By Dr. Brian Hainline Sixty million children in America participate in organized sports annually. More than 26% of those kids “specialize” before puberty, meaning they…
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The League of Women Voters of Sacramento County, in accord with the state and national organizations, shares a single-minded mission – Making Democracy Work! LWVSC…
By Courtney Quinn At the age of 37, my life took an unexpected turn. I felt what I thought was a bruise from our dogs…
By Helen Harlan Andrew Cochrane had a catchphrase: “Can we talk about me now?” He used it often and was mostly joking when he did….
By Tom Scott In recent weeks, California’s legislative leaders came together, worked with the Governor, and agreed to pass much needed reforms to the Private Attorney…
By Jennifer Junghans For many middle-class and affluent communities with resources, political power and representation, a day at the local park among mature trees, a…
By Katie Knipp I am someone that really enjoys spreading positivity around. It makes life so much lovelier than spreading any kind of negativity. However,…
By Katie Valenzuela When we think of mental health providers, someone like Kenisha Campbell probably doesn’t come to mind, but she and her colleagues play…
By Lanaisha Edwards for CalMatters Fourteen years ago, my younger brother, Vinnie Edwards, was fatally shot as he left football practice at his college. Six…
By Steve Cohn and Paula Lee Photograph by Michael Kahn With the Primary Election rapidly approaching, Sacramento voters will be bombarded with political mailers, emails,…
By John Patrick Leary The evergreen questions raised by the label “conservative” are: Conserving what and from whom? Let’s dispense with one popular answer to…
By Jeffrey Day Shiva Ahmadi’s art encompasses and expresses her personal and political concerns, anxieties, fears and joys. But her art is not polemical nor…
By Laury Masher Olson An unthinkable tragedy has struck our school community: A ten-year-old student was shot and killed by another 10-year-old who allegedly had…
Two extensive exhibitions honor Professor Emeritus and activist artist By Jeffrey Day At recent exhibition openings, Malaquías Montoya was surrounded by former students and colleagues,…
By Trent Murphy In today’s fast-paced digital age, where screens dominate the landscape of childhood experiences, it’s easy to overlook the profound impact that nature…
By Holly Calderone If we ever needed more proof of Oscar Wilde’s adage, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates life,” it would be…
AVL Entertainment’s Hybrid Live Music Experience “DREAMLAND” is coming By Artemis Arthur You’re covered in sweat, heavy beats and addictive melodies swirling around you. A…