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By Courtney Frazer, Bankrate.com High food prices have American families feeling the pinch — grocery trips cost around 20% more than they did four years ago. Not only are outright costs higher, but shoppers are also dealing with “shrinkflation,” where products shrink in size while maintaining their price point. There are ways to save other than opting for generic brands or skipping meat. Smartphone apps can help you save on your monthly grocery bill with loyalty programs, cash-back rewards, digital coupons and app-only savings. Top food savings apps 1. Ibotta Ibotta is one of the most popular cash-back apps available. It’s known for offering cash-back rewards on everyday purchases at major retailers like Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. The app is simple to use, but you have to plan ahead: Users select offers before shopping and earn rewards by scanning receipts afterward. Its browser extension enables cash back on online grocery purchases, and partnerships with retailers provide exclusive deals on essential household items. Pros •User-friendly interface •Multiple redemption options, including PayPal and gift cards •Wide acceptance at major retailers •Bonus rewards for reaching

By Kevin Hardy, Stateline.org For the Day Eagle Hope Project, federal money has helped volunteers deliver fresh produce and meat to families in need across the remote Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in northern Montana — while putting cash into the hands of farmers, ranchers and meat processors. The nonprofit generally has less than $300,000 to spend per year. So the $200,000 from a U.S. Department of Agriculture local food buying program drastically raised both the quantity and quality of the food it could distribute. “They were a major, major contributor to our food,” said Tescha Hawley, who directs the organization, which aims to improve physical, mental and spiritual health. The USDA recently nixed more than $1 billion from two programs that helped food banks and school meal programs buy local foods, including $660 million for schoolchildren. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently described the programs as “nonessential.” But the move has left hundreds of school systems and food banks reeling. They already face rising food prices and are struggling to help community members with growing food insecurity. Created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the

By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press Business Writer LONDON (AP) — You’ve heard of burner phones. What about burner email? So much of the internet now requires that you hand over your email address before you’re able to use any services — from an app you’ve downloaded to signing up for a newsletter or redeeming a special offer online. But who says you have to give your real email address? Next time you’re asked, consider using an email mask. There are a growing number of services that give out disguised email addresses and relay any messages to your actual address. Experts say this can be a powerful tool to safeguard privacy and security. Here are some pointers on the whys and hows of email masking: Mask on The idea behind email masking is simple. The masking service gives you a randomized address you can use as a decoy instead of your actual email. It can be a series of unrelated words, or a string of letters and numbers. When someone sends a message to the burner email, it will be automatically routed to your address without

Watergate 2.0 it ain’t. But no one denies that the texting leak in a group chat about an air attack on the Houthi terrorists was an embarrassing screw-up for the Trump administration. No one seems to know yet exactly how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg ended up being included in a secret Defense Department discussion about the pending military strike in Yemen. Eighteen government officials including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and VP JD Vance were in on the group conversation, which was being held on Signal, an encrypted Internet communications network that government and media people rely on all the time. The president was not on the chat, so he can’t be blamed by the liberal media for inadvertently adding the name of a prominent Trump-hating journalist to the list of participants. Secretary Hegseth didn’t make the mistake, either. But national security adviser Mike Waltz did, and though he said he doesn’t know how it happened, he has taken responsibility for the goof up. But owning up to the mistake was not good enough for the desperate Democrats in Congress and their pals in the media.

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A young high school football player proves his worth by being a small but mighty force on his team. David Begnaud shares how that little lion became the pride of his school. A teacher gets what she calls a message from God, delivered by a former student who offered to be her surrogate. Plus, more heartwarming news.

A man gets on one knee to pop the question and a photographer snaps the milestone moment. The only problem is she doesn’t know the couple and goes to great lengths to find the newly engaged pair. A Texas artist shows off his unique medium: Popcorn. Plus, three heartwarming stories from David Begnaud.

RED BLUFF—Tehama County’s unemployment rate in January increased to 7 percent, up from 6.3 percent in December and the steady 6 percent from September to November. According to preliminary numbers released by the California Employment Development Department on March 16, Tehama County ranked 36th among the other California counties. In December, it was 38th, and was 40th in November. In October and September, it ranked 42nd and 44th, respectively. In January, mining and logging decreased by 15.4  percent month over month, while durable goods jobs saw the most significant positive change, increasing by 0.7 percent. The second most significant drop was mining, logging, and construction jobs by 10.3 percent, followed by a decrease in federal jobs by 10 percent. Manufacturing, information and state government jobs remained unchanged from month to month. Total farm jobs decreased significantly from January 2024 to 2025, down 11.9  percent. In contrast, the number of other state jobs increased by 21.6 percent. Butte County ranked 29th in the state with an unemployment rate of 6.3  percent. Shasta County’s unemployment rate was 5.9 percent, ranking it 26th. Glenn County ranked 44th with

The District 1 Junior High Rodeo Finals will be April 4-6 at the Tehama District Fairgrounds, with free admission. The California Junior High School Rodeo Association Finals will be held in Red Bluff on May 15-17 with the National Junior High Finals in Des Moines, Iowa in June. Following are results of the District 1 Junior High California High School Rodeo Association rodeo #12 on March 23 in Red Bluff: JR Tie Down Roping, 5 entries. 1st-Jack Kerr, Red Bluff  12.45;  2nd  Colby Knoll, Klamath Falls, OR; 3rd Max Cohn, Tehama 21.54;  4th Tucker Martson, Biggs, 21.65. JR Boys Breakaway Roping: 10 entries. 1st  Trenton McGrew, Vacaville 4.69;  2nd Jeffrey Tucker, Anderson 5.53;  3rd Carson Cash, Yreka 5.77;  4th Grady Owens, Corning 6.23; 5th Colt Bray, Montague 12.47;  6th Clint Earley, Oroville 12.92;  7th L.J. Kanakis, Corning 20.42. JR Chute Dogging, 11 entries. 1st Jack Kerr, Red Bluff 3.64;  2nd Colt Bray, Montague 4.39;  3rd Max Cohn, Tehama 4.97;  4th Cole Hannah, Likely 5.13;  5th Royce Ginochio, Canby, OR 5.48; 6th Trenton McGrew, Vacaville 12.68;  7th  Jake McGrew, Vacaville 13.47;  8th Tucker Martson, Biggs 15.31;  9th Carson Cash, Yreka 15.50;  10th Clint Earley, Oroville 22.35. JR Boys