Recently added articles from The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA):
Just how much `green' news is enough? Too much?
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Sam McManis SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Global warming, as a news story, is not just warm. It's absolutely sizzling. Forget yellow journalism. Some say we're now in the era of green journalism. Melting ice caps? Great visuals. Disappearing ...
Trying to get ratings in a world of DVRs.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Kushman We're into the third week of the new fall TV season, and here's what is clear about the ratings: nothing. What is clear is what's causing all this unclearness. Yup, technology. Isn't that always the way? The more technological advances we get, ...
Kings notes: Durant, Hawes are friends, not foes.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Amick Oct. 10--They are an odd couple of sorts, the privileged 7-foot center from Seattle and the phenom swingman from the poorest of backgrounds in Washington, D.C. Spencer Hawes and Kevin Durant, though, have considered each other best friends for some ...
Boxing Beat: After seeing Peter's victory, Maskaev eager for title fight.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Jenkins Oct. 10--Two interested viewers monitoring last Saturday's World Boxing Council interim heavyweight title fight between Samuel Peter and Jameel McCline were Oleg Maskaev, still the recognized champion, and his promoter, Dennis Rappaport. ...
The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Marcos Breton column: Restaurant a boost to K Street.(Column)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Marcos Breton Oct. 10--The most promising new restaurant in Sacramento is much more than a great place to eat sushi or fantastic pulled-pork sandwiches in a dynamic space. It is more than an ideal spot to watch NFL games on Sunday afternoons -- with every ...
Looking Good: Using of the green.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Leigh Grogan Oct. 10--When it comes to personal-care products, the push continues to offer consumers healthier choices for skin and hair care. Oh, and it's part of a drive to make the environment safer, too. Of course, the term "organic" gets ...
The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Anita Creamer column: PRIDE'S pride on display at Capitol.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Anita Creamer Oct. 10--Cody Dickson and Richard Spizzirri are visiting the Capitol on a recent fall morning, looking intently at photos displayed on a wall not 10 feet from the entrance to the governor's office. "There's me right there," says Dickson, 39, a ...
Hawes will have knee procedure.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Amick Oct. 10--The rookie season of Spencer Hawes might be in the balance today, as the Kings center and No. 10 pick in the June draft will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in Seattle. The Washington product missed the first week of training ...
Former Elk Grove star Kopa is still relishing Stanford win.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Joe Davidson Oct. 10--Matt Kopa said he's still floating somewhere between euphoria and Cloud Nine. Same with his Stanford teammates. Kopa, a sophomore offensive tackle out of Elk Grove High School, played a role in the Cardinal's 24-23 upset of USC on ...
Arena plan raises tax revenue questions: Tretheway says his Natomas area must not take financial hit in move to Cal Expo.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Terri Hardy Oct. 10--If a new basketball arena is constructed at the state-owned Cal Expo, city leaders said Tuesday, Sacramento's coffers shouldn't take a financial hit as a result. Several City Council members said they wouldn't want to see tax revenue or ...
Favoritism in DUI stop?: Roseville cop may have let drunk sergeant go home.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Art Campos Oct. 10--A Roseville police officer is on the hot seat for allegedly failing to arrest or cite an off-duty Sacramento County sheriff's sergeant for suspected drunken driving. The officer is being investigated for possibly giving preferential ...
Cops seek mom who left baby: Officers chase down tips after newborn is left in the arms of a stranger at a bus stop.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Bobby Caina Calvan and Niesha Lofing Oct. 10--The teenage girl, unkempt and harried, had arrived with a newborn cradled in her arms when she approached a stranger at a Natomas bus stop. Minutes later, the teen was gone -- leaving the infant with the ...
CSUS girds up for PR offensive: A $275-an-hour media consultant is hired to help refurbish the school's image.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Dorothy Korber Oct. 10--Bruised by a public relations disaster last month, Sacramento State administrators have brought in media consultant Doug Elmets, a well-known local publicist who has handled such hot issues as Indian gaming and the Kings' proposed downtown arena ...
Shades of Green: It's an easy process eating only natural food -- for a day.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Gina Kim Oct. 10--Habits are tough to break. A few area residents broke some anyway, after The Bee asked them to be green guinea pigs and give up things like going shopping or using chemicals, if only for a day. Here's how it went for Len Montalbano, 53, of ...
Casino tribe alleges fraud: Cache Creek suit accuses lawyer, financial adviser.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Hudson Sangree and Stephen Magagnini Oct. 10--The Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians, owners of the Cache Creek Casino Resort, filed a bombshell lawsuit Tuesday that claimed their longtime lawyer and financial adviser swindled the tribe for years, even as they guided its ...
Water district sues pair over diplomas.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Andrew McIntosh Oct. 10--The Fair Oaks Water District has sued two of its former senior managers, saying they misused $1,200 in public money to buy bachelor's degrees from an online diploma mill, then used the credentials to get thousands more in bonuses and pay raises. ...
Governor signs 9 bills for state's troops: From time off for spouses to eligibility for CalPERS, laws will improve lives of state's military families.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Jim Sanders Oct. 10--With the Iraq war casting a spotlight on the nation's fighting forces, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed nine bills Tuesday designed to show support and appreciation for California's troops. The new laws range from cracking down on ...
EDITORIAL: Caught by the camera: Sheriff's cruisers join the video age.(Editorial)
Oct 10, 2007 ... Oct. 10--In a first-of-its-kind deliberation, the Supreme Court last term relied on video of a high-speed chase taken from a police squad car to reach its decision. The court even went so far as to attach the video of the incident to its written opinion. It's doubtful Sacramento ...
Suspects arrested as victim is mourned: 20-year-old aspired to become sheriff's deputy.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Ryan Lillis Oct. 10--Craig Cagley was born into a fight. He planned on spending the rest of his life trying to prevent more of them. Born to a drug-addicted mother, he was brought into UC Davis Medical Center in a coma when he was 4 months old, his family ...
County's STD rate is state's third highest.
Oct 10, 2007 ... Byline: Phillip Reese Oct. 10--Almost 40 percent of Sacramento County's teens and young adults carry a sexually transmitted disease, the third-highest rate in the state, according to a study from the Public Health Institute released Tuesday. The study included STD ...