Newest comments on The Sacramento Press articles by Jeff McCrory

Karl on "A Trial"

2010-01-17T05:20:44Z

"If this is the future of journalism, I'm truly sad." I agree. This is a scandal. Who ever heard of a newspaper or magazine publishing a humorous first-person essay?

byssacpack on "A Trial"

2010-01-17T00:08:31Z

Edit: "The went on jabbering about the car he'd supposedly seen behind him" to "they..." If this is the future of journalism, I'm truly sad.

Rhonda Erwin on "A Trial"

2010-01-16T02:12:30Z

I absolutely love your article. I found myself laughing completely through it (and I know a $425.00) fine is nothing to laugh at.) The way it is written is wonderful. THUMBS UP! On another note, I've seen people acually win, or case dismissd. One was dismissed when it was not clear that the individual, in court was actually the individual in the videotape. It appeared someone else was driving the car. Another won when they insisted on knowing when the camera light was last tested/ inspected for accuracy and their had been some type of flaw... I didn't win (lol) the photo was so good, so clear on me heck OIan Mills couldn't have done a better job (lol) I wanted to ask for 8 / 10 glossy print copies that's how impressed I was with the photo and video. And no sense fighting a loosing battle after watching others fight and loose and seeing I was wrong, I too plead no contest. Again, wonderful article! I learned humor goes a long way and makes a much better article. Job well done.

Kati Garner on "A Trial"

2010-01-16T02:04:14Z

Thank you for your honesty!

Jeff McCrory on "A Trial"

2010-01-16T01:30:35Z

Edit: My car entered the intersection a half a second AFTER the light turned red.

HonestAbe on "Music and Fashion Go Together Like Fire and Rain"

2009-12-15T02:22:44Z

This type of Bacchanalia, steeped in debauchery, exuberance and ignorance, must be checked by a ready and able militia, God willing.

Jeff McCrory on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T21:11:06Z

I'll never remember to bring it up, but I did enjoy arguing with you. Thanks.

trapper on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T20:58:57Z

Let talk about this at the end of the month then because your argument has now changed to what is could be instead of what it is. If you read here from the Bee they also say this is normal: http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1438420.html

Michael Zwahlen on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T20:55:15Z

Seem like you guys are tallking about averages right?

Jeff McCrory on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T19:37:07Z

I'm trying to get my head around what you are trying to communicate to me. So you're saying something like, "It's too early in the month to say whether the weather is unseasonable, because May typically gets at least one storm a year, hence the 0.5 average." (I would say the mean rainfall would give us a better idea of what is typical, but nevertheless...) So if we get another storm at the end of the month, then THAT storm would be unseasonable. I'm saying that Friday's storm has already surpassed the monthly average, so that in itself would qualify it as being unseasonable. But again, semantics.

trapper on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T19:19:30Z

Like I said Jeff, the AVERAGE rain total for the month is a half inch. Month Precipitation: http://www.rssweather.com/climate/California/Sacramento/ Jan 3.84in. Feb 3.54in. Mar 2.80in. Apr 1.02in. May 0.53in. Jun 0.20in. Jul 0.05in. Aug 0.06in. Sept 0.36in. Oct 0.89in. Nov 2.19in. Dec 2.45in. or go here: http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/95820?from=36hr_bottomnav_undeclared

Jeff McCrory on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T19:10:58Z

I took a quick look around the web. According to http://countrystudies.us/united-states/weather/California/sacramento.htm, May gets an average of 0.3 an inch of rain. It is the forth driest month of the year. June, July and August see less rain. Now I guess it is a matter of semantics as to whether a record storm in the forth driest month of the year counts as unseasonable, but I'm sticking by adjective.

trapper on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T18:15:34Z

Oh, so Sacramento broke a one day rainfall record for May. Like I said, rain in May is not unseasonable if you look back at monthly rain totals.

Jeff McCrory on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T17:58:02Z

From the Bee (http://www.sacbee.com/latest/story/1828786.html): : "A storm that moved into the Sacramento region late Friday morning set a new May Day rainfall record for the city of Sacramento. Felix Garcia, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sacramento, said 0.65 inches of rain fell in the capital city, topping the previous record of 0.59 inches on May 1, 1905."

trapper on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T17:44:57Z

I'm not sure why people are so surprised when it rains in May; we typically get a half inch or more during the month. Saying it's "unseasonable" is far from true.

Jeff McCrory on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T15:33:33Z

A link got lost in the shuffle, but for those two geeks still with me "the typical Fabaceae form" is the shape of flowers on, for instance, lupins and peas. here is a diagram: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wisteria_sinensis_nobackground_labels.jpg

Geoff Samek on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T15:03:29Z

Good catch. Thank you.

Zemog Gomez on "Don't let rain fool you, summer is almost here "

2009-05-05T14:35:21Z

Spell check.. Can we get a spell check on aisle 4 please?

