Michael and Meaghan’s mother and older sister came into our office to tell us about their fundraising activities in Wilton.
I am with you in your efforts to gain respect for your profession. But my son cannot get the help he needs because his teachers are "working to the contract."
We want a district that honors its agreements. And we discovered last night that some of you want the same.
The pop star started off as merely a high-schooler with a dream.
Headed south on Bruceville Road, I saw acres and acres of solar panels.
Lin is one of us, attempting to move past stereotypes in a jaded world.
California splendor: looking West on a winter evening
Add color to your email senders to find important messages easily.
When my family moved to Elk Grove 22 years ago, the sign said POP: 32,000. As you can see from this picture, the city has grown a little bit.
The rush towards standardized testing we’ve seen over the last 10 to 15 years is the biggest mistake our education system has made.
How a new friend of mine overcame great difficulties
Start off the Year of the Dragon with good luck, good health and prosperity!
No rain, no money were getting me down.
Is Elk Grove cannibalizing its own business districts?
With the annual holiday for Martin Luther King, Jr., approaching, I wonder how many will take a moment and consider his words.
A 14-year-old's perspective on why minors should have the right to vote.
The New Year's fitness resolutioners are jumping in ready to go! Here's how to stay the course.
Generous Gift Makes Rainy Days Nicer For Shelter Dogs
An essay about Afghanistan, its horrors and its hopes.
A few random Elk Grove observations
I am the biggest soccer fan you will find. But I don't think MLS should have a team here.
Handsome mixed-breed boy has beautiful eyes.
For all of those wannabe writers, a little bit of motivational advice
When I've had a team or a workout buddy to motivate me, I've really reached beyond myself.
Why not trade school buildings for buses and take learning on the road?
Advice from a high-school student on the best gifts of 2011
How do you ask students to give to charity when you know they don't have much?
Just think, you could keep up your routine and NOT start off the New Year with an extra five pounds to get rid of.
I asked people around me what non-traditional foods they eat for Thanksgiving.
Try your hand at a Gratitude List for Thanksgiving. Who or what are you grateful for this year?
Elk Grove's school board may support one or both of the proposed tax increases.
Eight cities in the Sacramento Region met face to face to determine who the TRUE basketball champs of the Sacramento Region are!
Customers will not be charged $5 fee on orders placed before Oct. 31.
It's not only California. This car is the most frequently stolen vehicle in 16 other states, too, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. If you have one of these cars, let us know in the comments what you do to keep it safe.
“The homes are much larger here and the people a bit more open," Sarah Neuhold says of the differences between her homeland and the United States.
A rallying cry for a profession under siege
Over the past three decades, the amount of homework assigned in schools has risen significantly.
Pure-bred Applehead Chihuahua needs a family of his own.
Maybe these trails will inspire you to get out and about in this nice fall weather. Please respond with any of your favorites!
Harry and his friends have done a lot to help us all grow up.