Current Events, Chinese driving - on the moon, the miracle of the Nigerian boat rescue

Our obituary and tribute to the late-great Nelson Mandela, the man who kept South Africa away from disaster as white rule was changed

More of the Mandela story: not a saint (perhaps) but a genuine hero - to a world that could use more of them

Current Events, for-profit college rip offs continue, is UC awarding slots to more foreign students out of budget concerns (since they pay a lot more tuition?)

SN&R's Nick Miller gets duped by a developer-paid-for Environmental Impact Report, Dennis McEwan former respected biologist tells a ridiculous tale about the Twin Tunnels water grab (and the Bee published it!)

Twin spy writer obits: William Stevenson (non-fiction) and Tom Clancy (fiction); a chat with local business writer Roger S. Peterson about his special to the Bee on why the Warren Report is not credible

Current Events; new Mars probe and what it might teach us

Sac Bee blows the call on "McVillage" development, we salute their Tom Knudson for his award on "Wildlife Service" exposes, Sac Bee then bloviates on JFK; a chat w/ plumber Ivo Kovacevich on how "flushable wipes" might, correction: probably will, clog your toilets

Thanksgiving clarifications & humor; the "Newseum" sells out to Paramount's "Anchorman"; Elk Grove - tourist Mecca? planet earth's newly discovered most common biologic entities!

Current Events (shortened version of our usual opening)