Native sons By Greg Sarris, Greg Sarris is serving his seventh elected term as chairman of the Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria. He is the author of several books, including "Grand Avenue," which he adapted for an award-winning HBO miniseries of the same name.
Is California the new New Hampshire? By Tony Quinn, TONY QUINN is co-editor of the California Target Book, a nonpartisan analysis of legislative and congressional elections.
TOON-OP - Bench marks By Joel Pett, Joel Pett is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist of the Lexington Herald-Leader. His work also appears in USA Today.
The dangers of dim sum history By Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, JEFFREY N. WASSERSTROM, a professor of history at UC Irvine, is the author of "China's Brave New World -- And Other Tales for Global Times," published this month.