A lesson in conscious uncoupling
Joey advises a reader to teach her son self-care by caring for her dying ex-husband.
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Meet Peter Tateishi, head of the new Sacramento Metro Chamber
Sacramento needs a strong Chamber, where business and community leaders, regardless of their political affiliation, can work together to improve the region.
Hearing voices in Midtown isn’t unusual. Listening to them is.
“Do I look crazy to you?” That was the first question the stranger asked as I tapped my phone and breezed past her on 10th…
UNDER THE COVER: What separates good police from the bad?
When I was working on last week’s cover story about how to build a perfect cop, one of the questions I struggled with is, How…
School of hard knocks
Joey advises a reader to educate herself on relationships.
Sovaldi, the $84,000 drug
Pharmaceutical company pirates hold Californians hostage.
UNDER THE COVER: How did cops go from big heroes to society's big bad?
It was one of those grip-and-grin ceremonies us “serious” journalists don’t care about. Bunched into the far corner of a meeting room paved with deep…
Sexcapades and everything in between
Joey advises a reader that it's not cheating if you've already ended the relationship.
Announcing the Sacramento NIMBY awards
Shining a light on Sacramento's “Not In My Back Yard” lawsuits.
K.J.: A love letter
Joey pens an open love letter to Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson.
Sacramento Urban Debate League students score a win
What the Sacramento Urban Debate League does for students is not debatable. The kids win.
Commit to honesty
Joey advises a reader to be a standard-bearer for truth.
It’s about inequality
Fight diabetes, asthma, obesity, mental illness and hundreds of other diseases by fighting poverty.
Brother or bother?
Joey advises a reader to help her brother—but not let him control her.
We shall overcome?
This year's MLK day a reminder that justice is long overdue.
Sleep less in Seattle—a half-assed travelogue
It was when the male flight attendant in the Seahawks jersey shrieked his fourth bird call into the P.A. that I thought, Success ruins everything….
Answer the big questions
Joey advises readers to look at the big picture—not micromanage the pesky details.