Faith & Religion

Sacramento Yuba City girl in pageant Yuba City resident Susan Graham was selected to compete in the 2013 Miss Jr. Teen Sacramento pageant April 7. An eighth grade student at Bear River Middle School in Wheatland, she enjoys singing, music and plays...

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of this column. Fifty-two weeks, fifty columns (hey, a guy’s gotta have a break sometime) and a whole lot of eye-opening insights into the increasingly undeniable connection between consciousness and healt...

Remember Orville Redenbacher? He is famous for his popcorn, but also for his philosophy: Do one thing and do it better than anyone. He made some really good popcorn. As a teenager I ran into Orville’s philosophy everywhere I went. My teachers and...

Yuba City Commissioning service scheduled March 23 St. James of Jerusalem Episcopal Church will celebrate its commission as a total ministry congregation at noon March 23 at 556 N. George Washington Blvd., Yuba City. Total ministry is a concept of...

Dr. James Doty is a world-class neurosurgeon and professor at Stanford University. He’s an inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who supports a number of global health initiatives; a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Medical...

HUNTINGTON BEACH — The story goes that in 2011 a holy man saved the "Gathering of the Tribes" longboard contest at Trestles beach. The day was cloudy and breezy. The waves small. Then an elderly man in a robe and sandals stepped onto the beach. "He...

There are only two types of people: male and female, tall and short, literate and illiterate, liberal and conservative, Americans and foreigners, rich and poor, old and young, attractive and unattractive, pious and profane ... Obviously, the idea...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Rose Gilbert wanted to be a schoolteacher since she was in the first grade and was inspired by the teacher who taught her to read and write.

Marysville A Transformational Healing Music Concert is planned from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. today at the Center for Spiritual Living, 103 D St., Marysville. Featured performers Anton Mizerak and Laura Berryhill from Mount Shasta will present an evening of...

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI bid an emotional farewell Wednesday on the eve of his retirement, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy, but also times of difficulty when "it seemed like the Lord was...