Faith & Religion

By Eric NelsonColored eggs and chocolate bunnies aside, could it be that Easter holds the secret to better health? For those who may be unfamiliar with the origins of this holiday, Easter is Christianity’s commemoration of the resurrection of Je...

I am the wrong gender to be a bride, but walking through an orchard in the spring, I sure feel like one. No sanctuary was ever more lavishly decorated. Wedding attendants, robed in blossoms, stretch before me as far as the eye can see. Petals float...

Yuba City Women donate Easter baskets A total of 72 Easter baskets were assembled and donated for foster children in Yuba and Sutter counties by women and young women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sutter Buttes ward. The service...

When Wag Dodge and his fellow fire-fighting smokejumpers descended on Montana’s Helena National Forest on that hot summer day in 1949, they had no idea how intense the inferno had become. Moments after landing, the situation turned from bad to worse ...

Turkey vultures were riding thermals all around me. An occasional hawk arced its way across the sky. Chickadees flitted in the bushes. A flock of quail exploded at my feet and buzzed off to hide in the blackberry bushes. I was so fascinated by the...

Yuba City Church hosts 'Lifted' concert Remixed pop hits and contemporary praise songs are part of a "Lifted" concert this weekend hosted by Adventure Church of Yuba City. With Jeff Poppinga and the church band, plus recording artist Kaylee Starr...

It shouldn’t be surprising that I ended my interview with Marilyn Schlitz with more questions than answers. After all, as a seasoned and well-respected medical anthropologist, this is a woman who makes her living asking questions – and encouraging ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – For more than a billion Roman Catholics worldwide, he's Pope Francis. For Argentina's poorest citizens, crowded in "misery villages" throughout the capital, he's proudly known as one of their own, a true "slum pope." Villa...

Loma Rica Browns Valley girl honored Ashley Harrington of Browns Valley received The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Young Womanhood Recognition award for completing the Personal Progress program. She is a member of the Loma Rica...

I received an urgent text from my wife. The fountain in front of our house had sprung a leak. I added the broken fountain to my to-do list, along with the fence that needs rebuilt, the floors that need refinishing, and the garage that needs...