FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MARCH 6, 2013 – Well, spring is already here, or at least it sure feels like it. The sun has been out for weeks, birds are chirping, and I’ve already had my first mosquito bite. Actually, the way I have always known that spring has finally arrived in Northern California is [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 16, 2013 – As I write this, the less-than-beloved Maloof family have apparently sold the Sacramento Kings to a group of wealthy Seattle, Washington investors headed by some hedge fund guy named Chris Hansen. The selling price appears to be about $525 million, which should go a long way in [...]
NEWS-LEDGER — DEC 26, 2012 – ‘MY BACK PAGES’: Daryl Fisher’s column So, just what is the “Bushmaster .223 AR-15” assault rifle that was used to slaughter 20 grade school children and six of their female teachers and administrators a week ago last Friday in Newtown, Connecticut? To begin with, it’s actually a demilitarized version [...]
NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 21, 2012 – NEWS-LEDGER COLUMN BY DARYL FISHER This year I decided I wasn’t going to wait until the very last minute to do all my Christmas shopping so off I went this past Saturday to a shopping mall in downtown Sacramento. I quickly found what I was looking for and was [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — OCT 31, 2012 – BY DARYL FISHER Note: This column was written the day after game one of this year’s World Series, when actually winning the World Series still seemed like a long shot to me and many other Northern California baseball fans of the San Francisco Giants. It sure [...]
FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER NEWSPAPER — SEPT 26, 2012 – I was having a somewhat heated conversation with a friend the other night when she suddenly got right in my face and blurted out, “You know, Daryl, you’re getting to be a grumpy old man!” “What?” I exclaimed with a smile, sure that she [...]
FROM THE WEST SACRAMENT NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 22, 2012 – Editor’s note: Daryl is off this week. Below is one of his favorite columns from the past. This past week I spent three days and nights camping in the beautiful redwoods, near the Avenue of the Giants, which is located about 100 miles south [...]
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