Allan Winkler’s book provides a very broad perspective of World War II from the point of view of a multitude of social and economic groups. While giving a nod to the politics of the situation, Winkler successfully tells the mobilization story of America during World War II from the perspective of a multitude of social and economic groups providing a pleasant tapestry of the mobilization.

The tide is turning. Socialism always fails and the people have had enough.

When educated people respond to an act of savagery not with a defense of civilization, but with a defense of barbarism, it is an early warning system that society itself is breaking down.

Just saw Governor Newsom…

Yikes!

Barry Pruett interviewed Mike Bratton about the upcoming Michael Edward Bratton II Turkey Trot.

Now that the Legislature has prevented all counties from hand counting ballots with the passage of AB 969, let's have a look at who supported this law.

“The sick thrill of antisemitism has a price: the surrender of reason, and, with it, of conscience.” - David Mamet

The United States has become the world’s ATM.

The immediate change in the organization of labor from slave to free after the Civil War rippled through every facet of American economic, political, and social life from North to South and from East to West. It is this very scope and period of reorganization of American institutions about which Eric Foner writes in his book, Reconstruction Updated Edition: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-18. Foner explores the period of Reconstruction from almost every angle and provides the reader with a fundamental understanding of the successes and failures of Reconstruction.

The final form of the revisions to the Articles, which resulted in an entirely new Constitution, was a surprise to the states and the populous of the nation. The reason that the new Constitution was a revelation is because the delegates made certain that their deliberations would remain secret.

Barry Pruett interviews Jennifer Singer about Bright Futures for Youth

On Thursday Night, candidates for Assembly District 1 (AD-01) and Senate District 1 (SD-01) gathered at the McLaughlin Auditorium in Redding, California for a candidate forum to discuss issues and policies relating to their candidacies.

Four artists performed as part of a local singer/songwriter series sponsored by Wild Eye Pub and KVMR: Cherisha Heart, Kimberly Bass, Hannah Jane Kile, and Sands Hall.

In order to understand the recent events in Israel and Gaza, it is necessary to look back to the historical facts that created this terrible humanitarian crisis which affects innocent civilians on both sides.

The City of Grass Valley, California is contemplating placing a measure on the March 2024 ballot that would raise the sales tax rate for businesses, consumers, and residents of Grass Valley to 8.875%.

Natalie Adona thinks Nevada County’s public records are “boring.”

“I urge state lawmakers to take action to stop predatory actors from targeting small businesses with frivolous ADA lawsuits.”

In light of the recent lawsuit, and Nevada County having been ordered to pay $85,000 in legal fees and costs, it would seem the County CEO and County Counsel would be wise to instruct staff appropriately in fulfilling PRAs in order to avoid future litigation. It also seems County Counsel is part of the problem in defending the County against fulfilling the PRAs in a timely manner.

Grass Valley City Manager presented the proposed general sales tax measure as a half-percent sales tax within the City limits which he said would fund fire resiliency and vegetation management. The proposed sales tax, if sent to the voters as a measure on the ballot in March 2024 by the city council, would generate about $3.4 million dollars for the City’s general fund per year.