Angela Murray on "Homeless advocates vow to stop the disbanding of Tent City"

2009-04-16T20:31:39Z

This article leaves me wanting more information, but I definitely disagree with the disbanding of tent city. Like Mark, I feel that the area is centrally located and allows them access to get to the programs and resources they need to survive. Moving them accomplishes nothing for either them or the city.

Mark Forsyth on "Homeless advocates vow to stop the disbanding of Tent City"

2009-04-16T18:12:59Z

The homeless don't want to mooch, if you offered them a place to stay their pride would prevent them (most of them) from taking you up on the offer anyway. They just want to be left to their lives, like totalderelict said. They know how to take care of themselves, they just want the means to do it. Tent city is centrally located, allowing them to get to the aid programs available and to get downtown to handle their business. This whole situation is a big mess.

TotalDerelict on "Homeless advocates vow to stop the disbanding of Tent City"

2009-04-15T16:32:06Z

Homelss advokates is worse than the police. Quit yer bellyaking! Leave us be!

The Parrhesiac on "Homeless advocates vow to stop the disbanding of Tent City"

2009-04-15T15:03:29Z

I wonder how many of the homeless advocates will take a homeless family home with them.... I doubt any. I'm tired of people advocating something and while doing nothing but advocating.

Jeff McCrory on "Homeless advocates vow to stop the disbanding of Tent City"

2009-04-15T03:47:37Z

edit: homeless advocates and charity workers are asking community members to hold vigils this week Jeff, edit your copy better from now on!

waldorfandstatler on "The Stonehenge of Fair Oaks"

2009-04-03T17:28:48Z

"Fair Oaks - Where the demons dwell ! "

waldorfandstatler on "The Stonehenge of Fair Oaks"

2009-04-02T16:36:11Z

coulda been a crackhead!

Pinelli on "The Stonehenge of Fair Oaks"

2009-04-02T15:08:33Z

I used to ride by this on my dirt-trail rides all the time and once I even saw a gnome!!

Jenn Walker on "Another spring walk"

2009-03-30T04:24:25Z

This is a great photo story! The swallowtail butterflies are amazing!

Colleen Belcher on "Sore throat last minute blues"

2009-03-27T19:44:52Z

I like that the photos are in black and white. Fox and Goose is a good place to enjoy an open mic night. Hope you're feeling better, maybe you can make it out to some other open mics and take pictures there, too.

Nicholas Walsh on "Vernal Equinox 2009"

2009-03-22T18:22:48Z

Is that the official name of the creek or just your observation? Cool picture of the rain speckled stones.

Jeff McCrory on "Vernal Equinox 2009"

2009-03-21T22:24:07Z

I probably should have added that the equinox took place this year at 7:44 a.m. ET on Friday, March 20, 2009. The photos were taken the day after the equinox.

Mark Forsyth on "The Scoop"

2009-03-13T22:46:23Z

You should have swam across the river to get that story!

Colleen Belcher on "The Scoop"

2009-03-13T20:45:50Z

Great narrative style. I love your voice and the humor you incorporated. I look forward to more of your investigative on-the-scene reporting!

TotalDerelict on "The Scoop"

2009-03-13T16:05:00Z

Damn teenagers with their fires and litter! They get to party, we get blamed for the mess!

Geoff Samek on "The Scoop"

2009-03-13T05:10:38Z

This may be my favorite story that has been in our publication so far, scoop, or no scoop. Now you just need a laptop with a wireless card so you can write the story from the scene!

Dale Kooyman on "A third way for the marriage debate"

2009-03-13T04:13:53Z

No, Jeff. You're not missing anything. But like so many laws enacted by states, they don't have any effect on federal legislation. I thought that I had missed something somewhere along the way as the to how it addressed the federal statutes and resulting benefits or prohibitions. Thanks for forwarding the question..

Jeff McCrory on "A third way for the marriage debate"

2009-03-12T23:45:39Z

When I paraphrased the AP article, I did fail to mention the student's names, but I did link to the article. The hyperlink is kinda what makes new ~~journalism~~ media different from old. But in any event... The student's names are Ali Shams and Kaelan Housewright. They have a Facebook group here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=42833687407 I doubt that their organization is a right-wing Trojan Horse, since Mr. Shams proposed the initiative as a way to make good on a promise to a gay friend to overturn Prop. 8, but you can visit the Facebook group and make up your own mind.

moehong on "A third way for the marriage debate"

2009-03-12T22:56:52Z

Too bad that the federal government refuses to give domestic partnerships the same rights as marriage - as does the IRS, most insurance companies, and thousands of private employers (including hospitals and other benefits providers). Since we are supposedly doing journalism here, it'd be nice if the writer told us who these two college students are, and if this is simply a right-wing tactic to say "hey we don't really hate gay people at all..."