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Progress has been made,  I tell myself when I look at  the disarray in the “back-forty.” I wish things were going faster so that I could see more visible progress. But I take heart from a couple of new elements … Continue reading →

According to Ivan Oransky, a medical doctor and editor of Reuters Health, everyone reading this article is suffering from the universally terminal condition called pre-death. This assumes, of course, that everyone reading this article is actually alive...

Well it’s time to dust off our board games and get our hiking shoes on because Screen Free Week is here. Of course, now at the 11th hour, I’m kind of wondering…what in the heck was I thinking? No…this will be good. It will be good. I hope. I’ve prepped the kids. They’ve had...

By Mary Flynn Since healthcare reform has started rolling out in California, community clinic have moved towards becoming ‘medical homes,’ or centers of care. That means qualifying low-income patients have access to primary care, pharmacy servic...

I about fell over when I read the most recent press release from Tropical Traditions.  They announced something sooooo huge that I had to read it twice. I now have a place where I can order organic corn that is really, truly GMO free.  Now th...

I know we're seven months out, but it's a good idea to plan ahead for the California International Marathon. I've run the relay several times and this year is probably the year(gulp!) I'll take the plunge and run the entire course! It's a great event ...

I don’t get this redemption thing. I don’t get why religious folks are so enamored of forgiving sinners and telling them to repent and sin no more. They seem far more concerned with the villain than the victim. Where is … Continue reading →

Sacramento freeways are notorious for traffic during rush hour. Not only is the capitol region flanked by two major rivers, cutting off potential access routes in and out of the area, but its suburbs are expanding at a rapid rate. But help may soon be...

By Robert Fulton This month marks the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. And according to residents and community leaders in South Los Angeles, too little has changed over the past two decades.

Call me crazy but I am not a fan of chocolate.  I think it is insanely overrated.  Unless it is from Ginger Elizabeth in Sacramento, or Woodhouse in St. Helena, then I can care less about it.  I think it is too sweet, fattening, and I f...