Silas Lyons: The nose-picker, and other Twitter myths
Twitter's a window to the world, not just a stream of trivia.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Does journalism cause crime?
A reader has lots of questions about how the Record Searchlight handles crime news. Lyons begins to answer, starting with this one: Does heavy reporting on crime make us more or less safe?
View ArticleSilas Lyons: The Valley's amazingly productive Dust Bowl
Is there really a new Dust Bowl in the Central Valley? Plus, readers sound off about crime coverage in the Record Searchlight.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: What's really wrong with kids these days
Last week in Texas, yes Texas, a judge gave a teenage killer probation because he's too rich and spoiled to know any better. His defense attorney called it "affluenza."
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Reporting on sexual assault charges
In reporting on sexual-assault cases, it's especially difficult to draw the line in the right place. We strive to be responsible -- and humble about our decisions.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: The folly of parental perfectionism
A child pushes back: Why do grown-ups have to give instructions for absolutely everything? It's a good question.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Crime fighters come to the rescue
Citizen crime fighters are assets to our community.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: The future? It's kind of technical
Tomorrow's jobs -- the good ones anyway -- will go to the children learning science and math today. That makes the launch of the North State STEM initiative an especially encouraging milestone.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Introducing new coverage, and saying farewell to a familiar name
Introducing Get Out!, a brand new way of helping readers enjoy this amazing place where we live. And saying farewell to Laura Christman, who's retiring after 33 years.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: A fond farewell to Bruce
There are two sets of Venetian blinds on the inside windows of my office. They’re never closed, but the cords hang down nearly to the floor.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Why I support Turtle Bay
As a parent, as a transplant drawn by its promise, as a believer in a brighter future for Redding, I want to see the museum thrive.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Faith-based laws threaten Christians, too
I was raised on persecution stories.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: A truly awkward conversation
I laughed out loud the first time I heard Emerson say “awkward.”
View ArticleSilas Lyons: The governor thinks realignment is A-OK
The governor talks, bizarrely, about the success of prison realignment. Plus, we introduce a new editorial page editor for the Record Searchlight.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Wishing victims a return to hope
The victims of last Thursday evening's crash began their journey with hope and optimism. Here's hoping they'll find it again.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Make words count for something
There have always been people too careless with words -- and thought, for that matter. But the Internet has amplified their voices.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Remembering the gifts of Kevin Sharp
Country music singer Kevin Sharp, born in Redding and known for overcoming cancer to become a star, has died. He leaves the rich legacy of a true survivor.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Experience downtown as a tourist
Eilyne Davis had clearly thought a lot about what she’d say when she was named Volunteer of the Year for Viva Downtown Redding on Thursday night.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Many of our problems are intertwined
It's easy to think of our problems as a function of "these days" — as if there were some magical curse on this particular moment in history.
View ArticleSilas Lyons: Sometimes you have to face the pain
When students at a UC Santa Barabara newspaper initially refused to publish news of a tragedy, they inadvertently revealed a different truth: the danger of a culture of protection.
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