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Editorials: The Race For Mayor
Monday, September 8, 2008

Editorial: Needed: Diverse city police force

Even as Sacramento's minority populations have soared, the city's police force is still having trouble hiring and retaining minority officers. The city's Police Department is less ethnically diverse than it was 16 years ago. While whites constitute just 45 percent of the city's population, they are 74 percent of the police force. Despite a long-held goal of increasing minority representation in law enforcement, the percentage of officers of color has declined slightly, falling one percentage point since 1992....(more)

Editorial: No reason to rush into plasma future

Here's a word of advice to members of the Sacramento City Council who are infatuated with the idea of the city getting on the cutting edge of trash disposal....(more)

Leonard Pitts: Doublespeak as art form

"We need change, all right. Change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington. We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington – throw out the big-government liberals."...(more)

My View: The 'unbanked' deserve financial services

There's little doubt that these are tough economic times for most Americans. But of all the people affected by such a downturn, perhaps no one suffers more than low-wage workers who struggle even in good times to make ends meet. Their challenge in acquiring and maintaining assets – a house, a business or even a savings account – makes them even more vulnerable when times get tough....(more)

David S. Broder: No matter who is president, the nation should have hope

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Change is coming, change you can count on....(more)

Letters to the Editor

Police shouldn't decrease patrols

...(more)

Sunday, September 7, 2008
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