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Yes Jack is back with more thoughts
Think you've seen everything? Well how about this one. Some people are really into exercising their pets...On a recent drive through a new subdivision in north Manteca I came upon a gentleman driving his pickup truck down the street with his dog trotting alongside the vehicle. What's different or wrong with that? The driver was holding onto a leash as he drove. The leash was attached to the dog's collar.
Paying the price for board putting ‘wants’ ahead of ‘needs’ in schools
There's one danger in playing chicken. If the other guy doesn't flinch you've got to face the music.
California’s state motto: If it isn’t nailed down, tax it
Let me tell you How it will be. There's one for you, Nineteen for me, 'Cause I'm the taxman. Yeah, I'm the taxman. Should five percent Appear too small, Be thankful I don't Take it all. 'Cause I'm the taxman. Yeah, I'm the taxman. If you drive a car, I'll tax the street. If you drive to city, I'll tax your seat. If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat. If you take a ...
GRAVITY SEWER LINE
To access City Manager Steve Pinkerton's blog go to www.ci.manteca.ca.us/blog/
Uncle Sam driving GM is crazy
I drive a Ford. That must irritate those who are using this economic mess to push for the government seizing control of American corporations. While the powers-that-be in DC run around saying GM and Chrysler got themselves into this mess – and Ford to a lesser degree – by turning out gas hogs they've got it all wrong. The real reasons are the fully loaded Cadillac Escalade version of health benefits that cost GM over ...
Life is a precious gift. Life is great. Live it.
It is a miracle, plain and simple. I reached 53 years of age today at 10:10 a.m. It defies all the odds. First there is conception that some put the odds at a million to one for the right sperm to connect with the right egg to start the process of creating the unique individual that each of us is today. Then there is the infant mortality rate. Back in 1956 when I was born, ...
March Madness at the White House?
Ty Lawson had to be stoked that our 44th U.S. President knew him by name. The 21-year-old point guard for the University of North Carolina sat out the first-round of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament with a jammed right toe. His injury concerned many filling out their March Madness pools, including Barack Obama. The President made an under-the-radar campaign promise to ESPN that, if elected, he would reveal his tournament bracket picks on ...
Mt. Diablo offers panoramic view of unfolding disaster
Mt. Diablo isn't among Mother Nature's highest peaks. Even so, the summit that towers 3,849 feet provides one of the most awe-inspiring views you'll ever see. Sunday's strong breezes cleared the skies to allow you to see one of California's two volcanoes – Mt. Lassen – some 180 miles to the northeast. Between Mt. Diablo and Mt. Lassen lies the vastness of the Sacramento Valley. You can spy the Delta, much of the East Bay, ...
Who will be hero for Lathrop’s residents?
Will Lathrop Vice Mayor Martha Salcedo be the Superhero who will clean up the mess at City Hall? Or will it be Councilman Robert Oliver?
A way to increase dollar power of cities & schools
There is a way that the City of Manteca and Manteca Unified School District both could each save well over $100,000 a year without cutting back services or laying off personnel.
In praise of all doctors do
On the occasion of National Doctors Day, March 30, I wanted to let you know on behalf of all of us here on the Doctors Hospital of Manteca team how much we truly appreciate having you on our Medical Staff. Doctors Day also marks the anniversary of the first use of general anesthesia in surgery. This is significant symbology because, as a profession, Medical Doctors are not "passive". That is; throughout history, physicians have been ...
Preventing Oakland woes from taking root in Manteca
Oakland – the Detroit of the West – is once again going through self-examination. It is a never-ending story: poverty, blight and crime. Ron Dellums, a brilliant liberal ex-congressman, is now mayor and has the appearance of a deer caught in the headlights. It's a different world being a big city mayor as opposed to serving in Congress. The garbage has to be picked up. The streets have to be safe. Being mayor isn't policy ...
Six mayors & being a SHARP in Manteca
The morning teaser ... How many Manteca ex mayors are still living? Well let's see, there's Mark Oliver, Bill Phillips, Rick Wentworth, Frank Warren, Carlon Perry and yours truly ... Three of the above members belong to the Rotary Club ... One was a member of the Lions Club ... Mark Oliver is considered by some to be "Mr. Manteca Rotary" ... Of course the title of "Mr. Manteca Historian" belongs to Ken Hafer ...
Why not chuck police, fire chiefs for public safety director position?
It is the ultimate diet. The City of Manteca needs to shed upwards of $4 million in 95 days by removing all the fat while keeping cuts into muscle at a minimum. Like with all diets, the ones that really work are lifestyle changes. To simply cut calories or dollars makes it all that much easier to simply gain the weight and old spending habits back when you fall off the proverbial wagon. Here's collection ...
Most 20-Somethings avoiding shortcuts, taking proven paths
There's been a lot of ink spilled in the national press about how 20-Somethings take the attitude they have to have the latest high-tech gizmo, how their work ethic is flighty and how they live in the moment and don't plan for the future.
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Stupid streaking stunt leads to horrific tragedy
We were bicycling over Daggett Pass when a semi-truck passed us.
A sure thing set aside to go after Great Wolf deal
How Great Wolf Resorts came knocking on Manteca's door three years ago is the result of what Manteca Mayor Willie Weatherford might describe as a blown opportunity.
The story of ‘The Good Capitalist’
Toni Raymus isn't a writer by trade.
Does growth or existing Manteca residents ‘pay their own way’?
Here's a shocker. Unless you own a home that has an assessed taxable value of $825,000 you aren't paying enough property taxes to cover the City of Manteca's cost of extending day-to-day services ranging from police and fire protection to parks and street maintenance for a household of three people.
School’s out for a week: Let the learning begin
School was out Monday. It was the start of the week-long fall break for Manteca Unified.
Want to kill a federally protected eagle? Place a wind turbine on the Altamont Pass
Want to see what green hypocrisy looks like?
Federal follies: We’re going to pay for bonus vacation time
Federal employees are different from you and I.
Biggest threat to Manteca Kaiser Hospital is quake safety overkill
The clock is ticking for the Manteca Kaiser Permanente Hospital.
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