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EDITOR'S NOTE: This article first appeared in the Nov. 8, 2013 edition of the Manteca Bulletin. It has been modified to accommodate Sunday's second annual Heller E. Lipsett Memorial.
November 19, 2014
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James
Burns
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Local Columns
Charles Manson is getting married.
November 19, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Editor's note: Police Chief Nick Obligacion penned the following in response to misinformation circulated on social media as well as on a television station.
November 18, 2014
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By NICK OBLIGACION
Manteca Police Chief
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Local Columns
You are sweating and feel like you are about to pass out. You feel your body burning and just can't keep going. Right before you are about to quit you hear a voice yelling, "KEEP IT UP! YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO PUSH YOURSELF!" You pause for a second trying to give your body a break and to catch your breath hoping that your trainer isn't looking directly at you. Then you hear that scary voice yelling again, "DON'T STOP! YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING! I DIDN'T SAY TO STOP!" That is when you realize and ...
November 18, 2014
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By ROBERT INIGUEZ
Owner CORE Athletic Performance
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Local Columns
A lot of things happened on Willie Weatherford's watch.
November 18, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Remember the fall of October 1973?
November 17, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
On the World War II monument in Washington, D.C., is a photograph of Albert E. "Abe" Ftacek of Manteca. Beneath the title, "Activity During WWII," is an inscription that reads: "8th Air Force, 389th bomb group, 565th Bomb Squad, B-24 Radio Operator. Flew 33 bombing missions over Germany and France with the Lloyd L. Allen Crew and 2 with another crew. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal and European Theater of Operations Medal with four Combat Stars."
November 15, 2014
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Rose
Albano Risso
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Local Columns
Go ahead, slam Police Chief Nick Obligacion for his efforts to address the homeless/panhandling/public drug use issues in Manteca.
November 15, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Ready for another Manteca City Council election?
November 14, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
You've heard the line so much that it starts to sound like a cliche: It takes a village to raise a child.
November 13, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
What's better than ribs? Ribs and dancing! The New Haven School Community Club annual Rib Dinner and Dance will take place from 6 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the MRPS Hall, 133 N. Grant St. No host cocktails start at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7. Served will be all-you-can-eat-ribs by Fagundes, bread, salad, potatoes and wine. For more info about tickets go to http://community.mantecabulletin.com/events/detail/14164/
November 13, 2014
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Nina
Frisby
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Local Columns
Did the Manteca Unified School District board meet behind closed doors in a bid to change the course of the Nov. 4 election?
November 12, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Isn't it great to be a criminal these days in California?
November 11, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Read the fine print.
November 08, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
It's one of those freak things that somebody ends up saying while heavily intoxicated and ends up getting printed simply because it was said.
November 08, 2014
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Jason
Campbell
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Local Columns