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May 30, 2003

The more things change...

Contractors remodeling Ruth Holton’s Land Park home knocked down a wall and inside the lathe and plaster discovered a copy of the Sacramento Bee from March 6, 1939.

The lead headline reads:

Battle is Seen as Legislature is Reconvened
Olson Reiterates Intention to Press His Tax & General Appropriations Program

The article recounts Republican attacks on Democratic Gov. Culbert Olson’s budget proposal as too high and Olson’s retort that he had already slashed spending enough. The article also refers to fiscal hits on California from recent federal cutbacks and a fight for compulsory health insurance.

So for those of you who sometimes feel as if you've been fighting these battles all your lives, you're right, and then some.