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The Sacramento Bee editors choose the best stories each day from over 185 local blogs and media sites. Find these on Twitter at @sacconnect or search Twitter for #scpick.

The State Hornet
NPR co-host Michele Norris discusses race with students

Oct 25, 2011

Michele Norris brought students and Sacramento community members to Sacramento State's University Union Ballroom on Thursday.

The State Hornet
Halloween recipe: Pumpkin cinnamon rolls

Oct 25, 2011
Halloween recipe: Pumpkin cinnamon rolls

We can probably all agree that cinnamon rolls are a gift to humanity. But have you ever had a cinnamon roll that tasted like pumpkin? On one of those cold, rainy days a few weeks ago I developed a craving for cinnamon rolls and ended up find...

The State Hornet
Competitive eater sets sights on new eating league, blog

Oct 25, 2011

Even though 26-year-old Ryan McKillop retired from professional eating only a mere month ago, the Sacramento State graduate is already hatching a plan for a new competitive eating league. McKillop is teaming up with two bloggers, Brett Webb ...

Sean Ferguson’s Corner of the Universe
‘Dumbo 70th Anniversary Edition’ Blu-ray review: Timeless classic looks better than ever

‘Dumbo 70th Anniversary Edition’ Blu-ray review: Timeless classic looks better than ever

Released theatrically in 1941, Dumbo, Walt Disney’s fourth animated film, was an immediate success with audiences and critics alike.  In addition to its Academy Award for Best Music, Dumbo was also Oscar-nominated for Best Song, for the hau...

Eduskeptic
Do gadgets help children learn in the classroom?

Oct 25, 2011

Quite a long time ago, Apple made an amazing gift to schools. The company simply gave their apple IIe computers to schools. Apple wasn’t the only company making computers at the time, nor were they any better or worse than the pc’s being produced at the time. This was in the late 1980’s. Along with...

FOX40
Video: Bears in Loomis may be killed


Foothill Agrarian
Can we afford cheap food?

Oct 25, 2011

The headline in the business section of last Friday's Sacramento Bee read "Farmers find U.S. workers wary of hard work in fields."  The article described the challenges that Alabama farmers in particular are having in finding field workers. &...

Budget Travel Adventures
11 free Halloween events in Sacramento

11 free Halloween events in Sacramento

Fall is a beautiful time of year in northern California.  The air is cooler, the Fall colors are on display in northern California with Autumn leaves in Hope Valley and Markleeville, and people are getting into the Halloween spirit.  In Sacramento, it’s one of the busiest times of the year as there are a...

Baked Bree
Recipe: Skillet lasagna

Oct 25, 2011
Recipe: Skillet lasagna

I seem to be on a lasagna kick.  Not even just a lasagna kick, but one where I figure out how to get everything I love about lasagna, made in less time.  Since we moved to Kansas, I have been cooking dinner almost every single night.  When we lived in California, it was very...

FOX40
Video: One dead, one wounded after shooting in Stockton

An 18-year-old man is dead after a shooting between him and another man broke out late Monday night in Stockton.



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