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The boy child can’t ultimately save California
The boy child might return by year's end.
Lone Star State isn’t that lonely thanks to growth
Texas just poached another 3,000 California jobs.
Unexpected curse of power steering
Has driving become too easy?
Are Manteca’s housing plans out of synch?
Single family neighborhoods.
Coming soon: 12 cents per gallon gas tax to help finance high speed rail
Now it's clear.
Drive like Zach was your son or your friend
The script for a morality play of sorts is being written.
Twin Tunnels: Hetch Hetchy water impacts on steroids
California is in the third year of a severe drought.
Talent show, wine tastings on tap
An array of talented singers, dancers, musicians, bands, comics, magicians and other youth, teens and young adults ages 5-21 will perform during the Manteca Parks & Recreation/GK Music "Got Talent?", a talent show and competition held Saturday, April 26, at 11 a.m. at the Manteca Senior Center, 295 Cherry Lane. Tickets to watch are $8 each.
Cemeteries, growing up, death & life
I'd venture to say that I view cemeteries a bit differently than most people.
SJ agency protecting PG&E profits
A lot has happened since June 2009 when South San Joaquin Irrigation District filed its current application before the San Joaquin Local Area Formation Commission to become the retail electricity provider for Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon.
California may soon be ablaze in orange, red & black hues
California's countryside green is fading fast to gold.
Raising a stink over farming? Time to chill out
The homeowner was miffed.
Once ridiculed as a boondoggle, Tidewater is a success story
The old Tidewater Southern Railway corridor slicing through the heart of Manteca for years served as a magnet for the homeless, criminal activity, and those illegally dumping garbage.
Easter weekend fun: Egg hunts, beer & more
To make sure this weekend is not all about glazed ham, rack of lamb and chocolate desserts, sign up for the 10th annual Easter Run and Fun on Saturday, April 19, at the beautiful Lodi Lake at 8 a.m. There will also be a children's Fun Run at 9:20 a.m. All 5K and 10K runners and walkers receive a shirt, pancake breakfast, and a raffle entry. Proceeds will benefit the Lodi Salvation Army's Hope Harbor Family Service Center. For more info go to lodieasterrun.com.
ONE OF A KIND
Stan Aldrin was someone who hated to slow down. You could ask him to please stand still, but that's all you could do – try.
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Want to find out about yourself & California? Go take a hike
It was 40 degrees Thursday. I had been hiking for six hours. The sun had been up over the Great Basin for perhaps three hours.
Willis Carrier’s hot idea: Has it cheated us of enjoying the heat of summer?
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first appeared in July of 2012.
El Rey: It’s demise was as splashy as its 38-year run
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first ran in November of 2011.
THE LEGAL CHAPTER
Manteca's Book Exchange has run into an unexpected legal chapter.
MRPS Holy Ghost celebration this Sunday
The Manteca Ripon Pentecost Society 95th annual Holy Ghost Celebration includes a parade on Sunday, June 29, at 9:30 a.m., mass at St. Anthony's Church at 10:30 a.m. and serving of sopa and meat as well as the auction following the mass. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. and dancing by the band ALMA comes at 8 p.m. For more info click HERE.
Hernias, butter knives & doing crazy things
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first ran in July of 2011.
Manteca’s Darlings
Striking up the band with heart and soul memories is the order of the day early Friday evening when Leroy Darling's former Manteca High musicians will be marching through the front door of the Chez Shari dining room at the city golf course on Union Road.
3 words killing America today: ‘I am entitled’
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first ran in December of 2010.
If eating 2 apples a day is going to kill me, so be it
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first ran in June of 2011.
Grass isn’t any greener on this side of the hill
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first ran in July of 2010.
So you think that tip you put down is something extra for good service
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. The following column first ran in June of 2011.
Manscaping & the pain of it all
Step No. 1: Squeeze lotion into palm of hand.
Guys who get ink want you to look
Don't let anybody tell you anything different.
Guys, your success is hanging on by a hair
My dad was always very proud of his raven black hair and raven black mustache. When his 40th birthday rolled around, the first gray hair appeared. But he didn't get discouraged by the obvious sign of aging. He simply got his hair and mustache colored the darkest shade of black during his regular hair trim every month. He turned 60 this February and he looks as good as always, with only few people knowing his secret.
Bored? That’s your problem and not the government’s
You've heard the whine: "There's nothing to do in Manteca."
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