Opinion

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 ...

Reader Input: Coach, team should be proud

  I am the proud dad of Coach Rob Dorchak at Whitney High School. I just read an article in the Placer Herald and noted the coach of the Placer team stated he wants his t ...

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 ...

Our View: Coming to terms with 29

See that date in today's paper? It’s undeniable evidence that today marks the first day of the last year of my 20s. And I’m OK with that. My 25th hit me pretty h ...

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 ...

Reader input: City should accept NEVs

  I am responding to an article this week in the Placer Herald regarding Neighborhood Electric Vehicles by Stephanie Dumm (“Could NEVs be the vehicles of the future?&rd ...

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 ...

How did Rocklin get its name?

  Our city’s name first appeared in print in June 1864, when Rocklin was listed in a Central Pacific Railroad timetable as a stop between Junction (now Roseville) and P ...

Our View: Big skates to fill

  I knew when I took over the editor position at the Placer Herald that it would be my mission to continue the tradition of excellence set by former editor Gloria Beverage. I ...