We always clearly label Opinion Columns to ensure they won’t be mistaken for news. Our Op-Ed writers apply their professional expertise to our community’s unique challenges to promote innovative thought and encourage healthy discourse.
I am a target in this system. And while I’m a celebrated cellist and Shasta Scout journalist, I don't think being shiny and well-liked will save me from forced institutionalization.
After being honored by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on November 7, Blankenship shared details of her department's important work.
A North State environmental group's letter to Redding leaders says the city's habit of not listening to Redding citizens actively destroys residents trust in the public process.
In this Opinion column Salter coaches someone at Shasta County's HHSA who been experiencing burn out as they deal with constant change, rising inflation, and lack of control over his working environment.
“I just genuinely want to leave the world a better place."
In this Opinion column, Salter coaches Taylor, a local education leader (not her real name), who is looking for a volunteer role to match her passions and strengths. Taylor learns about the Japanese concept of ikigai as she identifies a purpose statement for her volunteer work and names more of the meaning of her life.
“Whiskeytown Environmental School has been in existence since 1970. It’s actually the second oldest environmental education center within the National Park Service. (The WES staff) are a small but mighty group of dedicated people who believe very deeply in the importance of introducing children to nature and outdoor science.”
Alissa Johnson is an accomplished cellist and recurring columnist. She's also homeless. In this article she discusses what she sees as a central dysfunction in how local leaders are responding to homelessness: decision-making processes that leave out the voices of those with lived experience.
"I've always been a doer. I'm just a very active person, and I've never been one to say, ‘Well, why don't they do this?’ I see it and if it has to be done, I do it. I'm not a complainer. If I can do it, I'm going to do it."
I often urge my clients to see beyond good and bad to what “works.” What works is to love. It doesn’t work to hate. What works is to care for one another, and seek to understand one another and find common ground. It doesn’t work to hate one another and hurt one another.
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