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Back-Seat Driver Q&A

Bee transportation writer Tony Bizjak answers questions about roads, laws, driving and other transportation issues.

Hosted by: Tony Bizjak

Tony Bizjak has been a Sacramento Bee reporter since 1990, after working as a reporter and feature writer at the Sacramento Union and San Francisco Chronicle. He has covered transportation issues and written the Bee's Back-seat Driver column since 2003.

Sacto 9-1-1 crime Q&A

Bee reporters answer questions about area crime news, trends and other issues.

Hosted by: Sacramento Bee Staff

Questions submitted to this forum will be answered by one of the Bee's police and fire reporters.

Second Opinion

Talk to the experts at the Department of Managed Health Care about your rights with your health plan.

Hosted by: Department of Managed Health Care's Help Center

You've tried to handle a dispute with your health plan on your own, but they won't budge. Is there anyone who can give you a straight answer?

Well, it turns out that the state of California employs attorneys, nurses and analysts in the Department of Managed Health Care's Help Center to solve problems with your managed care coverage.

They offer assistance with issues ranging from difficulties in getting an appointment to getting timely referrals to specialists, from denial of a doctor's recommendation for treatment or medication to an incorrect medical bill.

The Bee has asked them to answer your questions in this column. By sharing your experience, you'll help neighbors who have similar questions. We can't promise things will always go your way, but you will get the attention of state regulators who know your legal rights.

Suspect Soldiers Q & A

Bee writer Russell Carollo answers questions about the series and about recruiting military personnel with questionable backgrounds.

Hosted by: Russell Carollo

Russell Carollo has been a special projects reporter for The Sacramento Bee for two years, after working the previous 16 years in the same capacity for the Dayton Daily News and the Los Angeles Times. Carollo specializes in long-term projects -- many of them on the military -- utilizing computer databases and other public records.