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Editorial: UC roller coaster must be stopped

Published: 12:00 am

Protesters chanted, marched and even took over buildings at University of California campuses last week. And, no, these weren't "tea party" protests against "Obamacare."

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Published: 12:00 am

Terrorism trial, University of California system, contractors

E.J. Dionne: Obama leans toward middle on Afghanistan, and that's not bad

By E.J. Dionne - Published: 12:00 am

When there is no good solution to a problem, a president has three options. One is to avoid the problem. The second is to pick the least bad of the available options. The third is to mix and match among the proposed solutions and minimize the long-term damage any decision will cause.

Editiorial: Living on the edge, in need of a hand

Published: Sunday, November 22 2009 - 12:00 am

Volunteers hand out food baskets at the Broderick Christian Center on Sixth Street in West Sacramento every Wednesday. This past week, the boxes contained bread, peanut butter, canned corn, spinach, meat, spaghetti, and mac and cheese – enough in each box for nine meals for each family member.

Editorial: Assembly must get moving on 'Race to the Top'

Published: Sunday, November 22 2009 - 12:00 am

President Barack Obama said in a speech three weeks ago that the status quo in American schools "has held back our children, it has held back our economy, and it has held back our country long enough." It is time, he said "to stop just talking about education reform and start actually doing it."

From the Editor: News that builds a bridge to the future

By Melanie Sill - Published: Sunday, November 22 2009 - 12:00 am

Some of the most important news in our community isn't what happened yesterday, it's what's happening today and what might happen tomorrow.

Opinion page menu: Challenge the conventional

By Stuart Leavenworth - Updated: Sunday, November 22 2009 - 11:49 am

If we end up publishing the same columnists, week after week, we are not being very creative. Readers' preferences should be respected. But sometimes their horizons should be broadened.

Viewpoints: New front opens in abortion battle

By Cynthia Tucker - Published: Sunday, November 22 2009 - 12:00 am

Success in any long-running campaign breeds complacency; first euphoria, then relief, later forgetfulness. Whether the campaign for universal suffrage or the crusade to curb childhood disease through immunizations, success leads to historical amnesia.

Capital Public Radio Commentaries

Judge shortage delays justice

Federal judges in California are overwhelmed. Commentator Ginger Rutland says President Obama and Congress urgently need to speed the flow of new judges.
Posted: Friday, November 20, 2009

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The Conversation: Strong-mayor debate is a chance to examine other possibilities

By Pia Lopez - Updated: Sunday, November 22 2009 - 11:09 am

You can call it "strong mayor" or "governance reform." Whatever you call it, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson's proposal for revamping the power of his office would be the biggest change in governance in the city's history. In any city, it's a good thing to periodically ask fundamental questions and re-examine old ways of doing things.

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In leaving, it's more like creating a spin-off

After nine years at The Bee, this is my final column as a regular feature on this page. But while I will be leaving the paper's payroll, I hope to be a frequent contributor to the ongoing discussion here about politics and public policy in this troubled state.

Melanie Sill

From the Editor: News that builds a bridge to the future

Some of the most important news in our community isn't what happened yesterday, it's what's happening today and what might happen tomorrow.

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Opinion page menu: Challenge the conventional

If we end up publishing the same columnists, week after week, we are not being very creative. Readers' preferences should be respected. But sometimes their horizons should be broadened.

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