She left us seven messages about Joshua Wood
No, not her. My cover story on up-and-coming political player Joshua Wood, executive director of a trade association called Region Builders Inc., is getting a…
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Judgment daze
Joey advises a reader to learn how to practice discernment.
Heard it on the newsroom floor: Workshop edition
An acoustic keytar? (Buy this image on a T-shirt at www.bustedtees.com/acoustickeytar.) A few weeks ago, staff writers Raheem F. Hosseini and Dave Kempa led…
Try, fail and try again
Joey advises a reader to practice mindful ambition.
U.S. attorney general calls for reduced sentencing for drug crimes
What are the priorities of Sacramento County district-attorney candidates?
When brides attack
Joey advises a reader to stop worrying about her newlywed friend's bad manners.
Here's a way to end the federal government's war on marijuana
Let's stop 40 years of failed drug policies.
On RZA, Trayvon Martin and folk music
Last Thursday, RZA (yes, of Wu-Tang Clan) posted this music video, ‘The Ballad of Trayvon Martin’ by The Last Internationale, on his Facebook timeline asking his…
Workers unite (in not answering our calls)
This little piggy went to Morgan Stanley… If you passed the intersection of 21st and J in Midtown this week, you’ll have noticed the two…
Best things about the state fair
This year’s California State Fair event was the same—but still different.
Reboot your karma
Joey advises a reader to ditch the yard-sale computer and do the right thing.
Lies and the lying incumbent liars who tell them
ProPublica is killing it with their NSA coverage, and they’re loosening their ties in the process. Check out this video, posted on YouTube this week…
Joey chimes in on the dos and don'ts of dating freshly divorced men
Also, how to tell a loud, vulgar co-worker to shush.
Our community cares
Sacramento hosts a dialogue on mental health.
Polidicking: a Weiner roundup
Sick of Weinergate? So are we. But you can’t stop clicking on all the links, can you? Can you?! A roundup of some useful…
Is it OK to spy on your kid's tweets?
Joey looks at eaves-tweeting.
What will be the future of alt-weeklies?
SN&R's CEO reports back from the annual Association of Alternative Newsmedia Convention in Miami.