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"Tony" - not his real name - likes his bosses and his jobs. He doesn't want his name used because he doesn't want to sound like he's complaining. He says he knows he has it better than a lot of people but still he's frustrated. Plus he's also not too sure if it is a good thing that employers know that he's actively looking for another job.
March 14, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Civil discourse – an American tradition that seems to have suffered as society has become more impersonal – is back. Well, kind of back.
March 13, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Crab feeds are almost over; it's time to get your grub on with corned beef and cabbage! The Manteca Council #88 Young Men Institute is hosting a corned beef and cabbage dinner at the St. Anthonys Cafeteria today. The cost is $10 for adults and $6 for children, and you don't have to buy a ticket – simply pay at the door. Takeout dinner is available from 4:30 p.m., sit-down dinner is at 5.
March 12, 2014
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Nina
Frisby
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Local Columns
Twenty miles from the heart of San Jose you will find two things that contrast sharply with its image as the Capital of the Silicon Valley.
March 12, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Cold water salmon and the Delta smelt.
March 11, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Willie Weatherford is not the Great Wizard of Restaurants.
March 08, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Have you ever sat down to spend time with God and found yourself struggling because you don't feel "spiritual" enough? Your mind is cluttered. The external noises around you are distracting. You make every effort to sound sincere in your prayers, yet your feelings don't line up. And soon, your thoughts drift to wondering how you will ever be able to sense His presence.
March 07, 2014
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By MONICA CANE
Faith Columnist
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Local Columns
Southern Californians have a tendency to have a smug attitude toward water.
March 06, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Ron Burns did not grow up to become a mass murderer.
March 06, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
If you want to eat out, support your community while doing so. Start your weekend right with the St. Anthony's Young Men Institute's fish fry on Friday, March 7, with takeout from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and sit-down dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the St. Anthony's School cafeteria. Tickets are only $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under!
March 06, 2014
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Nina
Frisby
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Local Columns
The advent of Lent always brings to mind Father William Delaney, former pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Manteca.
March 05, 2014
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Rose
Albano Risso
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Local Columns
RIPON – For months, Riley Simmons has been kept indoors and under close supervision while she underwent treatment for a brain tumor.
March 04, 2014
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James
Burns
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Local Columns
America is about to get another harsh lesson in easy money.
March 04, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
Once upon a time in a land called Acetnam lived a little red hen.
February 28, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
The California DMV, in its infinite wisdom, has issued me a five-year extension to my driver's license.
February 27, 2014
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Dennis
Wyatt
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Local Columns
