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The new math: 49 + 29 = fewer full-time jobs

A side effect of more healthcare insurance coverage is becoming painfully apparent - a less robust economy for those struggling to stay afloat.

February 24, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Potomac myth: More taxes are good for economy

Taxes - according to more than a few folks in positions of power - stimulate the economy.

February 22, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


A way Manteca can help homeless & clean up the city

Manteca's panhandling ordinance is a bust.

February 21, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Are the rich different? Check out their closets

"Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me." - a line written by Scott Fitzgerald in the 1926 short story, The Rich Boy

February 20, 2013 | | Local Columns


Should Delta College sell the farm?

Delta College is mulling over an offer by a developer to buy 160 acres the district owns just northwest of the Highway 99 and Lathrop Road interchange.

February 18, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


It’s time to fight back with Ethel Merman at full tilt

I was jogging down Van Ryn Road when I heard Mick Jagger belting out "Satisfaction".

February 18, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Manteca needs to abandon downtown

It's time to think out of the box that has been downtown Manteca.

February 15, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Remember Owens Valley: Fake Delta concern over smelt

Amazing, isn't it?

February 14, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


So how does mandatory gun insurance reduce gun violence?

Mandatory gun liability insurance for gun owners sounds reasonable, doesn't it?

February 13, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Hey, dude! That’s not my cup of tea

"Dude! It's cold! Shorts?"

February 12, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Manteca benefits from Amazon locating in Tracy

Tracy landed an Amazon fulfillment center and an accompanying 1,000 jobs.

February 11, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


See you later, alligator!

EDITOR'S NOTE: Ripon's Pinky Hawes died unexpectedly Friday following complications from an elective surgery in the Bay Area. Hawes was widely known in the Ripon community for her contributions to children, to education, to her church, to her family and to sports activities. Funeral services are tentatively set for Wednesday at Deegan Funeral Home in Ripon. The following is a column about her life that appeared in The Bulletin some six years ago shortly after her retirement.

February 10, 2013 | Glenn Kahl | Local Columns


Forget algebra, what about a life math class?

Not making algebra a mandatory eighth grade subject in California schools has all the usual suspects in a tizzy.

February 10, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Texas governor is California dreaming just like a lot of folks

Everything is bigger in Texas.

February 08, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Weighty debate: Is being heavy a sure sign of an early demise?

Can we stop being fixated with Gov. Chris Christie's weight?

February 07, 2013 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


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Ripon Christian starts 2017 graduation season

The playing of "Pomp and Circumstance" in Ripon begins on Friday, May 26.

May 08, 2017 | Vince Rembulat | Local Columns


Dorothy Indelicato, member of winery family & tireless volunteer passes on

Dorothy Indelicato, who paired her family's successful wine business with community service, passed away Friday at age 84.

May 08, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Manteca Inc. improves its bottom line by $39.2M

Politics and pressing needs aside, Manteca's bottom line is healthy.

May 08, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Rina’s Run departs Ripon High Saturday

Ripon's final and 10th Rina's Run is set for Ripon High on Saturday, May 13, with a 5K, 10K and half marathon in ...

May 08, 2017 | Glenn Kahl | Local Columns


CAPS THANK FIREFIGHTERS

Valley CAPS Plus consumers welcomed Manteca firefighters to their campus to say thanks for the job they do protecting the community.

May 08, 2017 | Glenn Kahl | Local Columns


Growing Neighborhood Watch

There is a reason why Del Webb at Woodbridge has arguably the lowest neighborhood crime rate in Manteca.

May 08, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Animals are big hit during Great Valley School Ag Day

It's the animals that students at Great Valley Elementary School enjoy most about Ag Day.

May 08, 2017 | Vince Rembulat | Local Columns


Drumstick ice cream, pizza calorie counting & DC overreach

I don't get the fascination federal food police have with calories.

May 06, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Manteca Rotary has thanked law enforcement for 45 years

LAUREL TO THE MANTECA ROTARY for faithfully recognizing and honoring law enforcement officers for 45 years as part of their annual observance of Law Day.

May 06, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


It likely won’t flood. But it could.

Nobody wants to be Chicken Little when it comes to predicting a natural disaster.

May 05, 2017 | Jason Campbell | Local Columns


Manteca murder: ‘I’m not going to live in fear’

A murder in the parking lot of a Manteca fast food restaurant followed by a carjacking at gunpoint at a red light.

May 04, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


The joys of being on foot & getting hit in a parking lot

He was laughing. And it angered me.

May 03, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Manteca can go all out to secure trash enclosure but not police station

The Manteca Police Department is a disgrace.

May 02, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Tax debate: Who best can spend your money; Congress or you?

The jury won't be coming in for a while on President Trump's tax plan but I can assure you this: Most taxpayers - read ...

May 01, 2017 | Dennis Wyatt | Local Columns


Lathrop looks to make it clear LM Fire is go to agency

If the Lathrop City Council gives its blessing, the agency that has always provided fire protection for the City of Lathrop will formally become the ...

May 01, 2017 | Jason Campbell | Local Columns


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