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What is really in the health care bill?
When the Democrats put out their health care proposals, they made sure not to forget their friends at ACORN, the organization involved in voter fraud throughout America.
Denial & flight give both gangs, drugs upper hand
Just how did we let drugs get such a destructive hold on our communities? Credit denial and running away – the two surefire ways to let the cancer spread. This summer a visitor from North Dakota told of how their community was free of crime except for some meth users but police there had that under control. It was a similar line used about two decades ago by Manteca when it came to gangs and ...
Kids should come before cash reserves in Manteca
Our priorities should be kids, not hoarding cash. For many months, we have heard from Manteca Unified District Superintendent Jason Messer that our district is a business.
I should feel guilty about ignoring nearby gang graffiti
A punk – and there is no other way to describe whoever did it – spray painted "SUR" on my garage door almost two weeks ago.
Michelle Rindels does stint writing for Associated Press
The Rev. Mark Rindels no longer shepherds the congregation at Sequoia Heights Baptist Church in Manteca where he was pastor for 17 years.
Don’t be swayed by PG&E’s crocodile tears
PG&E doesn't think South San Joaquin Irrigation District is playing fair. It doesn't matter that the SSJID is exercising its constitutional authority to look out for the best interests of the community they were created to serve by petitioning the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission to enter the retail power business. And while eminent domain has nothing to do with the LAFCO decision nor is it a foregone conclusion, PG&E also thinks the ...
Levee upgrades need to go forward first
California as a civilized state is a fluke. Within its boundaries arguably contain the most varied and awe-inspiring repertoire of nature on earth - pristine sandy beaches, rugged primitive coastlines, high desert, soaring mountains, redwoods, bristlecone pines, Death Valley, volcanoes, Yosemite Valley, the Great Central Valley and more. How Mother Nature's splendor was shaped and distributed in California could never have supported 38 million residents or boast the most productive farmland the world has ever ...
Obama speech to school kids strikes raw nerves
It is being billed as a pitch to get kids to work hard and stay in school. Some say it is Orwellian. Others claim it is cult worship. And then there are those that contend it is political grandstanding on the taxpayer's dime.
Remember, it was PG&E’s idea that SSJID go into retail power sales
PG&E – whether you like the San Francisco-based utility or not – has no one else to blame for South San Joaquin Irrigation District moving toward entering the retail power business but PG&E itself.
The purpose of a municipal golf course
People who play golf pretty much know there are three different types of golf courses. However, those of you who don't play golf might be under the impression that all golf courses are alike. In actuality, the three categories of golf courses are so different as night and day.
Manteca Unified: Why is it now faring worse than some nearby districts?
How did Manteca Unified get in its present financial predicament that some contend is worse than neighboring school districts?
Junking memories at Lovelace
A few days ago I took my son to the Lovelace Transfer Station. It was part of our grand move, with the job at hand to toss away over 10 years of memories at the San Joaquin County solid waste facility. Of course, I'd prefer to call it junk that's accumulated over the years. Josh, who is nearly 14, started reminiscing about the old toys that we had stored in the garage. Included were some ...
Health care debate being framed wrong
Much ado is being made of the United States infant mortality rate in the crisis du jour debate involving health care.
TEACHER PAYROLL
In the past, I received $200 for classroom supplies. Not a month, not a semester but for the YEAR. I will receive $25 for the year. And, you might not realize this, but in the past, the school board gave the superintendent a $300 supply allowance. Not per year, per MONTH. To his credit, Superintendent Jason Messer turned this perk down. That's not the point. Do you see how this example further illustrates my point ...
Uncle Sam is an enabler of the worst kind
Uncle Sam is turning into the relative who undermines good parenting by lavishing kids with expensive gifts, giving them candy before dinner and letting them stay up until all hours of the night and ignore basic disciplines like doing you homework and chores.
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Twin Tunnels: $24B won’t assure adequate water supplies for 25 million people
Let the distortions begin.
A pawn, a $350,000 study & taking $12M out of people’s pockets
One man's due diligence is costing more than 40,000 households, business, and farmers $12 million a year.
A virtually empty garage may be un-American by today’s standards
I'm a prime candidate for the Homeland Security watch list.
Apple isn’t rotten but the American taxing system is
Why does Uncle Sam insist on subsidizing rich people?
Twin Tunnels: Get ready for Owens Valley 2.0
Want to see the future of the Northern San Joaquin Valley?
Traffic officer: Toughest job in Manteca?
The toughest job in Manteca might just be the men who are part of the Manteca Police Department's traffic enforcement unit.
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