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Will economy kill Title IX?

A suit was filed recently against a Southern California high school for non-compliance with Title IX, the federal law prohibiting sexual discrimination in education for institution ...

Another View: Through no fault of their own

In our society, the stewardship of a child’s rights rests with the child’s family — those incredibly important individuals who are a child’s main support sy ...

How did the name of our city originate?

  In previous weeks, we have seen that Rocklin is probably not a corruption of “Rockland.” Rocklin could be the name of a person who was locally prominent when R ...

Another View: Ground truth

  Coffee is one of the most popular mind- and kidney-altering substances in the world, and as such, it’s incumbent upon us to learn all we can about it. The coffee wor ...

Chasing those chasing the dream

Keeping up with the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs is no small task and that goes for everyone involved – schools, players, coaches, officials – and reporters. By We ...

Was there ever a Mister Rocklin?

  How did the name of our city originate? Local historians say Rocklin is probably not a corruption of “Rockland,” because our city has never been known as &ldquo ...

Focus on Diabetes Health: Types of diabetes, Part Three

  In the first two articles of this series, we discussed type 1 and type 2 diabetes. We will be turning to some of the less-common types. Recall that our patient, HM, is a 38 ...

Academics, athletics and the postseason

The Sac-Joaquin Section Playoffs are underway for most sports as finals loom in the classroom just before the end of the 2012-13 school year and graduation. It has to be remembere ...

The hunt is on for Rocklin’s origins

  How did the name of our city originate? Last week we saw that Rocklin is probably not a corruption of “Rockland” or a Finnish equivalent. But could Rocklin be a ...

Sweat equity is paying off

I often receive a number of invites to the local schools to witness the signing of a Letter of Intent for some student-athlete to go on to college and pursue a degree while continu ...