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Grant Pacers destroy Folsom Bulldogs in nationally televised showdown

By M. Johnston • Aug 27th, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

The two best high school football teams in Sacramento squared off tonight on ESPN2. Final score: 49-14 Grant. I had no idea Grant was ranked #4 IN THE NATION (!!). Wow. It showed. I love Grant’s QB Terry Shine. Man can that kid play the game. Then again, Folsom’s QB Dano Graves has a lot [...]

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Sacramento Magazine hands North Natomas “#1 Neighborhood” ?

By M. Johnston • Aug 22nd, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

UPDATED 8/28, 2010. Word is Sacramento Magazine has awarded North Natomas its #1 neighborhood award. Having spent nearly ten years of my life living in North Natomas, I’d like to share a few thoughts on this.
First, the incoming councilperson might want to downplay the award.  Granted, the realty community is probably thrilled about it  (understandable), [...]

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KJ delivers on TRANSPARENCY promise with Tsakopoulos wedding reception announcemment

By M. Johnston • Aug 4th, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

Angelo Tksakopolous walks into a bar and orders a drink. Bartender goes “So I hear you got the mayor Kevin Johnson in your back pocket, huh Angie?” Angelo shoots back, “In my pocket? You kiddin’? I got him in my back YARD!”
Hey there is an upside to this Sacramento. At least KJ has finally delivered [...]

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Expectant mother gunned down in grisly California state fair shootout

By M. Johnston • Jul 31st, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

Ah the power of words. And people will actually argue if you have the audacity to assert that mass media greatly influences opinion in this country. As you probably have already guessed, my headline refers to a now internationally known incident in which an expectant bovine was shot 11 times by Cal Expo police after [...]

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Silence the Violence Event in South Sacramento this Saturday, July 24

By M. Johnston • Jul 21st, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

From an email press release I received via Rhonda Erwin: This photo is a picture of  Michael Barron who was shot and killed in Sacramento, California in 2009. After the death of her murdered son, Shirley Rhodes started the Mike B Foundation where she reaches out to at-risk youth.
The Mike B Foundation will join the [...]

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Hall of Shame: Mayor Kevin Johnson hands yet another job to an out-of-towner

By M. Johnston • Jul 7th, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

Updated 7/8/2010 – Job was posted on mayor’s website from what I am told.
Once again Mayor Johnson has hired someone from outside Sacramento for a staff position. Recently he held a press conference to introduce a new staff member, Keith Hart. Keith comes to us all the way from Baltimore, MD, and has been given [...]

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Maybe billboard vandals need a splash of their own paint?

By M. Johnston • Jun 30th, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

Newsflash to Christians who vandalized the atheist billboards: vandalizing is a crime. It is a form of theft. Hence it is sinful. HWJR?
Yeah HWJR is my new slogan for my fellow Christians engaged in acts that Jesus might not approve of . It stands for How Would Jesus Respond (to YOU)?

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Has opposition to Mayor Johnson’s strong mayor initiative been exaggerated?

By M. Johnston • Jun 29th, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

I can’t help but ask myself that question given Johnson’s continued push for strong mayor, despite his  7-2  ”sound defeat” in council chambers recently. I started thinking about it after I read a comment directed at Johnson stating  ”7-2, what part of that don’t you understand Johnson?”
K, first of all, the 7-2 council member vote [...]

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Monday Morning Motivation: To be thankful.. or not

By M. Johnston • Jun 28th, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

So last week our one year old Toro lawnmower decided to take some time off. Some bull. The guy who mows our lawn (our son) was in the middle of a nice hot mowing session when it belched a few times and died. Despite our best efforts we couldn’t revive it. I was frustrated because we [...]

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Sunday I’m-not-tired-because-I-took-a-nap-earlier blog

By M. Johnston • Jun 27th, 2010 | Bookmark and Share

Marcos Breton wrote a scathing column on Kevin Johnson’s recent behavior in council today. He concludes “We deserve better” (than Johnson). Yowch.
Like myself, there was a time when Breton was actually a Johnson supporter (more or less). And like myself and many, many others who voted for Johnson, Breton appears to be fed up with [...]

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