30-Second Read: Don't be a hypocrite
Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:00am
Some 136.8 million Americans cast ballots for president in 2016, or just over 59.1% of eligible voters.
Columns & Opinions
I still love my landline telephone
Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:00am
I am not prepared to give up my land line telephone. So many people tell me that they gave up their land line and just use their cell phone. The kids say, "No one has land lines anymore." They must. Have you seen a phone book?
Other people's money
Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:00am
The illusion of wealth has been our stock in trade, but we are not thriving . Could it be that what we have been doing since the end of WWII does not work?
Settle Talk
Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:00am
It's sorta like wearing a brand-new suit with old, worn-out, unpolished shoes.
Paw's corner
Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:00am
DEAR PAW'S CORNER: My Labrador puppy, "Charlie," is six months old. He received his first and second round of vaccines, but then our state went into Iockdown. Can I hold off on getting the rest of his shots for now, until restrictions ease?-Blake F., Sacramento
Celebrity extra
Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:00am
Q: I know that on "The Crown," each season follows the British royal family closer to current times. Which era will the next season cover, and when does it begin airing?-R.B.
Sports QUIZ
Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:00am
1. What caused Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy So a to spend time on the diabled list with a sprained lower back ligament in 2004?
FOCUS ON SPORTS
Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:00am
Pay attention to Luka Doncic; he’s the next big thing in the NBA
KOVELS Antiques & Collecting
Fri, 08/28/2020 - 12:00am
Pairs of ceramic dancing figures in exotic co tumes were favorites in the Art Deco period, starting about 1920. Many different pairs about 19 or 20 inches high have been elling with the mark "Cia Manna" and sometimes the added words "Turin, Italy." A search of old books and even new information online has offered little insight. The pairs of dancing figurines depict a bare-breasted woman and a shirt· less man posing in exaggerated dance poses. Dozens of different pairs were made, mo t from 1925 to the 1950s. An artist and designer named Mrs. Manna, who worked for the Lenci doll company, decided to form her own company in 1930. She named it Ceramica ltali· ana Artistica. The dancing figurines were marked "C.l.A. Manna." Often the mark omitted the periods, so the first word looked like "Cia." The company worked into the 1950s. The Art Deco look is still popular, and most of the pairs have old for $800 to $1 ,500.