Democrt columnist Anyone looking for meaning in what follows should probably look elsewhere. The knife in the title isnÕt really one knife but rather is a set of knives and a cleaver and a sharpener that have lived in my basement for the past several years. They used to be prominent in the kitchen providing [...]

Democrat history correspondent The April 13, 1850, edition of the ÒPlacer TimesÓ has one final note on the recent election of city officials in Sacramento. It was picked up from a recent issue of the San Francisco newspaper, ÒAlta California,Ó and involves one Mr. Thomas J. Henley, who finished second to the winner and first [...]

Democrat columnist There will come a time in the lives of many people when they believe that there is no more hope in their life situation. The without-hope time in their lives is a very important stage that will set the tempo for what is left in their lives. When you believe there is no [...]

Democrat columnist Dan Sperling is a professor of civil engineering and environmental science at UC Davis. He is also a member of the California Air Resources Board, a powerful state governmental body that has huge regulatory power or the ability to make laws, laws that could reduce your freedoms. On April 23 CARB by a [...]

Photo editor Maybe you remember your first day of school, specifically kindergarten. The other children were crying, tugging on their motherÕs skirts and some of them were having an all-out tantrum. Those are the days of the past, because kindergarten is old hat for kids today who have already been there, done that whole schooling [...]

Managing editor In todayÕs real estate market having a strong advocate by your side can make all the difference. Clients want a mortgage broker who will shop banks to get the best deals and explain the process down to the most minute detail. They want Davis & Amaral Mortgage Consultants Inc. in El Dorado Hills. [...]

Woodsman, spare that tree. The atrium at Building B in the County Government Center has been a key feature of the architecture of the building since it went up in 1976 in accordance with a design by the late Jack Knopp, architect. Many county employees would love to be assigned to the building with its [...]