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Tennis has a ways to go to be representative
Representation matters. Seeing people who look like you matters. It’s hard to grow up dreaming you want do something when you don’t see other people like you doing it. Whatever it is. That’ why this year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament that ended last Sunday was...
Tennis has a ways to go to be representative
Representation matters. Seeing people who look like you matters. It’s hard to grow up dreaming you want do something when you don’t see other people like you doing it. Whatever it is. That’ why this year’s U.S. Open tennis tournament that ended last Sunday was...
Lassen Park hits the boiling point and then some
Hot water is one thing Lassen Volcanic National Park is well known for. Not water to soak in, but water to appreciate from a bit of distance. It’s scalding hot. The visitors center has a wealth of information about all the bubbling, boiling and gurgling going on. “As...
Short hike brings tremendous beauty near Lassen Park
I can tell you about hiking to Blue Lake, but I can’t tell you exactly how to get there. The latter is partly because I wasn’t driving, I’d never been there and road signs seemed to be non-existent. Good thing Sally was driving and had been there several times....
A chaotic world remains 25 years after 9-11
A generation is living in a world where they don’t know anything but life after Sept. 11, 2001. I don't know if the world was really better then or if it’s through rose-colored glasses that I see my younger self in a world that didn’t seem so rife with division. I...
A sadder world without Parton and Steinem
Certain deaths have a way of rocking one’s world. I didn’t know Dolly Parton or Gloria Steinem. Never met them. Was never in the same room with either one. Yet, now that they are gone it feels like they were part of my life in ways I had not previously acknowledged....
Lake Tahoe Environmental Summit’s beginnings
Two states, five counties, one city. Thousands of residents. Millions of visitors. It’s the reality the Lake Tahoe Basin has been working under for decades. While today the collective burdens foster a sense of collaborative stewardship, 30 years ago this was a recipe...
Book Review: Novel intertwines family love stories
Emotional roller coasters could be the definition of most love stories. In The Things We Leave Unfinished (Entangled Publishing, 2021) author Rebecca Yarros weaves the tale of two love stories into one book. Sometimes you just need a read that keeps your attention,...
Rewriting a fish tale at Lake Tahoe
If the road to hell really is paved with good intentions, it’s easy to surmise where those who thought it a good idea to introduce nonnative species to Lake Tahoe will end up. Then again, with wildlife biologists and others working feverishly to re-establish Lahontan...
SCOTUS knocks vote by mail option
In a truly democratic society it would seem like the powers that be would make it easier for people to vote instead of taking rights away. The regime in the majority in the United States is hellbent on taking away rights. It makes me wonder if this is even a democracy...
Autumn colors beginning to show
Fall is in the air, or at least on the leaves, and it’s only August. November seems to be peak foliage season in Chico, but it might be earlier this year based on seeing hints of color in the last couple weeks. Chico is spectacular in the fall with all the trees...
Amen!!
Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing ... I have no idea if we were near Likely! It was all new to me.
Well put.