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In June of 1964, I graduated from Sacramento High School – in what seemed like a momentous accomplishment at the time.
During the last week of school, I carried my yearbook around with me and solicited signatures and comments from my friends and fellow alumni.
When he signed the book, my friend Jim Edwards scrawled, “See you [...]

On Thursday, May 3, St. Francis High School students, faculty and staff met outside to celebrate the completion of the school’s new solar installation. The $1.2 million project includes 1,316 solar panels placed on the rooftops of seven campus buildings and will reportedly produce 30.6 percent of the school’s current electricity requirements – saving St. [...]

Hyatt is quietly sitting on the lawn at Garcia Bend Park in the Pocket neighborhood, ears up, eyes watchful, as her master sits on a blanket to enjoy a few minutes in the sun.
“Hyatt is five years old,” Mandy Burton says. “She is my third guide dog.”
Burton, who grew up in Alturas, has become a [...]