24 results for "Ginger Rutland"
Editorial Notebook: Sex symbol or not, a personal decision
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 12:00 AMMy daughter is getting married in July so I was out shopping for a mother-of-the-bride dress last weekend.
Editorial Notebook: In Vallejo, residents get say on spending
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 12:00 AMIn recent years, Vallejo has been known mostly and sadly for the fact that it went bankrupt in 2008. Today, the beleaguered city on San Pablo Bay is making news for something innovative and exciting.
Ginger Rutland: A rehab program for ex-cons the county should embrace
Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 12:00 AMThirty-two-year-old Paul Coen is married, the father of three young daughters and a former member of the Oak Park Bloods – one of just a handful of whites to ever join that notorious street gang. Coen is also an ex-con.
The Swarm: Why should Obama apologize for telling the truth?
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 2:00 PMWe suck all the marrow out of our politicians and then wonder why they come off so universally wooden and timid and scripted.
Editorial Notebook: Nicholas Petris could get it done
Friday, March 22, 2013 at 12:00 AMA lot of well-meaning politicians come through the Legislature, saying all the right things but rarely getting much done of any real substance. Nicholas Petris, a Democrat who represented the East Bay in the Assembly and Senate for 37 years and ...
In the Spotlight: Sandra Day O'Connor: Retired but hardly at rest
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 12:00 AMHer hair is snowy white. She leans heavily on a cane and calls herself "just an unemployed cowgirl." But this self-deprecating ex-cowgirl is retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the na...
Editorial Notebook: Coming full circle on a potential rant
Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 12:00 AMPicture the north side of R Street, that hip stretch between 14th and 15th streets just south of downtown Sacramento. Several restaurants occupy the space – Cafe Bernardo, Burgers & Brew, Magpie Cafe, Shady Lady Saloon. So, the area get...
Ginger Rutland: Michelle Rhee wasn't perfect, but had the right focus on students as D.C. chancellor
Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 12:00 AMPBS' "Frontline" documentary about Michelle Rhee's rocky tenure as school chancellor in Washington D.C., took me back to my college days in the late 1960s and early '70s. Even then, D.C. public schools had a bad reputation.
Ginger Rutland: Christmas traditions, yuletide transitions
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 12:00 AM"Aaah," my sister-in-law whined plaintively, just the other morning. "That used to be my job."
Op Images: Why I will always remember Mom with a smile
Monday, December 24, 2012 at 12:00 AMI am lucky – I had my mother, Eva, for more than 60 years. When she died in March at age 95, it was time. In truth, it was well past time.
