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Freeing yourself from PG&E’s expensive power & indifference
I am a PG&E stockholder.
A costly penny for your thoughts
It costs taxpayers 1.83 cents to mint a penny.
What if we’re judged by how we treat animals?
I still feel guilty.
Serial killers can marry but not law- abiding gays in some states
Where's the outrage?
Chances to go holiday shopping plus order pie
It's time to go shopping! The Ripon Senior Center (422 S. Wilma Ave.) is holding its annual Craft and Bake Sale on Friday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event will feature local crafters and bakers, so come by and do some early Christmas shopping or pick up a yummy dessert for Thanksgiving.
PG&E for years relied on SSJID for cheap power
Back before deregulation, rolling brown outs, power market manipulations costing Californians billions upon billions of dollars and skyrocketing PG&E bills there was a promise.
Running to keep memory of beloved teacher alive
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article first appeared in the Nov. 8, 2013 edition of the Manteca Bulletin. It has been modified to accommodate Sunday's second annual Heller E. Lipsett Memorial.
Wedding bells ring for brutal executioner
Charles Manson is getting married.
Clearing up inaccurate info on city ordinance
Editor's note: Police Chief Nick Obligacion penned the following in response to misinformation circulated on social media as well as on a television station.
Insight of a personal trainer
You are sweating and feel like you are about to pass out. You feel your body burning and just can't keep going. Right before you are about to quit you hear a voice yelling, "KEEP IT UP! YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO PUSH YOURSELF!" You pause for a second trying to give your body a break and to catch your breath hoping that your trainer isn't looking directly at you. Then you hear that scary voice yelling again, "DON'T STOP! YOU HAVE TO KEEP GOING! I DIDN'T SAY TO STOP!" That is when you realize and ...
Weatherford’s legacy: Calm City Council
A lot of things happened on Willie Weatherford's watch.
From gas lines to $3 a gallon gas
Remember the fall of October 1973?
Al Ftacek: Decorated WWII hero takes off on his last flying mission
On the World War II monument in Washington, D.C., is a photograph of Albert E. "Abe" Ftacek of Manteca. Beneath the title, "Activity During WWII," is an inscription that reads: "8th Air Force, 389th bomb group, 565th Bomb Squad, B-24 Radio Operator. Flew 33 bombing missions over Germany and France with the Lloyd L. Allen Crew and 2 with another crew. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal and European Theater of Operations Medal with four Combat Stars."
Police chief isn’t suppose to be patron saint of homeless
Go ahead, slam Police Chief Nick Obligacion for his efforts to address the homeless/panhandling/public drug use issues in Manteca.
Will ‘new’ fifth council member get a free pass?
Ready for another Manteca City Council election?
Articles by Section - Local Columns
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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