The Sacramento Bee
columnists
George Smith: Looking back at Dad’s letters
It’s easy to see where I got the desire to express my opinion.
Reps. Erin Herbig and Timothy Theriault: Unite to help Maine firefighters
A bill now awaiting funding would upgrade training facilities throughout the state.
Maine Compass: Female veterans need lawmakers to support the Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope
The Augusta organization helps female veterans in dire straits, but is running out of money.
Community Compass: Mayor Isgro should resign
A tweet shows the mayor is incapable of leading by example.
Tom Waddell: The freedom of, and from, religion
The separation of church and state is a two-sided coin.
Commentary: Tariffs on Canadian newsprint puts newspapers in jeopardy
Affordable Canadian paper has helped keep the newspaper industry alive.
George Smith: Distractions, distractions everywhere
On a bunch of big issues, we’re being told to look in the wrong places.
Commentary: The tense months before Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination
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Karen Heck: In dark times, find the best way to use your voice
Politics — and the world in general — need both introverts and extroverts.