Excerpts from Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Rendezvous With Destiny" speech, delivered June 27, 1936, in Philadelphia.

6ED4GLASSES.JPG
In "With Malice Toward None," the Lincoln exhibit currently at the California Museum, a glass case on display contains the contents of the 16th president's pockets the night he was assassinated – a $5 Confederate bill, a pocket knife, a watch fob, a button, a glass case and two pairs of spectacles. One pair has a broken hinge that the president had crudely repaired himself using a piece of twine. I loved that last detail. It speaks volumes about the humbleness of this greatest of all American presidents, the one who saved the union and abolished slavery.
Fireworks, independent politics, firefighters, deputies, etc.
As a nation, we were extraordinarily blessed in our revolutionaries. It wasn't just that they were brave and determined. So were the avatars of revolution throughout the 20th century who wrecked nations and peoples.
6OP4POIZNER.JPG
Whatever you may think of our dysfunctional Legislature, the truth is that it's probably worse than you imagine. What it did to Assembly Bill 601 is Exhibit A. While the Legislature grudges state programs every penny these days, it has refused to let me reduce a fee that is too high. It's a tiny amount – 10 cents on every auto insurance policy – but it's money the Department of Insurance doesn't need right now, and I thought it was good policy to ask for the reduction. But the Legislature insists that motorists be overcharged.
Sometimes bad laws have a way of coming back to bite the people most responsible for enacting them. That's the case with state Sen. George Runner, the principal sponsor of Proposition 83, the 2006 initiative popularly known as Jessica's Law, which voters approved overwhelmingly.
Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness says he will have to lay off 209 deputies if the county cuts $57 million from his budget as proposed. He paints a scary picture of a force sized for 1970 trying to serve 2009 population and crime levels.
Margaret A. Bengs
If you're a teen in California, want to know about your "right to privacy" and "reproductive health care"? Do you need your parents' permission to get birth control pills? Can you get a pregnancy test without your parents knowing?

City park budget may eliminate bathrooms


Sacramento city budget woes may lead to closing park bathrooms. Commentator Ginger Rutland thinks there's a better alternative.
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2009

Last week's decision by the California Supreme Court upholding Proposition 8 was hailed and criticized around the country as an important development in the ongoing legal and political battle over the definition of marriage.

Our search for a new editorial page editor at The Bee offers an opportunity for a broader conversation about opinion coverage, and here's your chance to weigh in.

As far as the leaders of public employee unions in California are concerned, Marcia Fritz is public enemy No. 1. A certified public accountant who specializes in government work, Fritz is an expert on pensions.

Street Talk blog

What are the region's residents talking about on the streets, over the backyard fence and at the water cooler? Our line-up of local residents shares the buzz from their neighborhoods, communities, cities and region. Here's what's on their minds.

Recent Blog Posts
Sacramento Bee Job listing powered by Careerbuilder.com

Quick Job Search
Buy
Used Cars
Dealer and private-party ads
Make:

Model:

Price Range:
to
Search within:
miles of ZIP

Advanced Search | 1982 & Older

SacWineRegion.com SacMomsclub.com SacPaws.com Sacramento.com VIP Club