From the Boiling Frogs on The Dispatch The political problem of our age is not knowing whom to trust. A superb little example is the story the New York Times … Click to Continue »
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An image depicting "the income a family needs to comfortably live" in each U.S. state has spread widely online since last week. Hundreds of posts featuring the graphic can be … Click to Continu...
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As a professor of history entering my second decade at Sacramento State, I have never been prouder to be part of the Hornet community. On May 7, President Luke Wood … Click to Continue »
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One of California’s largest utilities wants to run an experiment. Its lab subjects: the 9,600 residents of Orange Cove. Here is hoping those people do not suffer ill health, or … Click to Con...
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In recent weeks, protesters from across the nation have camped out on college campuses, demanding for divestment from Israel, as the country’s conflict with terrorist group Hamas has raged on. ...
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The document that largely defined American foreign policy through the Cold War years was written anonymously by a prickly and melancholic Midwesterner who spent much of the rest of his … Click ...
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Corporate America would very much like its employees to be quiet now. Executives have had enough of the bring-your-whole-self-to-work and speak-up-at-the-office grand experiment of the pandemic e...
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Two and a half hours. That is how quickly one could travel from Chicago to St. Louis with new high-speed rail infrastructure. That could cut travel time nearly in half … Click to Continue »
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“Just … why?” That’s the question that is baffling friends I’ve talked to about the flurry of strange online articles offering instructions on how to catch, kill and cook cicadas. … C...
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump agree on at least one thing. I know what you’re probably thinking: a little more consensus might be good for the country. But when we’re … Click to Continue »
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The last time the Democrats and the Republicans held a White House rematch with the same two contenders was 1956, when Ike beat Adlai Stevenson for the second straight time. … Click to Continue...
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Last month Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced a return-to-office mandate for state workers that will limit telework at every state agency beginning on June 17. Prior to this sudden sh...
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“We’re almost there. We’re gonna make it,” says one young woman to another in a recent ad running in Alabama. The woman looks nervously over her shoulder as they drive … Click to Contin...
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Nearly five years ago, the City of Sacramento did something remarkable. It went beyond statements like “we care about kids,” and demonstrated it truly values local youth by offering free … ...
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On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented his revised budget. I was hopeful he would have been detailed, prudent and honest with his approach to the deficit. But what became clear … Click to Conti...
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America’s youth spend more time on social media networks than on homework. Popular outlets like YouTube and TikTok have unfettered freedom to keep kids addicted to their businesses by analyzing...
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For whatever it’s worth, (and it doesn’t seem like it’s worth much) the Sacramento City Council will hear the Annual Report of the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission at its … C...
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People can be redeemed. Solitary confinement cannot. My own story is a perfect example of this: I spent 31 years incarcerated, 15 of which was spent in solitary confinement at … Click to Contin...
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You can’t miss Claire Mamakos’ farm stand on picturesque Vineyard Drive in rural San Luis Obispo County. It’s the whimsical one with the flowers, the wind chimes and the hand-painted … Cl...
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Appalling decision “CA adviser suspended after school paper prints Hitler quote,” (sacbee.com, May 9) As we all know, there are limits to freedom of speech. But those limits don’t include �...
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This Mother’s Day, let’s acknowledge the indispensable role of mothers in maintaining our health care delivery system. Mothers carry a disproportionate weight of nurturing and maintaining fam...
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It’s a big subject, mothering. But I’m more than willing to jump right in. Without any doubt, hesitation or reservation of any kind, I know one thing for sure: Being … Click to Continue »
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Sacramento State President Luke Wood’s response to the pro-Palestine encampment on campus has ended a potentially explosive situation. His advances for both these protesters and the university�...
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Before Congress is a proposal that would prevent federal funding from going to medical schools that incorporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies into their institutions. This would ...
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Students at C.K. McClatchy High School in Sacramento are getting a crash course in the First Amendment, while school administrators are hopefully learning a lesson of their own: Don’t censor �...
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Californians have witnessed 15 of the 20 most destructive wildfires in our state’s history in the last decade. What was once known as “fire season” has become a year-round battle … Click ...
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Elk Grove is ready to expand. The city of more than 177,000 is already a thriving community contemplating the addition of a zoo — the Sacramento Zoo — as an … Click to Continue »
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It’s 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, and the Sacramento State campus is bustling with activity — some students are making a beeline for classes, others grab a quick bite … Click to Continue...
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Women: If you’re alone in the woods, would you rather meet a bear or a man? The answer, for many women it seems, is a bear. This societal revelation has, … Click to Continue »
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On a Sunday afternoon, I went for a stroll down Frazier Avenue in the heart of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Making my way up the sidewalk, I noticed three police cars in … Click to Continue »
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