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High Speed Rail will never be cheaper

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Skip@RR

It should be an easy call. Pay a lot now, or pay a lot more later. Either way, you’re going to pay. Will it ever be cheaper than now? We could use the jobs. The infrastructure construction will boost the … Continue reading →

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Facebook is the new AOL

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Skip@RR

That’s the conclusion of this article about Facebook by John Dvorak, a columnist I often agree with. Coincidentally, local blogger Marc Beauchamp brings up the point about how businesses are using Facebook, perhaps to the detriment of the economy. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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A Collective sigh of relief

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Skip@RR

No doubt they sparked some celebratory fattys last week at Redding’s many marijuana “collectives.” And at hydroponic shops. And perhaps among beverage distributors, who learned their special interest campaign money was well spent. Druglords in Mexico laugh it up, too. … Continue reading →

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Please vote to end Prohibition

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Skip@RR

The image above captures it all for me; the lunacy, the hypocrisy. I know Proposition 19 is not the perfect answer, but what we are doing now is worse. It’s not about encouraging drug use. That happens whether we like … Continue reading →

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Liu Xiaobo and his prize

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Skip@RR

I don’t think of ReallyRedding as a political blog. But in fact, every act of written expression is a political act in this world. The recent award of the Nobel Prize to Chinese writer Liu Xiaobo makes this painfully clear. … Continue reading →

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Save Kilarc

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Skip@RR

The RS ran this article about yesterday’s rally to save Kilarc. Below is a re-run of our thoughts on the Kilarc facility. We stopped in over at Kilarc Reservoir in eastern Shasta County for a look and took a few … Continue reading →

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Why so many hydroponic stores in Redding?

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Skip@RR

With a little care, you can grow just about any crop you want in temperate Redding. Outside. Using no electricity. Yet our town boasts enough retail establishments selling hydroponic gardening gear to serve a colony on the moon. You can … Continue reading →

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Remember the ocean?

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Skip@RR

You won’t recognize the place after watching this short video. And this was recorded a few days before our Deepwater Chernobyl. We keep trying to help the salmon that swim by our River City. But they have to go and … Continue reading →

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What if Deepwater/BP had blownout in Shasta County?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Skip@RR

The recent Deepwater Horizon/BP oil blowout is big. How big? Here’s a map of the spill, only spread over Shasta County. Paul Rademacher is using GoogleEarth to give us all a better understanding of the size and scope of the … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother's Day to all tough minded moms.

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Skip@RR

“I still recall my mother’s first words to me: ‘I haven’t killed anyone in years, but never think that I’ve forgotten how.’” Warren Ellis You should have a soft heart as a mom, but if you have a soft head … Continue reading →

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