Sacramento-area students can ditch Obama TV talk

CHARLES DHARAPAK Associated PressPresident Barack Obama's health care address Wednesday is expected to provide more specifics on the reforms he seeks but not a detailed blueprint ... President Barack Obama wants to tell the nation's school kids next Tuesday about the importance of a good education – but not everyone wants them to hear it ... A furor over both the president's message and motives – and phone calls from some irate parents who view the speech as political propaganda – has

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Man kidnapped over dispute, say police who rescued him

Angry over money and drugs, two people kidnapped a 31-year-old man and held him hostage for more than a day before Sacramento police officers caught up with them, according to authorities ... The man, though bound and beaten, emerged from the ordeal safely, said police spokesman Officer Konrad Von Schoech ... His alleged captors are being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail. Francisco Rodolfo Gutierrez-Cardenas, 33, is being held without bail on suspicion of assorted charges, including

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Monday's high school scores

BASEBALL ... BEAR RIVER 2, RIVER CITY 0 ... River City 000 000 0 – 0 2 0 ... Bear River 200 000 x – 2 7 1 ... Crayne, Buen (3), Soto (5) and Chapan; Juric and Paoletti. Top hitters: BR–Pierce 2 RBIs; Johnson 2x3 ... CASA ROBLE 5, RIO AMERICANO 0 ... Rio Americano 000 000 0 – 0 6 0 ... Casa Roble 100 400 0 – 5 9 0 ... Delhotal and Bissell; Kennedy and Rusd. Top hitters: RA–Bissel 2x2; Moluton 2x3. CR–Liu 2x4; Paige 2x4, 2B; Carter 2B, 2 RBIs; Anicich 2B; Guzman 2x2 ... PLEASANT

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Boston Marathon California finishers

BOSTON MARATHON ... California finishers ... 3. Ryan Hall, Mammoth Lakes, 2:09:40.17. Sergio D. Reyes, Palmdale, 2:19:22.29. Michael B. McKeeman, Mammoth Lakes, 2:25:33.30. Crosby J. Freeman, San Francisco, 2:25:36.46. Kevin D. Pierpoint, Palo Alto, 2:29:28.47. Kota B. Reichert, Alameda, 2:29:28.54. Stephen Donahue, Palo Alto, 2:30:29.61. Carlos A. Siqueiros, San Jose, 2:31:42.64. Fernando Blanco, Vista, 2:32:07.69. James F. Nielsen, Palo Alto, 2:32:55.80. Jesus A. Campos, Fresno, 2:33:43.84.

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Event: Poetry Of Color, With Indigo Moor at Valley Hi-North Laguna Library, Thu, Apr 16 7:00p

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