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Rare Air
Standing on the bright yellow wings of her souped-up crop duster, wing walker Teresa Stokes has a lofty, and rather singular view of... Read more
Fuel Wars
Here Comes Cellulosic
Western Railway Museum
At the Western Railway Museum outside of Suisun City, it's time to board with your ticket to the past. The museum features 50 historic... Read more
Rolling on the River
In an instant, the placid, jade river turns into gushing white water, and the life-jacketed restaurant execs in the yellow raft grip... Read more
Mountain Biking
"The heart of mountain biking is being in the woods and experiencing nature," says Kyle Crezee, 29, mountain bike services manager for... Read more
Gambling Man: Stan Thomas in Vegas
CALVIN COOLIDGE SAID the business of America is business, and when the business of America wants to meet to do a lot of business,... Read more
A Cranky History of the Railyard
IT WAS 1990, ALREADY DECADES AFTER most major railroad operations had shut down at the Southern Pacific Railyard in downtown... Read more
Green Intentions
YOU SAY YOU HAVEN'T YET RECEIVED one of those big, dark green plastic tubs or wheeled carts dropped off by your local garbage... Read more
Pay Dirt
Until recently, if you wanted to give your banker a good laugh, you asked him for a real-estate loan on contaminated property. It was... Read more
Sunken Profits
Nothing captivates like the prospect of sunken treasure. Skeletons adorned in gold and silver sitting on treasure chests at the... Read more
Robert L Frank: Richistan
Rich-i-stan n. 1. a new country located in the heart of America. 2. populated entirely by millionaires, most of whom acquired their... Read more
Ethical Investing
AFTER 34 YEARS as a financial adviser at Merrill Lynch, Dwight Short relishes being his own boss and incorporating his devotion to... Read more
Workout Like a Pro
ANY DIEHARD SACRAMENTO KINGS FAN will recognize the name Bobby Jackson. He played point guard from 2000 to 2005 and earned the... Read more
Lama Jinpa
The quest is bodhicitta, says Stephen B. Walker, now knowns as Lama Jinpa. It means the wish to attain full enlightenment. It is part... Read more
PAWS
RUBY MIGHT SEEM YOUNG FOR RETIREMENT, but after spending much of her life in a circus and two zoos and surviving the trauma of... Read more
Stan & Heather's Excellent Adventure
FIRST THERE'S THE SITE ITSELF: 240 mostly empty acres of former Union Pacific railyard, just north of downtown. A few moody... Read more
Youtube vs. The Talking Heads
IN QUICK SUCCESSION he checks two laptop computers on his desk, rips through a dozen emails, snaps through a sizable bank of video... Read more
Youtube vs. The Talking Heads
IN QUICK SUCCESSION he checks two laptop computers on his desk, rips through a dozen emails, snaps through a sizable bank of video... Read more
Exclusive Portrait Series: Ken Burns' The War
Imagine, for a moment, the world through the eyes of Ken Burns. Time moves in slow motion; perspective zooms in and out and pans... Read more
The Infamous Napkin Deal
THE "NAPKIN DEAL," as it came to be known, enabled arguably the most sweeping tort-reform in decades. In fact, then-state Sen. Bill... Read more
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