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Sacramento Museum Showcasing Hindu Gods

The art had a long and rich tradition in Hinduism and ancient Sanskrit literature/

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Renowned Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento is exhibiting various Hindu deities in its current “Celestial Realms: The Art of Nepal” exhibition, which will continue till February 10.

Its 44 works reportedly include bronze-stone-wood sculptures, paintings, ritual objects, tribal pieces and masks; dating as far back as eighth century...

A Family`s Struggle for Justice!

An army of advocates exist, ready to help patients, get their story out to the media and newspapers. Like Daisy... never stop pushing for justice.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - These past few years have been very tough for medical marijuana patients in California. Some Cities and Counties have attempted to ban or restrict growing that is clearly allowed under state law.

Nothing however compares to what one tragedy a family in Butte County has been facing. Jayme Walsh and Daisy Bram along with their two young sons, Thor and Zeus, were raising their family in a quite outskirt of Butte County, within the serene mountain area know as Concow.

California Woman Asks Obama to Drop Federal Marijuana Charges Against Her Husband

Conflict in state and federal marijuana law threatens family; wife doesn't want kids to grow up fatherless.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - "What has my husband done that would justify the federal government forcing my young daughters to grow up without a father?"

Two Dead Following Downtown Sacramento New Year`s Eve Shooting

It appears to have been random; the midnight fireworks display is canceled.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Sacramento police say two people were killed in a shooting that happened shortly after 9:30 p.m. tonight near 2nd and K St, at an event held to commemorate the new year. Approximately 35,000 people were in the area. The crowded gathering saw many people suddenly trying to determine what was taking place.

One witness told KCRA Channel 3 News that eight shots were clearly heard, and that the shots were not something they could easily have confused with fireworks.

Is the Enemy of My Enemy Still My Friend?

“Unity to be real, must survive the severest strain without breaking.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Here in California we have more than a few marijuana legalization organizations and groups scrambling for the top of the hill.

Some are involved in statewide initiatives, while others are more localized and are concentrating on city and county regulations.

California Moves Forward

Most can clearly see that the old guard of prohibition is losing and we are winning.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Since 1996 medical marijuana patients, otherwise known as Proposition 215 patients have been fighting a battle for the rights to attain and procure their medicine.

The Compassionate Use Act of 1996, is a California Proposition that was enacted by 55.6% of votes in favor of qualified patients having the right to use marijuana as medicine.

Lance

If music be the food of love, play on... Smutty Bill

(DAYTONA BEACH, FLA) - There's an enigma about jazz. I mean traditional jazz, not the offshoots, the evolutionary branches. I mean the kind you might hear on Bourbon Street in N'Orleans, although more likely, these days, drowned out by hard rock abominations. Trad.

Where I live, in Dixie where it all started, anyone you might stop on the street doesn't even know what you're talking about.

Getting to Know Our Hindu Brothers and Sisters

Special video/photojournalism report from our news editor in California's capitol city.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Hindus gathered in bright garb with dominant yellows and reds under a silky blue sky Saturday engaging in a special gathering that included a speech from Hindu Statesman Rajan Zed of Reno, who is quoted frequently on Salem-News

“Hindu Sangam” (Sangam meaning “confluence”) was held at Shree Laxmi Narayan Mandir in Sacramento.

Rajan Zed to Deliver Inaugural Address at Sacramento `Hindu Sangam`

Hinduism is the oldest and third-largest religion in the world.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Various Hindu organizations are joining hands to showcase rich Hindu philosophy, heritage, traditions, way of life and culture in California’s capital Sacramento (USA) on Saturday, September 15.

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, will deliver the inaugural address at this day-long event, titled “Hindu Sangam”.

The Real World of Prison, Crime and Justice

“A Story That Needs To Be Told”.

(SACRAMENTO) - This article will inform the mind and startle the soul. You will read how crime and punishment in this country is out of control.

My books “Hell Behind Prison Walls” and “The Devil’s Den of Prison and Justice” are true compelling and gripping stories taken from my personal thoughts and experiences of working in a prison system for almost three decades.