Do’s and don’ts for voters
Editor’s note: A checklist for the unprecedented November election campaign Labor Day is the traditional start of campaign season. But this election will be like…
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Protecting the mail and the election
Essay: During a pandemic and presidential campaign is no time to be messing with the Postal Service By Doris Matsui On Tuesday, I was at…
The silver bullet against COVID-19?
Editor’s note: Pharma firms are racing to find a vaccine, but what if people won’t take it? Almost every week, there are encouraging early test…
Dad would have been 100 this week
This week, my dad, William Edward vonKaenel, would have turned 100. During his 52 years on this planet, he experienced the Roaring Twenties, the Great…
The speech Joe Biden should give
‘I promise to serve only one term and to prepare my running mate, Kamala Harris, to become president. She will be the most powerful vice…
The 100-day countdown
Editor’s note: For Nov. 3 election to go smoothly, mail balloting must succeed It’s now less than 100 days to the Nov. 3 election, and…
Stat of the week: Veterans and COVID-19
VA health care centers are full of vulnerable patients It’s not just nursing homes that are caring for Americans who are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19….
Letters: George Floyd protests, COVID-19, etc.
Protect businesses Re: “The right response to George Floyd” by Katie Valenzuela (Essay, June 4): As a business owner in Sacramento who had to hold…
A terrible toll
Editor’s note: 200,000 dead from COVID-19, so why isn’t America a nation in mourning? On May 27, America passed an unimaginable milestone—100,000 dead in the…
Snapshots from a pandemic
Some parents brought children to the April 20 protest at the state Capitol. “Fear God not Corona.” Children have been out of school since the…
Letters: Presidential politics, Sacramento movies, etc.
Mainstream media Re: “Terrible timing” by Foon Rhee (Editor’s note, April 14): SN&R, sounding a lot more like mainstream corporate media than an independent local…
Letters: Coronavirus, Trump, taxes, etc.
Trump propaganda We received a postcard from President Trump in our mailbox. It states in bold letters: “PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CORONAVIRUS GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA.” Reading through…
Stopping the spread
Editor’s note: Being neighborly
Gov. Newsom enlists Nextdoor to help Californians check on each other during coronavirus crisis Something like Nextdoor seems tailor-made for our new reality of staying…
A billionaire buys in
Mike Bloomberg rises in polls after spending $450 million, but is counting on California to make him a real contender By Stephen Magagnini The morning…
A Russian ‘nesting doll?’
Hillary Clinton camp accuses Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of being too cozy with Kremlin Why in the world are some big-name Democrats going after Rep. Tulsi…
Hearts and minds
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren seek to diversify their support As Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren compete to be the Democratic Party’s progressive standard bearer,…