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Long-abused public sculpture to get dignified home in Crocker

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Published May 22, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.
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The sculpture, made of fiberglass covered with sparkly acrylic paint, was brought to town in 1985 by Phil Hitchcock, chairman the California State University, Sacramento, art department ... It's the end of the trail for a young vaquero and the red-eyed longhorn cow he first lassoed in downtown Sacramento a quarter-century ago ... "Progress II," the flashy Luis Jimenez sculpture that was loved, loathed and routinely vandalized when it stood at 16th and K streets, has a new home ... It was

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Heated Sheriff's Race May Head To Runoff

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Published June 9, 2010 at 2:10 a.m.

There may not be a clear winner in the race for Sacramento CountySheriff from Tuesday's election, which would force Scott Jones and JimCooper to continue their blistering campaigns for the office untilNovember ...

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Sacramento sheriff hopefuls say they'd ease concealed weapon permits

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Published May 24, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

No matter who wins the race to succeed retiring Sacramento Sheriff John McGinness, odds are good that the result will be an immediate and dramatic increase in the number of concealed weapons permits issued ... For years, the department has tightly controlled the number of such permits it issued, typically allowing them only in cases where individuals could show they faced some sort of danger, carried large amounts of valuables or had a law enforcement connection ... At one point, a local

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Many baseball players use music for introductions

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Published May 23, 2010 at 10:39 a.m.
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The bossa nova beat, rapped gently on a Gretsch mod orange drum set, cuts through the cool AT&T Park air in a quick 4/4 time ... You know the day destroys the night, ... Night divides the day … ... Two measures later, in perfect syncopation, the Fender/Rhodes piano bass and Vox Continental organ join in, followed by the Gibson SG electric guitar's evocative riff ... Tried to run, Tried to hide … ... Then, descending from the ether and settling upon the diamond, the feral and haunted voice of

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At California State Railroad Museum, photo exhibit focuses on the humanity of agriculture

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Published March 15, 2010 at 1:02 p.m.
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MICHAEL ALLEN JONES mjones@sacbee.comAuthor-photographer Rick Nahmias at the California State Railroad Museum, where his "Migrant Project" is on display. "If there is one thing I hope people take away from this work is that these are human beings," he says ... Rick Nahmias has a documentarian's eye for society's fringe – the forgotten, the invisible, the underserved, the overlooked ... The Southern California photographer captured a transgender gospel choir in San Francisco and Zen Buddhists

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Accusations continue to fly in Sacramento sheriff's race

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Published April 30, 2010 at 8:20 a.m.
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Capt. Scott Jones, standing at center, listens to Sacramento County Sheriff John McGinness discuss a 2004 probe of Jones at a news conference Thursday at the Sheriff's Department headquarters ... For Sacramento, this may be the most entertaining political race in the last 20 years ... It was already like film noir, and on Thursday the Sacramento County sheriff's race descended into bizarre tales of a secret investigation, shredded documents, suburban motel rooms and lies ... All of it was aimed

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Hornets freshman Jones demolishes Santa Clara

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Published April 30, 2010 at 2:00 a.m.

Freshman Erin Jones (Antioch High School) went 4 for 4 with a double, home run, stolen base and school-record seven RBIs to lead Sacramento State to a 16-0 victory over Santa Clara in a Pacific Coast Softball Conference game Thursday afternoon at Shea Stadium ... The game was shortened to five innings because the Hornets had more than enough runs for the eight-run mercy rule ... Thursday's contest was a makeup of a game earlier this season that was rained out ... Sac State swept the four-game

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Hometown Report: Unorthodox move worked for Odister

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.

A year ago, Kyle Odister was on the East Coast, ankle deep in snow, a continent away from the comforts of home ... To get there, he did something you just don't see in high school sports, particularly in this region. Odister transferred in midseason out of Rio Americano, where the point guard was the leading talent of a playoff-bound bunch, and headed to the great unknown ... He enrolled at New Hampton Prep in Massachusetts to finish his high school career ... Players generally consider such a

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Felton much more than Rio Americano's team manager

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 2:15 p.m.
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Adam Felton sports his "lucky" Kings tie as he cheers on his beloved Rio Americano Raiders. In January, Felton got a pleasant surprise when he met King Omri Casspi, who gave him a pair of game-worn shoes ... Adam Felton is the spirit of Rio Americano High School boys basketball this season, showing how hurdles can be overcome ... He doesn't play because he can't. Cerebral palsy prevents him from taking the court as a player. But he's signed on as the team manager, and he couples infectious

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Sizing up contenders in the girls basketball playoffs

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:43 a.m.
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Shanice Butler is one of the veterans coach Dave Parsh will be leaning on as Kennedy seeks its third section title in a row ... Division I ... Favorite: Kennedy. The Cougars seek a section three-peat under first-year coach Dave Parsh, who won a state title with St. Francis in 1993. Excellent passers, tough, smart, led by veterans Leslie Leong, Shanice Butler, Cydni Matsuoka ... Contenders: Oak Ridge. The Trojans rolled to D-II Northern California finals a year ago, and the move up makes for a

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