My favorite books of 2018
My favorite books ran the gamut from Trump to the evolution of beauty…
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Taking down expectations
Taking down expectations.
Kevin McCarty, poster boy for adult education
More funding for adult schools would benefit hundreds of thousands of Californians.
Crazy train
Lack of land acquisitions, billions in cost overruns make some lawmakers trouble one of Jerry Brown’s largest infrastructure projects By Scott Thomas Anderson Just days…
Patterns of disruption
Joey advises a reader to listen more closely to her self.
Risk and reward
Joey advises a reader to stop worrying about his girlfriend’s love.
A dying child, a distant mother and the Trump travel ban that stood between them
The Trump administration on Tuesday granted a mother’s desperate appeal to be allowed into the United States to hold her dying infant son one last…
What the bones say: Arrest in grisly murder made with luck, determination and a tale beyond the crime tape
The hikers stopped when they saw the skeleton splayed out along the manzanita and scrub brush. It was weather-beaten. A cervical vertebra was missing from…
The Man Who Saved Reading
Dana Gioia’s battle for the future of the Arts, literature and critical thinking in America Dana Gioia stepped through a Romanesque archway, looked at the…
Book of love
Joey advises a reader to rethink her textbook definition of love.
Steinberg’s brilliant idea
One hundred beds for the homeless in each Sacramento council member’s district.
In sickness and in trust
Joey advises a reader to be understanding of her boyfriend’s health secrets.
What now?
Democrats need to turn their attention away from what we are against and focus on what we stand for.
Commit and shift
Joey advises a reader to break up with his social anxiety.
The future of the Sacramento News & Review
As the media landscape changes, how should SN&R respond?
Threat below the surface: Intake-related drowning in the Delta coincides with revelation about tunnels’ safety planning
By Scott Thomas Anderson A question has haunted towns and marinas along the Delta for five months:What happened on June 23 in the waters near…
Love, celebrity style
Joey turns to Hollywood for relationship advice.