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Second Act: Couple cope with scrambled nest egg

By Darrell Smith - Updated: 9:29 am

The stock market crash of October 2008 buried the Harrers' dream life in financial rubble. It was a double-whammy for them, reducing both the personal investments they were living on and the retirement funds they were counting on for the future.

California recycling program is on the rocks

By Jim Sanders - Published: 12:00 am

For years California has courted a reputation as an eco-friendly, green-minded leader, but the state now finds its most basic program of recycling beverage bottles and cans mired in debt and litigation.

River Cats owner, 58, dies suddenly at his home

By M.S. Enkoji and Matt Weiser - Updated: 10:10 am

Arthur Lynn Savage, the man who changed summer evenings in Sacramento and gave baseball fans a home team to brag about, died Saturday at his East Sacramento home.

Amid fee hikes, UC publicizes tax breaks

By Laurel Rosenhall - Updated: 10:53 am

Lost amid the hubbub of campus protests last week was a message University of California leaders desperately want middle-class families to hear: Yes, the new fee hikes mean you'll have to come up with more money to pay for your child's education – but you'll get a lot of it back when you do your taxes.

Mark your calendars: The world will end on Dec. 21, 2012 -- or will it?

By Jennifer Garza - Updated: 9:13 am

Dene McGriff wants to make sense out of the last days – the end of times. He has turned to the Bible. Others have turned to ancient calendars, prophecies and even movies.

McClintock trumpets conservative ideals in Congress

By Rob Hotakainen - Updated: 9:33 am

Ten months after coming to Congress, Republican Rep. Tom McClintock has emerged as one of its most outspoken and consistently reliable conservatives.

Hollywood opens its wallets for Jerry Brown

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At Natomas Charter School, budding ballerinas are taught by a professional. It's all part of an extensive and popular performing arts program. Charter schools, which are proving to be both popular and controversial, will be the focus of a Bee report later this week.

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Test of strength

What would be your argument for changing Sacramento's form of city government? Join the discussion in this week's Conversation forum.

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Hawes ties career-high, but team falters again

The Kings were in the second of back-to-back road games but led entering the fourth quarter before eventually falling 113-106 to the Houston Rockets

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Magical days by the bay

Take it from Rick Kushman: Jump head-first into the holiday spirit and spend a magical day or two at Union Square. Here's a roadmap for your dream day.

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Runner's cramps? Myth vs. reality

One of the most persistent myths of running is that cramps that come late in any long race are caused by fluid loss and electrolyte imbalances. Not so.

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