Tag Archives: Opinion

A good explanation of what happened

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Skip@RR

As in, what happened with all the bad mortgages, and how that affected the financial markets. The drawings are crude, shall we say, and so is the language, but it makes the point. Not suitable for work, maybe, and don’t … Continue reading →

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Emotional election night

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Skip@RR

I suspect there were few dry eyes in America last night. I know mine weren’t. We saw history, some of it ending, and some just beginning. I’ll leave the political commentary to the other bloggers, however. If you are near … Continue reading →

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Candidates answer questions.

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Skip@RR

I attended the Shasta Board of Realtors meeting today October 8 2008 for their candidate’s forum. The lineup from left to right is Russell Hunt, Missy McArthur, Norma Comnick, Melissa Hunt, Dick Dickerson, John Wood, Ken Murray, Terry Oxley, Jim … Continue reading →

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Housing bubble burst

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Skip@RR

Toxic mortgages had the predicted impact on Wall Street. 500 points yesterday. Yikes. The question is whether the fed or the government will continue to react shortsightedly trying to stop things from unraveling, or buck up and take their medicine. … Continue reading →

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Should be an interesting day on Wall Street

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Skip@RR

The Feds recently bailed out Bear Stearns, and Fannie and Freddie, but declined to help Lehman Brothers over the weekend. That signals an abrupt end to the road of Moral Hazard recently traveled. It will be an interesting day to … Continue reading →

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Fleas

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Skip@RR

Apparently, I spent much of my adult life sheltered from what must be a daily reality for some. I showed an inexpensive bank-owned house yesterday evening to a curious buyer. Among other issues, it was infested with fleas, a quick … Continue reading →

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Governator comes to town

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Skip@RR

Arnold Schwarznegger blew into town last week to let us all know that there are budget cuts coming to Cally-fornia. There emerged a rather amusing story of one of our city fathers at the meeting asking Arnold a question out … Continue reading →

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Amazing Medical Services in Redding

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Skip@RR

My knee is sore, so my doc sent me over to MD Imaging for an MRI. It really hits home how well equipped the Redding area is in terms of Medical Services. It’s a very well run operation. Laying on … Continue reading →

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Hard times hit Redding

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Skip@RR

There are always hard times. Even in times when the local real estate market is booming, with nany people looking into buying a foreclosed home to renovate and live in you can find a hard time story. It’s just humanity. … Continue reading →

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