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.
“You don't have to do something wild outside of yourself. You just have to do something that's comfortable for you to do. . . . If you see something that needs to be done, and you feel like you could maybe do something there, step in and see what happens. I’ll bet there's going to be folks around that will guide you along and you can probably learn, too.”
“As far as I'm concerned, entertainment, levity, and local information are invaluable. That is a community service.”
“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.”
"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.”
How do you coax a diverse team, many of whom are volunteers, through a change in leadership, a change of season?
“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.”
“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.”
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.
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.
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