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I signed up for parenthood
Several years ago, a young mother stood directly behind me at the check-out line at the grocery store.
Wise ‘cracks’ about those sagging pants
Grandmother thought it was a sign of the end of civilization when women started wearing hair curlers in public.
California: The Great State of Denial
It was a defining moment.
Viewing bulbs as safety devices for downtown
Manteca's landscaping bulbs – depending upon your disposition - are either blasted annoyances impeding travel or blessed additions beautifying the streets.
Yes, your kids are out of control
hellion (heyen) n. informal: a rowdy, mischievous, or troublemaking person, esp. a child in a restaurant
The steps of the dance called life changes as the music does
"Life's a dance you learn as you go" – Part of the chorus to John Michael Montgomery's song "Life's a Dance."
Joe Bazookas need to enjoy stepping on gooey gum
If there is a merciful deity, there is a special spot reserved in hell for those who abuse the privilege of chewing bubble gum in public.
Congress runs America like the Titantic
The Titanic should have taught us all a lesson. When the ship of state hits an iceberg, it's the rich and powerful to the lifeboats first while the rest of us are left scrambling around like a bunch of trapped rats on a sinking ship.
The rich – and powerful – are different than you and I
I get it now.
Freeing the angel inside
Saturday, an angel incarcerated for 556 years finally saw the light of day.
Manteca needs to create Moffat transit village
Transit villages are supposedly cutting edge concepts in urban planning.
The most cost effective health care solution is you and I
"We have met the enemy and he is us." – The much quoted line from Pogo comic strip from 1971
Get ready for The sequel: ‘Kindergartner Governor’
The 1906 Earthquake couldn't do it.
Moffat project is more than just planting 250 trees
In better times proceeding with the planting of 250 trees along the Tidewater Bikeway's Moffat Boulevard leg would be a no brainer.
Without Prop. 13 California would be in worse shape
Proposition 13 has become the whipping boy for many playing the blame game for the current budget deficit as well as the weakened condition of public education in California.
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Disconnect between school board & community
Forty-three days have passed since the resounding no confidence vote on the Manteca Unified School District board and they still don't get it.
They want us to shed tears for money that big oil is losing
It isn't unusual for a typical commuter from the Northern San Joaquin Valley to the Silicon Valley to travel 700 miles a week.
Out with the old, in with the new
There was no denying Ashley Drain's excitement. The smile never left her face the whole time – before, during, and after the moment she was sworn in as one of the two newest members of the Manteca Unified Board of Trustees at the panel's annual reorganization meeting Tuesday night.
Riffraff from SJ Valley buy $500K homes in Pleasanton
Folks who can only afford $500,000 homes are riffraff.
Thugs take to the streets (& freeways)
The right to demonstrate.
Drive-thru Living Nativity at Sequoia Heights Baptist
It wouldn't be Christmas without it! Sequoia Heights Baptist Church is presenting its annual drive-thru Living Nativity on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12-13, from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1050 S. Union Road.
SONS OF ANARCHY
CHARMING – Unless you're a true sociopath, it's almost impossible to look at yourself in the mirror when you know that the things you're doing are wrong.
Climate change, the drought & Yosemite Valley
Extreme weather is bad, right?
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.
Time to bite the bullet (train) & pull plug
If you own a Ford Focus, Chevy Cruze or a Honda Civic it costs you 16.3 cents a mile to operate your vehicle once gas, maintenance, tires, insurance and depreciation are taken into account.
Central Valley tule fog is why Santa needs Rudolph
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first appeared on Dec. 14, 2010.
Repeat childhoods of yesteryear today & they’d be child abuse charges
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first appeared on May 12, 2011.
CPUC acts more like lapdog than watchdog of PG&E
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first appeared on July 26, 2011
Sagging economy may be starting back up but what about pants?
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first appeared Feb. 8, 2002.
Going door-less curing me of cluttering urge
Editor's note: Dennis Wyatt is on vacation. This column first appeared on Dec. 6, 2010.
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