How to lose friends and alienate people
Advice to readers to take control and avoid the drama.
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Destroy the lies that bind you
Hot sex, hot fights and the hard, cold truth about kicking out an ex.
60,000 foster children in need of adoption
Names of 60,000 foster kids are read aloud on National Adoption Awareness Day.
Siren swan song
Advice for a paranoid reader who might get ditched.
Credit where it’s due
The Occupy movement storms an Oakland Bank of America branch; the bank faces public-relations nightmare; the bank gives money to Sacramento-area heroes and nonprofits.
WayUp is way smart
WayUp Sacramento initiative features attainable, realistic programs in health, education, jobs, nutrition and housing.
Dial ‘D’ for drama
Late-night crackberry sessions can put a strain on friendship; how do I keep my life from being boring.
Big but not easy
Six years later, New Orleans has lessons for Sacramento.
Ew, poop
Advice to a reader to effect a biodegradable change of attitude.
First, Feds crack down on dispensaries. Is the media next?
A U.S. Attorney threatens to go after newspapers, TV and radio who run medical-marijuana ads.
Body by love
A reader is advised to deal with her body shame—not her husband’s.
Obama’s American Jobs Act could work; Republican plan won’t
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack comes to Sacramento to promote Obama’s American Jobs Act.
A new interpretation of maladies
Advice to a reader to find answers lost in translation.
Circle of charity
Sacramento Salvation Army’s new transitional-living center is making a difference.
You booze, you lose
A reader gets help dealing with the intoxicating effects of her husband’s drinking.
Second responder
Rev. Cole preaches against nationalism and vengeance at the Sacramento Area League of Associated Muslims.
Grow some love
Advice to a reader to check herself before she wrecks herself.