Faith & Religion

By Eric NelsonFor Lissa Rankin, the driving force behind her just-released book, Mind Over Medicine: Scientific Proof That You Can Heal Yourself, was a deep desire to present the subject of mind-body healing in a way that would be both accepted and und...

Browns Valley Vang to serve mission in Canada Browns Valley resident Javon Vang will serve for two years as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Vang is the son of Michael and Kasia Vang of Browns Valley and is the second...

When I look at a painting, I see a reflection of the world as I know it. The painter works with tangible mediums: oils, acrylics and watercolors. Similarly, when I watch a play, I am in a world I know, and the playwright creates with materials I...

Many stories have dealt with angels leaving heaven to interact with humans. The Creative Light Theatre at the Church of Glad Tidings in Yuba City will present its own take on this familiar plot. "Manifest Kingdom" starts Friday and runs through...

A US Marine falls for a 17-year-old Vietnamese girl during the end of the Vietnam War, which sets off a tragic romance. This is the story of "Miss Saigon." River Valley High School will perform the musical this weekend. "It's a story about the...

By Eric NelsonIt sounds like something out of a George Orwell novel.The BRAIN Initiative (short for Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) is President Obama’s recently announced plan to create a map of what he calls “the ma...

Marysville Knudson to serve in Brazil Trevor Knudson of Marysville will be serving as a missionary for two years in Vitoria, Brazil, for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Before his departure, he will speak to the congregation at 9...

Saturday night, our teenage daughter came to us with some bad news. Someone out there in cyberspace had just withdrawn $200 from her checking account. Christy earns her money the hard way — $8 an hour at a minimum wage job. She puts most of it in a...

By Eric NelsonBefore he became a published and well-respected OB/GYN, Dr. Shawn Tasson studied math. His research into the compression of S-shaped curves taught him that, for instance, the nearer ocean waves approach land, the closer they bec...

I am always grateful to hike with a friend who is good at identifying poison oak. Jeremiah used a stick to point to the dangerous leaves. He shoved them to one side as we picked our way past. Then something happened that made this caution...