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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.
Nominations for worst store clerk
In the beginning, they were simply clerks.
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JANUARY IN MANTECA
Herb Caen liked to write about how the fog snuck into San Francisco on cat's feet.
Want some crab? No problem in Manteca
St. Anthony's School is holding its 6th annual Crab Feed on Saturday, Jan. 24, from 6 to 11 p.m. in the school gymnasium located at 323 N. Fremont Ave., with dinner beginning at 7. Wine & cheese tasting is from 6 to 7 followed by marinated crab, pasta, salad, bread, music and dancing. You may purchase tickets in the school office for $50 per person. This is an adult-only event and you must be at least 21 years of age. For more information, please call the school at 209.823.4513.
Outdoor cooking, common courtesy & air pollution
Got an outdoor kitchen with a wood-burning smoker or a pizza oven?
Going Digital means poor students may get left behind
There is a fundamental flaw in the Manteca Unified School District's Going Digital undertaking.
Manteca school trustees: 2 wrongs don’t make a right
It's really a simple equation when you boil it all down.
MCOPS, cheap housing & crime trends in Manteca
Crime - believe it or not - is down over the last 12 years in Manteca.
MCOPS, cheap housing & crime trends in Manteca
Crime - believe it or not - is down over the last 12 years in Manteca.
Reduce issues with homeless by switching to lockable Toters
It reduces identity theft.
Someone should tell Manteca’s school leaders that it’s 2015
Manteca Unified School District's much ballyhooed Going Digital – breathlessly proclaimed by the district's upper echelon management as bringing classrooms into the 21st century – starts next week.
Game changer: ‘Free’ education at Delta & MJC
California community colleges once were free when it came to class units.
The emerging reality: Manteca & ‘tiny’ houses
My 21-year-old granddaughter is a realist.
Low gas price open door for higher gas tax
Gas prices at the Sinclair station and Quick-Kleen Car Wash on East Yosemite Avenue at noon Friday matched the Manteca Costco for the lowest prices in town – a $2.27 a gallon.
Raindrops aren’t falling on your head
How real is the drought?
Brown says not a word about his Twin Tunnels
Water, without a doubt, is perhaps the biggest issue facing California.
We’ve all been given licenses to kill based on the way we drive
What's a bigger threat to your life: Someone driving a car or a madman with a gun?
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