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CPUC getting tough with PG&E two years later

Hiram Johnson - the reform minded governor from the early 20th century - would be disgusted with what the government oversight commission he helped create to keep corrupt railroads in line has morphed into.

November 22, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Dirty air isn’t just a problem for ‘red’ California

Earthjustice is pressing the federal government to enforce its rules when it comes to clean air attainment for the San Joaquin Valley.

November 21, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Something to keep in mind during season of thanks

"God must really love poor people because, otherwise, he would not have made so many." - Fifteen words that Abraham Lincoln scholars contend the Great Emancipator never said but are attributed anyway by many to the 16th President of the United States

November 20, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Kids Zone fallout may up the ante for cost recovery

Cost recovery could quickly become the Pandora's Box of Manteca politics.

November 19, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Government 101: City Council earns ‘A+’ for Kids Zone

Everything you need to know about government you can learn at Kids Zone.

November 18, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Federal follies: $2 million tree planting projects

Joe DeAngelis can be entertaining.

November 17, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Charter school proposal before Manteca Unified

One size does not fit all.

November 16, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Austin Road: Platinum standard for SJ Valley?

Spreckels Avenue is Manteca's street of the future.

November 15, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

75 years of success making fine wine with humility, family, & strong character

The family running Delicato Winery is the epitome of character demonstrating what is right in our world – specifically what is right in Manteca – quietly setting a high standard in their everyday operations that other firms could well emulate.

November 14, 2010 | Glenn Kahl | Local Columns

Any traffic stop can mean death for an officer

During jury selections, I always respond that I think the police are probably right 90 percent of the time, 9 percent of the time there may be a gray area and the last one percent they may have made a wrong call. Police officers are human just like everyone else.

November 14, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Thank Meg for state unions ignoring Prop. 22

Sorry to spoil the party, Arnold.

November 13, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

Smoking may kill you physically but government edicts can kill free will

Would seeing a photo of a corpse covered with a white sheet and identification tag hanging from the big toe make you give up the habit if you smoke?

November 12, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

John Boore, the YMCA & memories of healthy fun

Once upon a time, the YMCA was the No. 1 fitness club.

November 12, 2010 | Vince Rembulat | Local Columns

Is there a Great Wolf knocking at Manteca’s door?

It definitely isn't your father's water park.

November 11, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

In the long haul California will do OK economically

I was walking through the Kankakee Daily-Journal offices during a visit with friends in Illinois back in 1989.

November 10, 2010 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

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Climate change, the drought & Yosemite Valley

Extreme weather is bad, right?

December 10, 2014 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns

ARE YOU GAME?

Many needy families and children did not get a visit from Santa last year because of wasted food. Apparently, a lot of the food served during the annual Costa's Wild Game feed ended up in trash cans because some of people decided they did not like the "game-y" taste.

December 09, 2014 | Rose Albano Risso | Local Columns

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