Though it contained little new information, the state inspector general's report on Phillip Garrido's parole supervision still is stunning.
We had our doubts over whether a polarized California Legislature could pass a much-needed package of bills to meet the water needs of 38 million residents.
This is the time of the year when workers covered by employer-sponsored health insurance select their coverage and find out how much their premiums will increase.
This month, the United States enters its ninth year of seemingly never-ending troop escalation in Afghanistan.
Question: I'm 23 and have been making a point of saving money in a savings account. I've been told that a savings account isn't good for my future and that I should invest in a Roth instead. But I don't want to choose anything risky. Would I lose money if I invest in a Roth?
One program knows what to do with an opportunity, the other does not. However you want to write it, that was the story Saturday.
Welcome to Round One of the NFL playoffs between the Bears and the Cardinals.
Editor: Many years ago I lived in Merced. I recently heard about the homeless shelter that the city was proposing, but all of the residents in that area seemed quite upset about it.
Editor: Where are we headed with the health care reform experiment? It seems that Congress and the current administration want to enact a $1 trillion experiment.
Editor: On Monday, the City Council made a decision to attempt to better the lives of 296 people. While I applaud the effort to take on a difficult issue, they forgot about the honest hard-working families the action will affect their constituency.
Editor: As the state of California is broke, why not let Dylan Morse out of jail and into the custody of his parents who can feed, clothe, shelter and monitor him.
Editor: I have an idea I think would give some dignity to the homeless.
Editor: Here is a plea to all of the people in our county.
Editor: My apologies to my candidates, Michelle Gabriault-Acosta, Bill Blake and Mary-Michal Rawling. I tried to vote Tuesday but had a very frustrating experience.
Editor: I greatly appreciated the article in the Tuesday Sun-Star about the City Council's vote to build a homeless campsite at Tyler Road and Gerard Avenue. I happen to live there. Not near it but right next door.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, the great poet, literary critic, theologian and philosopher was way off the mark when he penned his famous line "water, water everywhere ..." in his "Rime of the Ancient Mariner."
Democrats took it on the chin in this year's off-off-year gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey.
Question: I'm 23 and have been making a point of saving money in a savings account. I've been told that a savings account isn't good for my future and that I should invest in a Roth instead. But I don't want to choose anything risky. Would I lose money if I invest in a Roth?
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