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Pleasanton puts housing squeeze on workers
Pleasanton is a shining city in the Tri-Valley.
‘I’d rather be tried by 12 than carried by six.’
Robert Ortiz is a reasonable man.
Congress’ business savvy reflected in Postal Service’s financial quagmire
Not too many moons ago – before the Internet spawned spam to give junk mail a good name – Congress set up the Postal Service as a separate entity.
Bringing back Tidewater passenger rail service
There was a time when 24 passenger trains passed through Manteca daily to take you to Stockton or Modesto.
Sadness turns to tears of joy
Tears, smiles and hugs were the order of the day in Ripon Saturday as some 200 girls from all over the region picked out prom dresses for their special graduation occasions – without paying a dime for the gowns.
Invest 44 cents to help keep California safe
Want to help make California streets a bit safer for your family and neighbors?
No separation between church and state in the actual pledge
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Stealing is stealing no matter how you rationalize it
We were bicycling down River Road a few years ago when the lady I was with – a deputy with the Dade County Sheriff's Department in Florida – said she wanted to stop for a second.
PG&E’s $9.8M care package for CEO Darbee
The young man knocking on my door wanted to know if I knew about the PG&E CARE program and if I wanted to apply.
Manteca making LMD takeover work effectively
Snall weeds - fueled by rain and a rise in temperatures - started popping up in the concrete portion of the Wellington Avenue bike path about 10 days ago.
Grown adults shopping wearing PJs
When's it OK to wear pajamas out in public?
We can make up for a lifetime of indifference
Phil Waterford couldn't sleep.
UC protestors overplay their hand on I-880
I shed no tears for the University of California at Davis student showing her "wounds" to a KCRA-TV camera that she received from police after she and others disobeyed repeated lawful orders to disperse and stop blocking city streets and attempting to advance onto Interstate 80 in a bid to close it down.
Reefer madness creating a buzz in downtown Manteca
Half a block from where youngsters frolic in Library Park's interactive water play feature when the weather warms is an ominous looking storefront.
Of ‘sir’, ‘madam’ and curses of ‘Jiminy Christmas’
Not too long ago someone asked me why I had started a conversation with a younger gentleman who had stopped by the office with a press release by referring to him as "sir."
Articles by Section - Local Columns
Gun rights: Trusting your government & not theirs
There is a connection between being allowed to carry a concealed weapon and national security, but it isn't what you think.
Coming home to a place I had never been before
I had bonked the previous day on Sonora Pass on a 90-degree day. It was the sixth day of a fully loaded touring bicycling trip with two teen boys. I was carrying 80 pounds of gear and supplies on my touring bicycle. They were on racing bicycles with just handlebar bags. The object was to crisscross seven major Sierra passes in seven days. The previous day we had crested Tioga Pass and were headed to Topaz Lake via Sonora Pass before tackling Monitor Pass and heading home to Lincoln.
Special day for teens
Curtiss Beyers was lured onto the dance floor by the opening beat of the opening number of Thursday's special-needs Valentine's Day Dance.
A sign that romance still flourishes today
The kid looked guilty.
Strings attached to money is what ails public schools
Money is what is wrong with public education.
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