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675,000 reasons why flu vaccines are nothing you should sneeze at
So how good do we have it today? There was a time when the words "flu epidemic" struck fear into the hearts of every man. Today we virtually scoff at flu. We even debate the wisdom of flu shots. How lucky we are. Back in 1918 there were 675,000 Americans - the population of San ...
Despair & confusion hound Sleepy Hollow residents
Startled, the dog tore down the driveway and around the corner, ignoring his owner's commands.
Manteca’s fatal school shooting & the gun debate
A gunman enters an elementary school. He feels disrespected. When he finds the subject of his ire - a teacher by the name of Olive Taylor - he starts yelling. Then he pulls out a gun and shoots her. A janitor who had heard the noise came running into the room just as the shots ...
Those on Moffat have fallen off the fiscal cliff
Down along Moffat Boulevard there are those who don't live the way most Californians do. They don't live in McMansions. They don't live in modest, traditional single-family homes. They don't live in apartments.
Taking things for free that aren’t is still stealing even if it is the Internet
Information on the Internet should be free.
Legal beagles will rejoice if they can sue for emotional loss for pet owners
How much is that doggie in the window? Or more precisely, how much is that doggie worth in terms of sentimental value if someone kills it, either accidentally or intentionally? It's a question facing the Texas Supreme Court. Jeremy and Kathryn Medlen have sued the City of Fort Worth after their 7-year-old dog was picked up after escaping from their yard. They were ...
RILEY IS ALL SMILES
Riley Simmons - the Colony Oak Elementary School fourth grader waging a battle with brain cancer - was all smiles.
Brown’s legacy could be saving California from splurge spending
Jerry Brown's legacy awaits. And so does the future of California.
Scouting still lingers in the Victorian Age
There is little argument that gay teens have been in Scouting since the movement started a century ago.
Spending $19,999 on a TV set takes lunacy to new level
The consumer electronics gadget show in Las Vegas is wasted on me.
River Islands survives best intentions of government
The revolution - or more accurately, the rebirth of sound urban planning - will start bearing fruit this year.
You’re not dead until government says you’re dead
I used to laugh when I heard someone say, "You're not dead until the government says you're dead."
Ammiano wants to give homeless keys to Manteca
California could soon become one big toilet. That's the goal, any way, of Assemblyman Tom Ammiano. Actually that's not how the San Francisco Democrat describes his latest legislation. He's dubbed his measure the "Homeless Persons' Bill of Rights." Ammiano is aiming his legislation at communities that make it tough for homeless to stick around. Essentially if it passes a whole list of local ordinances aimed at controlling what communities deem inappropriate behavior, whether one is ...
How does bloody landing feel after avoiding fiscal cliff?
So how does avoiding the fiscal cliff feel? If you're like 77 percent of us you still got bruised pretty badly. That's because Social Security payroll taxes took an increased 2 percent bite out of your earnings. It's not really a tax increase, we are told. It isn't that much, they say. It never stimulated the economy, they add. While there is little doubt the Social Security system needed the taxes "restored" that were cut ...
Wall Street needs GA chapter as in Greed Anonymous
Playing the stock market and gambling - what's the difference?
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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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