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One thing is certain as California heads for a new health insurance era under the Affordable Health Care Act, better known as Obamacare: Almost all parts of the state will need more medical professionals to serve the additional 2 million to 4 million newly insured Californians. Should they mostly be physicians, or should other health [...]
The issue: Company shelters billions in earnings from the government Apple is best known for the brilliance of its technological wizardry. But when Senate investigators finish examining its financial practices, the electronics giant may be best known for its brilliance in legal tax avoidance. THROUGH COMPLEXITY that rivals the inner workings of its computers, Apple [...]
Yolo Community Care Continuum is thrilled to be the recipient of the 2013 Brooks Painting charity giveaway. YCCC’s Safe Harbor program is the selected beneficiary of the giveaway. YCCC wants to extend a huge thank you to Brooks Painting and everyone who voted for us. YCCC is a nonprofit organization established to better the lives [...]
By Donna Bryson BOULDER, Colo. — Ethan Welty is thinking ahead to harvest time as he cycles through tidy Boulder streets pointing out apple, plum and mulberry trees on public and private land. “We’re coming up on the best apple trees in Boulder,” said Welty, a geographer and PhD student specializing in glaciers in the [...]
Sometimes when I write about a topic, I am very careful how I present it. I try to be mindful of all the angles of an issue, and I give some thought to what an opposing view might be so I can address it either mentally or in the column. For this one, however, stream-of-consciousness [...]
It’s time for another summary of recent downtown business changes. All of these items have appeared in previous Comings & Goings columns. ———— As part of its ground-floor renovations, Hallmark Inn, at First and F streets, has a new lobby — and two new tenants for its retail spaces. The beautiful new lobby, with an [...]
Monday, April 29, was the first “Day of Art Giving” in the region, and as part of our celebration for this, the six-piece ensemble brass group of the United States Air Force Band, Travis Brass, played their music at Heritage Plaza in downtown Woodland. YoloArts would like to extend sincere thanks to the six Travis [...]
Last week, Davis lost one of the pillars of the community, Ron Broward. Unknown to many, Ron stayed under the publicity radar. He performed his good deeds as part of his everyday life. He did not seek out accolades; in fact, he often shied away from them. Back in the late 70s, he developed and [...]
I loved Brett Johnson’s write-up of Wednesday night’s lacrosse playoff game. I only wish he had spent a sentence or two about the student support of the team, in particular the Pep Band and the Cheer Squad. Especially since this is a newer sport, it is newsworthy that the student community is helping support it. [...]
In anticipation of our town’s coming debate over water fluoridation, I’ve been reading far and wide. Perhaps many of us have assumed that fluoridating water supplies is a no-brainer, a sound public health measure. I’ve come away from my reading, however, rethinking this common assumption. Recent research suggests that ingested fluoride is not at all [...]
Our class, Race and Social Justice, conducted a survey of 241 DHS students, asking about pressures they experience while attending high school. The majority feel more pressure in the academic domain than in social and athletic domains. We found that Asians feel most pressure in the academic domain and least in the area of social [...]
The issue: Arrest of U.S. diplomat in Moscow has elements of farce Russia’s propaganda apparatus may need an infusion of fresh talent to impart a much-needed touch of realism for what movie theaters used to call “selected short subjects.” THIS ARCANE BRANCH of Russian cinematography began with a regular series of propaganda films showing Vladimir [...]
By Dean Fosdick Whoever believes there’s nothing new under the sun hasn’t seen the plants being introduced for the 2013 gardening season. Think multi-colored blooms, high-yield vegetables bred for containers and ornamental edibles packing still more nutrition as breeders try to anticipate consumer demand. Grafted tomatoes appear to be the hottest new trend in home [...]
