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Why require some hospitals to withstand an unlikely quake?
It's the $110 billion question plus financing costs: How likely is a 7.0 Richter scale earthquake in Manteca or places like Alturas in Modoc County?
Almonds: One & a half trees a year is all growers ask
That wonderful elixir of almond blossoms filling the air these days is the scent of spring to many.
Going from nation of risk takers to sue-happy nation
A baseball fan turns away from the action at a minor league game in Idaho to chat with a friend. Suddenly, the crowd around him starts yelling. He turns back toward the field and is hit in the eye with a foul ball. Ultimately he loses vision in the eye. He sues.
Growing wrong way means Manteca can dig itself into long-term financial hole
Manteca is growing itself to death. Except for the Austin Road Business Park's mixed housing component, all of the residential development lining up for the next big growth surge will end up pounding a stake into the long-range economic viability of the city. More than 80 percent of the more than 10,000 housing units in various stages of approval are nothing but variations ...
Penalizing those who obey laws to go after those who break laws
How do you fight lawbreakers? The new trend is to punish those who abide by the law. And - wherever possible - make responsible citizens pay even more. Have a problem with methheads using over-the-counter flu remedies such as Sudafed to cook up their poison? Simply make those suffering from the flu get a doctor's prescription, <p class="Body" align="left" ...
The SJ Valley awakes from winter slumber
There is something delightfully sinful about jogging this time of year.
ENJOYING RIPON TRADITION
Walking the parade route – before and after – was a new approach for me at writing a column about the Almond Festival on Saturday. You have to admit I had the best seat in the house, never stopping longer than to chat for a few minutes with old friends, or those folks I had never met. After all, a friend is often only a smile and a handshake away.
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.
Potomac myth: More taxes are good for economy
Taxes - according to more than a few folks in positions of power - stimulate the economy.
A way Manteca can help homeless & clean up the city
Manteca's panhandling ordinance is a bust.
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
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.
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".
Manteca needs to abandon downtown
It's time to think out of the box that has been downtown Manteca.
Remember Owens Valley: Fake Delta concern over smelt
Amazing, isn't it? Big agricultural interests along with development interests that want to fuel even more LA-San Diego growth with imported water push for the $14 billion Twin Tunnels or Peripheral Canal 2.0. Then within months the Delta Smelt death count at the Tracy pumps skyrocketed, prompting a sharp curtailment this week in water deliveries to the Southland and big corporate farms in ...
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The Pope and Godless capitalism
"This is called slave labor," said Pope Francis.
Cinco de Mayo is as American as you can get
People need to stop having heart palpations over Cinco de Mayo celebrations.
Meeting your Ripon neighbors at jury duty, plus an unexpected pleasure over lunch
Meeting a couple of Ripon folks, and one from Linden and another from Tracy was an unexpected pleasure in my brief two days of jury duty this week – especially when four of us just happened to go out to lunch together on Thursday.
Kentucky Derby’s horse tie to French Camp
FRENCH CAMP – It's a funny thing, this horse racing business.
Guns: Being judged by 12 instead of being carried by 6
She's a single mom in her early 30s. She lives in an old farmhouse in an almond orchard five miles east of Manteca. The closest neighbor is a quarter mile of a way but the trees make it impossible to see their home.
Want a safe environment for vacation? Then stay out of Yosemite
Yosemite National Park is not Disneyland.
Perhaps Manteca should work with Wal-Mart to create a homeless park
The aging RV was parked under a stately tree providing relief from the 90-degree midday heat.
Count your blessings that disco didn’t survive the ‘70s
Bell bottom pants. Flare-leg pants. Men's rayon tie scarves. Polyester suits.
California makes sure car buyers pay the price twice in taxes
Call it farmer smarts
Beware of sugary drink tax: It might end up killing you
How many calories are in 16 ounces of orange juice? Try 220 calories.
Adam: Big heart & even bigger inspiration
Anthony Alcaraz sat forward in his seat, staring quizzically at the track, convinced someone had made a mistake.
LAFCo’s Subliminal message: SJ County is not business friendly
Is San Joaquin County business friendly?
King George III: Behind the smoke in New York City
I can't stand cigarette smoke.
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