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Building a bridge to the 19th century...

Montie Montana Jr.

PRCA’s new made-for-TV Champions Challenge is set to debut in Redding. As part of its ongoing commitment to increasing the popularity of the cowboy sport, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association will launch a special made-for-TV series of Ch... Full story

Dean of the Paper — Part 1

Karen Harriger

1:30 p.m., Porterville, California. No matter the resident, whether he has been here for ten weeks or ten decades, knows to stay indoors and away from the blazing heat of the late summer sun, which daily scorches the town without fail. The bustling M... Full story

The sweet smell of new cooler pads

Brent Gill

Last week, I prepared the evaporative cooler for the upcoming heat of summer. In this old house, built over 50 years ago, the air conditioning package is not efficient, thus is very expensive to operate. We gave up on that shortly after we moved here... Full story

Bush's best legacy

Michael Carley

In recent weeks, with the dedication of his presidential library, there is an ongoing effort to resuscitate the legacy of former President George W. Bush. The efforts have shown results as his poll numbers have improved, though a majority of American... Full story

CCSS writing proficiencies

Kristi McCracken

The past two staff meetings for PUSD have been district sponsored grade-level rollouts of the curriculum that the common core teams have drafted. As we head into summer break, teachers are considering what changes will be required to implement the ne... Full story

The habit of Christianity

Paul Leavens

It is fashionable among many Christians today to regard anything that is habitual to be “unspiritual.” Habitualness smacks of cold religious formalism rather than the warm, spontaneous response of the human spirit to God. To go to church ... Full story

A special goblet

Judy Lowery

Several weeks ago, just as our Wednesday evening small group was about to begin, I noticed a shiny copper goblet in front of Anthony, one of the participants in the group. The meeting started before I could ask about the shiny cup, so I had to wait u... Full story

Planets gathering in the west

Dave Adalian

A rare planetary alignment is building in the western sky this spring. Those who scan the evening sky regularly have seen Jupiter, king of the planets, make his way west during the last few months, as fall became winter then turned to spring. Now, J... Full story

Medical careers

Joe Stewart

I was at a birthday party here in town last week that was filled with a lot of health care providers with whom I had worked. It was a great night and we had a lot of good conversations. One of the topics that came up was the topic of our kids working... Full story

Building a bridge to the 19th century...

Montie Montana Jr.

Trevor Brazile placed in all three rounds of the steer roping at the Butterfield Stage Days PRCA Rodeo in Bridgeport, Texas, and won the average title with total earnings of $4,146. Brazile won the second round with a time of 9.6 seconds, and finishe... Full story

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