11, 20251 min read


Elon Musk’s Comments on DOGE Exposing Corruption in our Government and His Predictions for the Future as Revealed in His Latest 3-Hour Interview on The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE)
Highlights from the latest Joe Rogan interview of Elon Musk on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Elisa Ballard
Nov 2, 20258 min read


To Stand with Israel: A Test of American Conscience
Are we still a people who will stand by our democratic allies, or must we prioritize those who claim the mantle of the oppressed, regardless of the methods they use to assert their will?

Gary Peyrot
Oct 9, 20255 min read


The Demonization of Dissent
Charlie Kirk's tragic assassination at Utah Valley University on September 10, 2025, exposed America's deepening fractures—not just in politics, but in our capacity for civil discourse. As founder of Turning Point USA, Kirk championed conservative values like freedom, personal responsibility, and limited government, engaging critics with firm yet compassionate debate. He attacked ideas, not individuals, modeling a respect that's increasingly rare.

Gary Peyrot
Oct 1, 20253 min read


The Anatomy of Our Charter Amendment
For over 200 years our elections were run by the counties. Then, all of a sudden, around 2000, the state started taking over our...

Margaret Cantrell
Sep 27, 20253 min read
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