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Preschoolers’ stolen tricycle has happy ending
LATHROP – This is a story about a thief stealing something near and dear to the hearts of several preschoolers.
Ready to start the path to unisex school restrooms?
Ready to get confused? Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, has introduced legislation aimed at addressing what he believes is a wrong. California school districts don't allow transgender students to use restrooms or play on sports teams of the sex they relate to. Before you start sighing "only in San Francisco", Ammiano was beaten to the punch by the Massachusetts Department of Education that ...
Aiding fraud: It’s what Uncle Sam seems to do well
It's only $1.18 a month. No big deal. But to paraphrase the late Sen. Everett Dirksen $1.18 here and a $1.18 there and pretty soon we're talking real money. Is $2.2 billion a year real enough for you? That's what it is costing American cell phone customers annually to underwrite Lifeline cell service for those who supposedly can't afford it. To qualify for the heavily subsidized cell phone service involuntarily financed by paying cell phone ...
First responders risk life & limbs every day
When the first responders – firefighters, policemen and other emergency personnel – rushed to the twin towers of the World Trade Center after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the main thing on their mind was to save lives. That's what these brave men and women are trained to do. That's their mission. Tragically, on that fateful day, the price they paid was their lives.
Why require some hospitals to withstand an unlikely quake?
It's the $110 billion question plus financing costs: How likely is a 7.0 Richter scale earthquake in Manteca or places like Alturas in Modoc County?
Almonds: One & a half trees a year is all growers ask
That wonderful elixir of almond blossoms filling the air these days is the scent of spring to many.
Going from nation of risk takers to sue-happy nation
A baseball fan turns away from the action at a minor league game in Idaho to chat with a friend. Suddenly, the crowd around him starts yelling. He turns back toward the field and is hit in the eye with a foul ball. Ultimately he loses vision in the eye. He sues.
Growing wrong way means Manteca can dig itself into long-term financial hole
Manteca is growing itself to death. Except for the Austin Road Business Park's mixed housing component, all of the residential development lining up for the next big growth surge will end up pounding a stake into the long-range economic viability of the city. More than 80 percent of the more than 10,000 housing units in various stages of approval are nothing but variations ...
Penalizing those who obey laws to go after those who break laws
How do you fight lawbreakers? The new trend is to punish those who abide by the law. And - wherever possible - make responsible citizens pay even more. Have a problem with methheads using over-the-counter flu remedies such as Sudafed to cook up their poison? Simply make those suffering from the flu get a doctor's prescription, <p class="Body" align="left" ...
The SJ Valley awakes from winter slumber
There is something delightfully sinful about jogging this time of year.
ENJOYING RIPON TRADITION
Walking the parade route – before and after – was a new approach for me at writing a column about the Almond Festival on Saturday. You have to admit I had the best seat in the house, never stopping longer than to chat for a few minutes with old friends, or those folks I had never met. After all, a friend is often only a smile and a handshake away.
The new math: 49 + 29 = fewer full-time jobs
A side effect of more healthcare insurance coverage is becoming painfully apparent - a less robust economy for those struggling to stay afloat.
Potomac myth: More taxes are good for economy
Taxes - according to more than a few folks in positions of power - stimulate the economy.
A way Manteca can help homeless & clean up the city
Manteca's panhandling ordinance is a bust.
Are the rich different? Check out their closets
"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." - a line written by Scott Fitzgerald in the 1926 short story, The Rich Boy
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The winds have changed at 1001 W. Center St.
The City of Manteca has a new unofficial municipal motto: "This is the new norm."
7,000 crosses turn Woodward Park into hallowed ground
God and country.
Gang of eight betrays Americans
The Gang of Eight immigration bill can be summed up as amnesty now, border closing never. The Department of Homeland Security is not required to build a fence (which was ordered by the Secure Fence Act signed by President George W. Bush). DHS is required only to submit a plan.
The IRS and the big government- big media complex
Lie to the federal government and you'd better get you affairs in order.
To the Class of 2013: It’s all about attitude
Dear graduates:
Library plans taken out of circulation
Manteca is celebrating an anniversary this year that is one for the books.
Congress shall make no law . . .
LATHROP – And I wondered why people don't trust the government.
Kofa Mountains: A true summer adventure
Ripon – the community – possesses a wealth of heart-inspiring stories in the minds of its many highly respected senior citizens.
Perhaps Manteca should just say no to bonus bucks
It was the white lie of the last decade.
Tim Cook is big benefactor of Apple picking
Shame on you, Tim Cook.
EPA mandates: Not too tasty but filling with fiber
The San Joaquin Valley's blessing is its curse.
Moms’ greatest gift: Giving their kids the ability to love themselves
Mom didn't die.
Soccer field battle offers glimpse of Manteca’s future
Imagine your kid playing on an aging soccer field.
Shooting a hole in the debate over gun control
Here's a little nugget for those embroiled in the debate over gun control: Young men kill.
Ammo sales & ‘The Obama Effect’
Almost four years ago, I wrote a column entitled "The Obama Effect" in which I described how fear and distrust of our then newly elected President created panic among our citizenry and that there were massive shortages of almost every kind of ammunition imaginable.
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