Underground Good: Lili Dubois
“As far as I'm concerned, entertainment, levity, and local information are invaluable. That is a community service.”
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Underground Good: Sky Scholfield
“Work in your circle but consider the impact of your actions for not only yourself but for generations to come . . . follow your passion, be respectful, learn as much as you can, and think as far forward as possible. You can find good in so many different places.”
Underground Good: The Mayor of Country Heights Neighborhood
"We have some people in this county trying to drag down the community . . . Others are working hard, very hard, to build it up. And those two factions are fighting against each other . . . You’ve got to find ways to compromise.”
Inside Public Service: How To Manage Transitions
How do you coax a diverse team, many of whom are volunteers, through a change in leadership, a change of season?
Underground Good: Karlo Henry Vargas
“A better society, from my point of view, is a society that grows together. This is a little thing that gives us hope: the fact that we can come together, regardless of where we come from or our political ideas, and make something happen.”
Underground Good: Karen Lee
“For me, community is when a group of individuals come together, regardless of differences, for a common goal…a greater good and try to do something. That could be my Mien community, my work community, or my community here in Shasta County.”
Inside Public Service: How to Delegate Your Way Into the Zone of Genius
In this opinion column, Salter coaches a local journalist who wants to delegate responsibilities to a junior reporter. On the way to an aha moment, she explores zones of genius, diversity in the workplace, and how draft horses pull a load.
Opinion: “CARE Courts Are A Step Towards Eradicating Us From Typical Society”
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.
“What Starts Here Changes The World”: Shasta County’s Clerk Of The Board Shares Her Department’s Role In Government Accessibility
After being honored by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on November 7, Blankenship shared details of her department's important work.
Letter to the Editor: Redding City Leaders Say They Want Public Input. Their Actions Don’t Back That Up.
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.
Underground Good: Sky Scholfield
“Work in your circle but consider the impact of your actions for not only yourself but for generations to come . . . follow your passion, be respectful, learn as much as you can, and think as far forward as possible. You can find good in so many different places.”
Underground Good: The Mayor of Country Heights Neighborhood
"We have some people in this county trying to drag down the community . . . Others are working hard, very hard, to build it up. And those two factions are fighting against each other . . . You’ve got to find ways to compromise.”
Inside Public Service: How To Manage Transitions
How do you coax a diverse team, many of whom are volunteers, through a change in leadership, a change of season?
Underground Good: Karlo Henry Vargas
“A better society, from my point of view, is a society that grows together. This is a little thing that gives us hope: the fact that we can come together, regardless of where we come from or our political ideas, and make something happen.”
Underground Good: Karen Lee
“For me, community is when a group of individuals come together, regardless of differences, for a common goal…a greater good and try to do something. That could be my Mien community, my work community, or my community here in Shasta County.”
Inside Public Service: How to Delegate Your Way Into the Zone of Genius
In this opinion column, Salter coaches a local journalist who wants to delegate responsibilities to a junior reporter. On the way to an aha moment, she explores zones of genius, diversity in the workplace, and how draft horses pull a load.
Opinion: “CARE Courts Are A Step Towards Eradicating Us From Typical Society”
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.
“What Starts Here Changes The World”: Shasta County’s Clerk Of The Board Shares Her Department’s Role In Government Accessibility
After being honored by the Shasta County Board of Supervisors on November 7, Blankenship shared details of her department's important work.
Letter to the Editor: Redding City Leaders Say They Want Public Input. Their Actions Don’t Back That Up.
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.