Democrat staff writer Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known by his pen name Dr. Seuss, is the author of many marvelous rhyming childrenÕs books. Some of the characters like the Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant have become virtual American icons. They are remembered long past early childhood by older kids, teens and adults [...]

Democrat staff writer DonÕt forget that the Spring Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 3, 9 to 11 a.m. at the El Dorado Hills Community Park, 1021 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills. The Easter Bunny will be present, and the egg hunt will take place at 10:15 a.m. sharp! DonÕt be late! There will [...]

Time treats us all the same. Everyone gets the same 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year. We all age gracefully together. Well, let’s just say we all grow older at the same pace. With the advent of cosmetic surgery and the financial means anyone can [...]

Special to the Democrat The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was the historical response of our colonial forefathers to a government abusing its citizens through taxation. This article is about the new Tea Party and how our citizens are now acting to take back our freedoms. Remember the first ÒBailout BillÓ in 2008? According to [...]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be having economic qualms about his global warming bill, Assembly Bill 32. Last week he wrote to his California Air Resources Board asking it to give business Òsufficient timeÓ to reduce carbon emissions. His CARB chairwoman, Mary Nichols, seemed to pooh-pooh this requested delay from the governor, saying it is [...]

Pollock Pines EDITOR: This letter is written as a cautionary tale; this could happen to anyone reading it. So without the many expletives that have been shouted out since this happened, I offer the following for your consideration. I was sitting at a stop sign, at Pony Express and Gilmore, in Pollock Pines, between the [...]

Managing editor Frizzies got you down? Hair stylists Ralphie Brown and Doris Elias with El Dorado Hills Salon have the perfect solution Ñ a Brazilian Blowout. ÒItÕs a smoothing treatment. It removes frizz and curl that is unmanageable,Ó Elias said. ÒIt also adds a lot of shine.Ó Brazilian Blowout clients sit in BrownÕs and EliasÕ [...]