Food Closures, Traffic Changes & Summer Nights 😎

Silva Valley Traffic Changes Ahead
Highway 50 commuters: expect detours and delays during summer roadwork. Read more →

Health Inspectors Shut Down Three Area Food Businesses
Rodents, cockroaches, and sanitation violations trigger closures across Sacramento region. Read more →

Creative Café Expands to Granite Bay
Popular paint-and-sip café brings coffee, pottery, and creativity closer to home. Read more →

10th Annual Powerfest Taps & Tunes Returns
Craft beer, live music, and history unite for one unforgettable fundraiser. Read more →

Historic Wagon Train Rolls On
Gold Rush-era wagons return, bringing living history through the Sierra. Read more →

Major Progress for New Medical Center
$42 million permits push massive healthcare project closer to opening. Read more →

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Your go-to list for family-friendly events and happenings:

🫐 Blueberry Picking – June 5 | 10:30 AM | Once In A Blue Moon Berries, EDH
Sunshine blueberry picking morning with kids fresh farm memories. See more →

🎥 Cannonball Cinemas – June 5 | 7 PM | Cameron Park CSD Pool
Swim at sunset, then watch Goonies under the stars poolside. See more →

🪩 Disco Dance Party – June 6 | 8 PM | Palladio Piazza, Folsom
Disco beats, glowing dance floor, themed drinks, and retro party vibes. See more →

🧘‍♀️ Somatic Movement & Breath Meditation – June 7 | 4:30 PM | Radiant Yoga, EDH
Slow down, release tension & reset mind and body through guided somatic practice. See more →

🍦 Splash & Sweets – June 10 | 12 PM | Peter Bertelsen Park, EDH
Splash play cool off ice cream treats with friends. See more →

👜 Summer Book Bag Decorating – June 11 | 3 PM | Cameron Park Library
Design a custom book bag for your summer reading adventures. See more →

🎶 Live On The Boulevard – June 11 | 5:30 PM | Marshall Amphitheater, EDH
Kick off summer with a high-energy live concert featuring Neon Velvet. See more →

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A self-published book released just months ago has become the unlikely guide for a growing movement of parents and educators pushing back against screens in schools. "The Digital Delusion," written by a cognitive neuroscientist, argues that the push to put laptops and tablets in every child's hands has backfired. Students learn better on paper, he says, and the decades-long experiment with education technology is failing.

The book ties falling test scores to the rise of classroom screens. It argues that daily computer use correlates with lower math and science performance, and that schools would be better off investing in air conditioning than Chromebooks. Since its release, parents have handed out copies at school board meetings. Administrators have used it to guide tech-free pilot programs. And the author has testified before the U.S. Senate, becoming an unexpected intellectual leader in a grassroots movement.

Not everyone agrees. Critics say the book confuses correlation with causation, pointing to other factors like mental health struggles. They argue that moderate, thoughtful use of technology can still benefit students. But for parents who have long felt uneasy about the amount of screen time in their children's school day, the book finally gives them the language and research to voice their concerns.

Whether you embrace his conclusions or question them, one thing is clear: the conversation is shifting. After years of schools adopting technology first and asking questions later, parents are now asking those questions out loud. And a little book, written by a researcher who simply wanted to "nudge us back into something good," has become their megaphone.

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