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Editorial: Big hearts and ugly acts conclude week - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee

Editorial: Big hearts and ugly acts conclude week - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee

Editorial: Big hearts and ugly acts conclude week

Published: Saturday, Sep. 18, 2010 - 12:00 am | Page 12A

You don't have to look far to see both the good and not-so-good in people.

Sometimes, they're on the same page of the local newspaper, as in Friday's Bee.

One story reported that for the second time in a week, a swastika had defaced a midtown mural of Sacramento King Omri Casspi, the first Israeli-born player in the NBA.

If a prank, it's just stupid. If an attempted message of hate, it's vile and contemptible –

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2010/09/18/3038066/editorial-big-hearts-and-ugly.html#ixzz0ztSw4rQh

California's top lawmakers have asked the federal government to reconsider its decision to give EdFund's student loan guaranty business to the Minnesota-based Education Credit Management Corp.

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As founder of a young startup company, Ryan Stevens has assembled all the ingredients: a business plan, willing investors, an eager staff, a sleek website, plenty of marketing freebies.
The Sacramento Police Department is reaching out to area high schools asking for help in encouraging teens to obey a 10 p.m. curfew, particularly at Second Saturday.
The consul general of Mexico in Sacramento, Carlos González Gutiérrez, will discuss the historical relationship between California and Mexico when he visits Sacramento State Monday.


Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/education/#ixzz0ztTBIqpR